Re:WeWork evicted a startup after it published a negative bl...
by jacalata on Friday July 22, 2016 @05:52PM
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It doesn't supersede anything, it should be completely unrelated. Do you have any evidence that residential tenancy law applies to office leases or co-worker spaces?
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Re:WeWork evicted a startup after it published a negative bl...
by phonon on Friday July 22, 2016 @06:32PM
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RPAPL § 853
Commercial Lease
"Having thus substantiated that the value of its discarded records and personal property is $145,695.20 and that these records and property were discarded pursuant to a wrongful eviction as established by the complaint and, moreover, admitted by defendants according to the uncontroverted proof, plaintiff is entitled to recover treble damages of $437,085.60 under RPAPL § 853."
http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/94...
I was wrong about NYCAC § 26-521 - 529, that's only for dwellings.
Re:WeWork evicted a startup after it published a negative bl...
by phonon on Friday July 22, 2016 @06:46PM
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Even if the courts determine it's a license, and not a lease (I don't think WeWork has been tested yet), RPAPL § 853 applies, and now RPAPL § 713 (7) would as well. (10 days notice)
https://commercialobserver.com/2013/11/the-dirt-dictionary-l...
Note WeWork usually gives you a designated, numbered, suite, which might confirm that it's a lease. In the above-- "One last “don’t” for a licensor looking to remain one in the eyes of the law: don’t designate a particular space for licensee’s exclusive use. "