- Jurisdiction
- California
I have a business that leases a commercial/industrial space in a 'strip' type center. I am in the middle of the strip. There is an alley in the back for deliveries and I have a roll up door. I get 2-3 large truck deliveries per week.
Recently tenants at one end who work on motor homes (and a bakery with a large truck) have had vehicles in the alley virtually all the time. I have had trucks just not deliver and also had to have pallets dropped at front door making extra mess and work.
There is a (standard) sign put up long ago by the landlord at the entrance to the alley about not parking there except for immediate deliveries. The motor home business has put a sign right under that telling customers to park in the alley. There is plenty of parking in the complex.
I talked to landlord and he told me I would have to work it out with other tenants.
I talked to other tenants and they are friendly enough but continue to store motorhomes long term and 'load' a truck for hours at a time - blocking the alley even to normal cars. When I have a truck waiting 15 minutes to pick up or deliver while they move their vehicles the truckers will sometimes add a charge or insist on dropping in front.
The lease does have a section about temporary and permanent storage not allowed in common areas.
QUESTION - Can I (after informing landlord of such) withhold some amount of rent for each time this causes more work and/or expense? I'm thinking $200 per incident.
Thanks!
Recently tenants at one end who work on motor homes (and a bakery with a large truck) have had vehicles in the alley virtually all the time. I have had trucks just not deliver and also had to have pallets dropped at front door making extra mess and work.
There is a (standard) sign put up long ago by the landlord at the entrance to the alley about not parking there except for immediate deliveries. The motor home business has put a sign right under that telling customers to park in the alley. There is plenty of parking in the complex.
I talked to landlord and he told me I would have to work it out with other tenants.
I talked to other tenants and they are friendly enough but continue to store motorhomes long term and 'load' a truck for hours at a time - blocking the alley even to normal cars. When I have a truck waiting 15 minutes to pick up or deliver while they move their vehicles the truckers will sometimes add a charge or insist on dropping in front.
The lease does have a section about temporary and permanent storage not allowed in common areas.
QUESTION - Can I (after informing landlord of such) withhold some amount of rent for each time this causes more work and/or expense? I'm thinking $200 per incident.
Thanks!
