- Jurisdiction
- Florida
I have a small business that is leasing a building. When we moved in, the building did not have any working air conditioning units and the landlord did not want to do any work toward repairs or replacement of the units. They also specified in the lease that they were not going to be responsible for any maintenance or repairs to the building (as it was an old building that has many issues and he would rather just tear it down and rebuild for a more permenant tenant. So we asked verbally if we could have a couple of package style units (all in one units) placed outside the building and use existing holes for running the air into the building and of course take them with us when we left. They said that was fine with them and verbally told us that we could take them when we left. Now we have been there for approximately 3 years and the buisiness has gone south, so we are closing up. We were behind on rent and worked out a promissary note to get the agreed upon balance repaid. Now that we are leaving, he is telling us that because our security cameras, shelves and a/c units are attached to his building, that we have to leave all of that behind. And that if we were leaving on better terms, then he would let us take it all. Is he correct in that we no longer own these items and that we have to leave them? If I remove any of them prior to moving out, are they still considered part of the building or is it just something that I altered prior to closing? Previous tenants have cut holes in walls and installed window units that they were then allowed to take and board up holes that were left with no issues. I am just frustrated and looking for answers as to if he is lying to bully me or telling the truth.
