Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

commercial lease agrrement

how can i break the commercial lease agrrement i have about a year and a half left i have ask landlord to lower my rent or even to give back have of the space but no answer. is legal to just close the company down


Asked on 11/30/08, 4:19 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

Re: commercial lease agrrement

If you formed a corporation or LLC and did not personally guarantee the rent you should be able to avoid the payments due.

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Answered on 12/01/08, 11:23 am
William Gwaltney William W. Gwaltney, Attorneys at Law

Re: commercial lease agrrement

You can close the company but you will likely be on the hook for whatever penalty your lease allows for. The landlord and lease can't prevent you from going out of business.

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Answered on 11/30/08, 7:19 pm


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