Can my landlord take over the running of my buisness with a licence contract?
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Can my landlord take over the running of my buisness with a licence contract?
I have owned a coffee shop in a leisure club for 6 years. I have a licence contract as do all the other businesses in the building, I had to buy the business from the previous owner and have spent my own money refurbishing it. I have now been told they want to give me notice on my contract and take over the runnng of the business I have built up. Do I have legal rights against this?
Asked on May 20, 2017 under Business Law, Alaska
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
They can only do this if the contract says they can, and if it does, they can only do it in the way and under the circumstances it states. A contract--no matter what it's called: e.g. contract, license, lease--is legally enforceable as per its plain terms. Therefore, while there is no general legal right for a landlord to take over a licensee's (or lessee's business), if your contract says they can, they can. You need to bring the contrat to a lawyer to review in detail with you to understand your rights.
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