Possible Cease and Desist
Get Legal Help Today
Compare Quotes From Top Companies and Save
Secured with SHA-256 Encryption
Possible Cease and Desist
We own a hockey pro shop located inside of a NHL owned/sponsored facility. We are on a handshake lease. The problem is that the general manager of the facility is knowingly allowing vendors that we carry to direct sell to people who come in the rink. They are selling below retail, without taxes, and the rink is not charging rent to them. The general manager is part of the group that is direct selling to these customers of ours. I do not know how to proceed
Asked on October 29, 2019 under Business Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
There are no grounds for any legal action, including a cease and desist letter. You write you are on a "handshake"--i.e. an oral--lease. Such a lease does not prevent the landlord from letting other people compete with you in the space. Without a written contract barring them from allowing competition, you have no legal basis to challenge this.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Answer(s) provided above are for general information only. The attorney providing the answer was not serving as the attorney for the person submitting the question or in any attorney-client relationship with such person. Laws may vary from state to state, and sometimes change. Tiny variations in the facts, or a fact not set forth in a question, often can change a legal outcome or an attorney's conclusion. Although AttorneyPages.com has verified the attorney was admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction, he or she may not be authorized to practice law in the jurisdiction referred to in the question, nor is he or she necessarily experienced in the area of the law involved. Unlike the information in the Answer(s) above, upon which you should NOT rely, for personal advice you can rely upon we suggest you retain an attorney to represent you.