On Fri, 17 May 2013 19:02:26 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 17/05/2013 1:01 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > I honestly don't know what has to be disclosed when it comes to
> > renting a restaurant property. I know we had a fantastic restaurant
> > just a couple of blocks away from us that closed very suddenly after
> > being open for only a week or two. It turned out there was some sort
> > of a drainage problem in the kitchen area (I don't remember if city
> > inspectors were involved or not). It was a matter of who was
> > responsible. The landlord said the tenant was responsible and the
> > tenant said it was the landlord..
>
>
> You're not giving us a lot of information here. A tenant usually rents a
> building and that looks after the renovations that need to be done in
> order to comply with local laws related to that sort of business. We
> don't know what sort of arrangement the landlord and the tenant had. I
> have seen old gas stations heavily renovated and converted to
> restaurants, but I don't think that most rental agreements would require
> the landlord to look after the conversions. The landlord is renting the
> space and the building and I think that in most cases it is up to the
> tenant to make it conform for their business

I didn't claim to know the details and the rental agreements here
might not be like they are where you are.

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