Free Legal Advice For A Commercial Tenant?

We have some great resources for residential tenants in our area–the Flatbush Tenants Coalition and Equality for Flatbush are hugely useful contacts to know as a local renting an apartment. But what if you’re renting retail space?

A longtime Ditmas Park merchant asked recently if we knew any individuals or organizations who could offer pro-bono services to help him better understand his rights as a commercial tenant. The end of his lease is approaching, and not only is his landlord asking for a lot more money, he’s also requiring a completely new deposit at the start of every lease term.

So, do you know any locals experienced in commercial tenants’ rights issues? It would be a shame to lose such a fixture of the community, and we’d like to help him out.

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