What It’s Like for Restaurant Tenants to Negotiate With Landlords Right Now | Eater

"A recently opened Village restaurant whose owner invested heavily in an attractive buildout; despite the tenant’s diligence and efforts to please the landlord, the individual landlord dragged her feet on required work and refused to offer pandemic concessions. The landlord reportedly had no mortgage and showed little interest in preserving the tenancy, prioritizing the property’s value and potential sale over supporting the operator. The attorney advising the owner now warns others against leasing from that landlord, using this situation as an example of operators who can be left exposed when a landlord is uncooperative." - Amanda Kludt