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Hey folks, a friend has leased some industrial units and has sub-let one to a guy who has not paid rent for months and refuses to leave!
I believe that there is no formal agreement between them, so if he were to move out the contents and change the lock, would he be breaking any laws? He thinks that he would!
Any advice would be gratefully received, thank you.
I believe that there is no formal agreement between them, so if he were to move out the contents and change the lock, would he be breaking any laws? He thinks that he would!
Any advice would be gratefully received, thank you.
Oh dear! Your friend needs to get some decent advice ASAP and before he takes any action. Without a formal agreement he is potentially in some difficulty. His sub-tenant probably has security of tenure and therefore a secure lease and without an express right of forfeiture your friend potentially doesn't have forfeiture as an immediate remedy. He'll need to sue for the arrears and try to get the sub-tenant out but without a formal agreement he's got no break clause either.
Did he have his landlord's consent to sublet? If he doesn't he's at risk of his own landlord forfeiting against him I imagine (except his landlord probably doesn't want to kick him out).
Did he have his landlord's consent to sublet? If he doesn't he's at risk of his own landlord forfeiting against him I imagine (except his landlord probably doesn't want to kick him out).
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