One year into the pandemic, courts have almost uniformly found that COVID-19 does not permit commercial tenants to avoid their rent payment obligations. In this case, the court continued that trend, ruling that the pandemic...more
A recent Chuck E. Cheese decision rejects the debtor’s/tenant’s request to avoid paying rent based upon state law equity arguments.
CEC’s leases expressly do not permit rent relief even if force majeure is triggered....more
A recent Chuck E. Cheese decision denies the debtor’s/tenant’s request to defer paying rent after the 60-day “rent holiday.”
The Bankruptcy Court applied the “plain language” rule to hold that section 365(d)(3)’s rent...more
Illinois Governor’s Executive Order prohibiting sale of food or beverages for on-premises consumption held to partially excuse restaurant tenant’s rent payment obligations.
Bankruptcy Court finds that Executive Order...more