QUESTION
My partner resigned a lease and started a new buissness in our space using all equipment,staff,and clientele do I have a case?
Asked on Apr 29th, 2013 on Business Law - New York
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I am a partner of a Hair salon my lease elapsed in January , the landlord agreed to a month to month until further notice . The partner runs the day to day operations. The partner decided to unknown to me scrap the business bring in a new partner and the landlord has signed a new lease with them what are my rights here do I have a case
1 ANSWER
Michael Stolzar
You may be able to reclaim the space on behalf of the old partnership, but it might depend on whether or not you have a written partnership agreement that spells out the rights and responsibilities of each partner. Your claim would be against the former partner, not the landlord who was probably entitled to rely on your former partner's apparent authority.
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Answered on Apr 29th, 2013 at 3:16 PM