By ifarmgirl on Skatehive
I was on the phone with a friend yesterday, and she was sharing her predicaments. Years of loyalty and patronage went down the drain when the owner of a commercial building decided to force the tenant (my friend) to vacate the three units, which they had been renting for 16 years. The landlord no longer wants to renew the lease contract. Reason? Someone else needed the spaces. Well, they do too, but why ask them to leave when they are paying their dues without issues? Because that someone had outbid them and they didn't even know it. Sigh... The owner did give them four weeks' notice (starting last month), but it simply isn't enough, especially with the holidays. I honestly felt sad for my friend. They are now scrambling to find a place to move. Their businesses have already been established in that prime location since 2009, and it will certainly be a challenge for them to restart elsewhere. Their customers might not follow them to the new location. "I'm so stressed right now," she la