The Place 2 Be, a chain of trendy brunch restaurants, faces possible evictions from 2 of their locations; including a yet-to-open The Bakery by The Place 2 Be location at Blue Back Square in West Hartford. For ease of self-research, I have linked the court documents throughout the article. Click the link to read the full document, PDFs are available at the end of the article. The Place 2 Be Downtown The Place 2 Be is facing a possible eviction from their Downtown Hartford location, according to a court filing on March 18th from landlord 5CP Master Tenant LLC. The court documents are part of the public docket open to all people. Check out the full court case docket here: https://civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov/CaseDetail/PublicCaseDetail.aspx?DocketNo=HFHCV246029279S The complaint alleges that P2B Downtown owes back-rent, 'a notice concerning unpaid base rent and additional rent and requested prompt payment of same. A true and correct copy of the notice is attached as Exhibit C. Despite demand, Tenant has failed to pay all sums due to Landlord. On or about February 22, 2024, Landlord served a notice to quit bearing a quit date of February 27, 2024 (“Notice to Quit”) on Tenant. Although the date designated on the Notice to Quit has passed, the Tenant remains in possession, control, and occupancy of the Premises.' The landlord is seeking to regain 'Immediate possession of the Premises', 'A forfeiture of the possessions and personal effects of the defendant, pursuant to Connecticut General Statute § 47a-23a' and ;Such other and further relief as to equity may pertain.' According to a Return of Service document, State Marshal Alex J Rodriguez served P2B Downtown's Lawyer with a Summons Summary Process (Eviction.) He said in his court filing 'Afterwards on the 20th day of March, 2024,1 made due and legal service on the within named Defendant, P2B DOWNTOWN, LLC D/B/A THE PLACE 2 BE, by leaving a verified true and attested copy of the within original Summons, Summons Summary Process (Eviction), Summary Process Complaint, and Exhibit D (Notice to Quit), at the office of Silver & Silver LLP, Agent For Service for said Defendant, at One Liberty Square, in the Town of New Britain.' No hearing date has been set for the matter as of the posting of this article. Article Continues Below Document The Bakery by The Place 2 Be West Hartford The Bakery by The Place 2 Be is a planned restaurant for Blue Back Square in West Hartford. The restaurant was set to replace SPoT Coffee, and planned a Fall 2023 opening. The restaurant now faced a possible eviction according to court documents filed on February 16th by Blue Back Capital Partners. Check out the full court case docket here: https://civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov/CaseDetail/PublicCaseDetail.aspx?DocketNo=HFHCV246028812S The court complaint alleges the 'Tenant failed to pay Rental due under the Lease for the month of November 2023. Plaintiff is the current owner and landlord of the Premises. By letter dated November 28, 2023 (the "Default Notice"), Plaintiff provided the Tenant notice of continuing defaults under the Lease.' The complaint continued 'By letter dated January 8, 2024 (the "Termination Notice"), Plaintiff gave the Tenant written notice that Tenant failed to timely and fully: (i) cure the payment default addressed in the Notice of Default, and (ii) pay Rental and charges that came due under the Lease on December 1, 2023, and January 1, 2024. The Termination Notice also gave written notice to Tenant terminating the Lease, effective January 19, 2024. A true and correct copy of the Termination Notice is attached hereto as Exhibit C. The Lease terminated January 19, 2024.' The landlord seeks 'A Judgement of Eviction of Tenant from the Premises; Forfeiture to the Plaintiff of any possession and personal effects of Tenant remaining on the Premises because it is a commercial property; and Such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper' according to the court complaint. A 'Motion for Judgement of Defauly for Failure to Plead and Possession Summary Process' was filed on March 1st. The 'Answer and Special Defense Pleading' was filed on March 4th by Defendant, TP2B Bakery by their lawyer. A 'Motion to Strike' hearing is planned for April 15th at 9:45 am. Article Continues Below Document A number of other lawsuits and court complaints are pending against The Place 2 Be and their related companies. The contractor for their New Haven location is suing to recoup monies due according to their complaint. The Place 2 Be also has pending litigation against a former employee as well as a disgruntled customer. Both cases are set for trial this year. The response from Gina Luari, owner, is outlined in part below: 'Hartford P2B: This story has to do with the flood and was covered in the HBJ. The landlord needs to come to an agreement on handling the damages to the space as outlined within the lease.' 'West Hartford P2B: There is not a law suit about eviction against The Bakery. We are in default of the lease because we passed our opening date in the lease due to construction delays and renegotiating we the landlord. They want us to open and we can’t until necessary equipment arrives. We filed an appearance for the bakery because we couldn’t come to an agreement with the landlord. We didn’t plead because we were going back and forth with their attorneys. And since we couldn’t come to an agreement we filed an appearance.' Disclaimer: This post is based on court documents filed under penalty of perjury. Any decrepenacies of the documents are not the fault of The Connecticut Scoop. These documents are part of the public record and as publicly accessible to all citizens, reporting on their existence is allowed under The Freedom of the Press and any lawsuits against The Connecticut Scoop stemming from this reporting would violate Connecticut's Anti-Stragetic Lawsuit Against Public Participation laws (SLAPP.)
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