Hi,
I have a lease in a 2 story commercial building when we signed the lease the landlord did not disclose that the lower level did not have a c.o. We we're doing some cosmetic renovations one day and the fire alarm went off, after that is when we found out. We we're in a legal battle with the town for 4 years. We paid all the fines appeared in court on and off. We finally agreed to install a fire sprinkler system in order to be able to use it. The contractor that we hired was working in the building for about 3 to 4 months while we we're still in business. When he pressurized the fire sprinkler system with water the whole building flooded. We have been shut down close to a year now. The landlord was compensated by his insurance company for 8 months the building is not ready to open yet because the work isn't finished, now he wants to make us responsible for the 3 extra months. The building cannot be open until all repairs are made and the fire Marshall okeys it. One of the reason it took so long was because hurricane sandy and also landlord went into appraisal with his insurance company which in terms delayed our claim with our insurance company.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm located in New York and its a restaurant.
I have a lease in a 2 story commercial building when we signed the lease the landlord did not disclose that the lower level did not have a c.o. We we're doing some cosmetic renovations one day and the fire alarm went off, after that is when we found out. We we're in a legal battle with the town for 4 years. We paid all the fines appeared in court on and off. We finally agreed to install a fire sprinkler system in order to be able to use it. The contractor that we hired was working in the building for about 3 to 4 months while we we're still in business. When he pressurized the fire sprinkler system with water the whole building flooded. We have been shut down close to a year now. The landlord was compensated by his insurance company for 8 months the building is not ready to open yet because the work isn't finished, now he wants to make us responsible for the 3 extra months. The building cannot be open until all repairs are made and the fire Marshall okeys it. One of the reason it took so long was because hurricane sandy and also landlord went into appraisal with his insurance company which in terms delayed our claim with our insurance company.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm located in New York and its a restaurant.
