CBGB was not paying rent to the landlord because it didn't want to, claiming poverty. Meanwhile they were licensing the brand/trademark all over into a huge merchandising campaign. CBGB's landlord was not a seedy property holder - they were a neighborhood non-profit.
Florent is just plain dumb - he should have paid the rent, pushed for renewal, and then started a lawsuit over the 27k once the lease is signed. Witholding the rent put him in clear violation of the lease, needing to prove that the landlord broke the contract first... and only harms his chances at renewal.
This is a different than the CBGB issue...
CBGB was not paying rent to the landlord because it didn't want to, claiming poverty. Meanwhile they were licensing the brand/trademark all over into a huge merchandising campaign. CBGB's landlord was not a seedy property holder - they were a neighborhood non-profit.
Florent is just plain dumb - he should have paid the rent, pushed for renewal, and then started a lawsuit over the 27k once the lease is signed. Witholding the rent put him in clear violation of the lease, needing to prove that the landlord broke the contract first... and only harms his chances at renewal.