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Matt Russell wrote:

> In article <MPG.19c69569ca87b3a7989759@news.rice.edu>,
>  Chris Dieckmann <spamcorral@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>In article <Xns93F05B15ABB34albertnurickcom@24.28.95.190>, 
>>albert@nurick.com says...
>>
>>>A longtime Austin restaurant is being forced to move by it landlord (who 
>>>lives in Houston, unfortunately) because they sell animal products.  
>>
>>I'm already regretting adding this reply, but what is the point of 
>>ridicule here?  The businesses aren't being "forced" to move (implying an 
>>eviction); their leases are not just being renewed after their 
>>completion.  As the owner of the shopping center, Ms. Daniels is simply 
>>running a business guided by her morals/beliefs/conscience and whether it 
>>makes business sense is really the only debatable point.  I wonder if the 
>>reaction would be the same if the Southern Baptist owner of a strip 
>>center "forced" a liquor store or dance studio to move...or how about a 
>>Mormon landlord unable to come to terms with a Starbucks?  What about 
>>taking a stance on a tobacconist?  An adult bookstore?  How about the 
>>infamous midnight razing in Market Square by our beloved Pappas clan?  
>>Apparently their morals/beliefs/conscience don't encompass civic pride or 
>>a sense of neighborhood history either.
> 
> 
> What she's doing is perfectly legal, moral in her own twisted view of 
> things, and being in Austin, our own Central Texas bowl of nuts & 
> flakes, will no doubt be applauded by a large sector of the tofu & 
> Birkenstock crowd.
> 
> There might be an argument to be made that the restaurant has a certain 
> amount of perceived equity built up in its long-time location, and would 
> be irreparably harmed by being forced to move, but getting a favorable 
> judgement would be an extreme longshot. 
> 
> Make sure you get to the part of the article where the bridal shop had 
> to relocate because the property owner refused to let the lessee 
> exterminate the ants.  I can deal with someone being a vegan.  Not my 
> cup of beef bouillion, but somewhat understandable.  Forcing someone to 
> cohabitate with noxious vermin, though, is ridiculous.
> 
> Here's the link again, since it got trimmed earlier.
> 
> http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=83100
> 
> 
> Matt

I'd think the Bridal Shop owner would have recourse against the owner for 
failing to provide an uninfestered environment. Just as if the A/C didn't 
work or a water line broke or wasps kept out customers, or if the health 
dept shut down a tofu restaurant for mice and roaches. Plenty of lawyers in 
Austin for her to contact.

Marv