Help Save a texas skateshop!

[sal23]

Figured I'd post this for any texans..


     Repost this and spread the word!

Collective Skateboard Shop in Southlake Town Square, Texas is being forced by Square’s landlord to GET OUT!

After making every attempt at negotiating during this tough economic time and HAVING THE MONEY to stay open, Southlake Town square has chosen to ignore Collective requests, hoping that they would be quiet and just go away.

The only reason we can see for ignoring Collective’s numerous phone calls, emails and letters to the landlord is because a cookie cutter, mega mall chain "skateboard" store is in the wings waiting for Collective and their non-compete agreement to be gone.

On Thursday, May 25th, Collective was told they have 5 days to vacate the premises. The owner has a wife and 2 year old son and does not need to be forced into bankruptcy by the callousness of big business. What has happened to the mom and pop shops that help Americans live their dreams? Small businesses and the entrepreneurial mindset is what made this country strong. Help us spread the word about what is happening to Collective in Southlake. Come by this weekend and support the store and show the Town Square that local business has a home in Southlake!

Do your part and spread the word about what is going on with the Collective Skateboard Shop and the management of South Lake Town Center. Help Save Collective In South Lake Town Center! Contact your local news, your friends, your lawyer, your congress-people!

Please help support local business! Below is the contact info for Southlake Management: Please call/write/email them and let them know YOU want COLLECTIVE to stay in business! They cannot push local business out!

Southlake Townsquare Management Contact info:

1256 Main Street #244
Southlake, Texas 76092
817-329-5566 Fax: 817-310-0773

Manager Tim Moorehead
[email protected]
[email protected]

And

Cooper & Stebbins
817-329-8400
Frank Bliss
[email protected]


Web Sites....
http://savecollective.blogspot.com
http://www.stopsouthlaketownsquare.com
http://www.twitter.com/savecollective
http://www.twitter.com/collectivedfw
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=763343372&ref=sgm#/group.php?gid=94253912843

[grimcity]

From the Blogspot link:

The Collective Skateboard Shop in Southlake Town Square, Texas is facing pressure from the Square’s landlord to GET OUT! Collective has signed a seven year contract with the square and they are only in their second year. The square’s management wants to replace them with a larger competitor, Zummies. South Lake Town Square refuses to negotiate with the owner of Collective.

If this is the case, then they can get anyone that's passed the bar exam to sue for breach of contract. There must be some caveat (ex: "Southlake Town Square reserves the right to cancel this contract for whatever reason, etc etc").

Also, I don't know how this applies to commercial property, but the rules concerning a legal eviction don't allow for moving people out in five days... they should have three weeks (again, if commercial property and residential property are under the same legal umbrella):
http://www.rentlaw.com/eviction/texaseviction.htm

Seriously fucked up... especially if they've been paying for their space. If they want to get serious, they need to get their paperwork in order and get a lawyer yesterday (assuming they haven't). Random internetters from all over the globe aren't going to help much... a shitload of emails from local residents would, but the mall isn't going to give a shit about the thoughts of some random kid in Lithuania or anything.

They also might want to try getting ahold of their closest branch of the ACLU or overtly conservative (pro business, I'd hope) American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ).

They do have a lawyer, right?

[Dr. Newton 2.0]

I'd love to support the cause, but I get the feeling there is something they're not telling us. They "have the money," but they need to negotiate? They have "five days to get out"? They have a seven year contract, and are being kicked out in the second year?... Sorry, but I just get the feeling that the shop is going under and probably not paying it's bills on time. There is no reason for the landlord to favor one business over another if both are paying with the same green money... And if what you are saying is accurate, then hell... sue the landlord into bankruptcy. If your lawyer wins, the landlord will probably have to pay his fees anyway.

[grimcity]

Proof that I can agree with Newt from time to time... I'm hoping everything they've said is accurate and they aren't withholding anything that might negate their claims about the contract, but internet activism isn't the route to go if they possibly have a legal claim. To me it also reads as if there's something missing, but that's just my interpretation. I hope that's not the case, and on principle, if they're in the right I hope they succeed in maintaining their location.

[sal23]

I'm not affiliated with this shop in anyway, and have only been once..
I'm only relaying what 4duos has said, inorder to help them out.