Asked by Anonymous
I signed a 2+3 year commercial tenancy agreement with a landlord via an agent. We've been operating for a year now. Suddenly the authorities came to check and say the unit is approved for residential use, not commercial. We need to pay a huge levy to change the use from residential to commercial.
I've invested alot of time and money in the space. I'm at a loss of what to do.
What can I do in this case? I definitely want to continue operations but the levy is too huge for me to bear as a new business, and totally unexpected because the tenancy we signed stated very clearly it's a commercial unit.
Or what recourse do I have against the landlord and agent? That's the last thing I want, but if it comes that that, what recourse do I have?
I've invested alot of time and money in the space. I'm at a loss of what to do.
What can I do in this case? I definitely want to continue operations but the levy is too huge for me to bear as a new business, and totally unexpected because the tenancy we signed stated very clearly it's a commercial unit.
Or what recourse do I have against the landlord and agent? That's the last thing I want, but if it comes that that, what recourse do I have?
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