A friend recently relocated his retail business. He was more or less pushed into an empty space in a neighboring facility by his landlord so they could rent his former space to the next door tenanct who wanted to expand. So, they caused him the headaches and expense of moving with no real personal advantages.

Already we hate these landlords, right? As well we should. But it gets worse. When he moved into the new space, he found out that there were all sorts of wiring problems, with the phones in particular. The former tenant had a specialized business with specialized needs and had done some wacky stuff. Since it is all inside the building, the phone company won’t help without a miliion dollar service call that will result in lots of wasted time. Sure, all the panduit raceway that is sure to result will probably be cool and all that, but shouldn’t the responsibility fall on the landlord? After all, they said it was ready to move in. How can they just lay it at the tenant’s feet.