"Still, according to Michelle Piao, the owner of a The Office Bar, all the businesses in the strip mall, including her watering hole, along with a liquor store, a dry cleaner, a salon and a massage parlor received a 30-day notice."

I wish a happy ending to this story!

""All my customers were shocked," Piao said, adding that she is joining together with other the other business owners and an attorney to fight back. "We know this is wrong. We have a lease. You can't treat people like this.""
I would be shocked, too!

"... had received some kind of "30-day notice.""
Is it some kind of "30-day notice." or some kind of [a] "30-day notice."?

Either it is a 30-day notice, in which case it has no effect unless allowed for and stipulated in the existing leases, or it's not. If there is a 30-day clause in the Lease, then the tenants must abide by the Lease language. If not, then the new owner can't do anything except tell the tenants he's the new owner, send the rent checks to this address, payble to...etc., etc., etc. Either way it this is more about publicity or a slow news day than anything else.

This is absolutely irresponisble journalism. The tenants REFUSED to show you this alleged 30 day notice, and the party that sent it says its NOT a 30 day notice. Why would you run this story?

Commercial leases generally require written notice for either Landlord or tenant to change their contact information. It might require written notice for a tenant to produce information that might be mandated by a new owners lender. But the Voice just took the word of the tenants-- who could have easily backed up their claim but refused to do so.

"This is absolutely irresponisble journalism."

I think Nick's report was very informational! I didn't know there was a "massage parlor" in that complex!

It about time this strip mall got cleaned up. It is seedy, an eyesore and an embarrassment to the City of Mountain View. The Voice reported a few months ago about a gun incident at The Office Bar.

Looks like a new sheriff is in town!

When in doubt, refer to lease.

even if they do have a lease, the landlord can make it hard for them to stay. By making "Impovements": ordering construction, resurfacing parking lots, etc. All these things can be manipulated for MAXIMUM customer inconvenience so customers stay away, like making it had to even get to the stores. Ask the old tenants of Palo Alto's Town and Country center. The landlords drove them out by making it hard for people to get into the shops and once out, they moved the higher rent payers in.

What is this? "...she is joining together with other the other business owners and..."??

-Dumas

I have been a customer of a number of businesses at this location for many years. Anybody who has personally interacted with the people here would know that Cyrus is far from the "landlord" he is portrayed to be in this article. He is one of the most gentle persons I have met. The bar, on the other hand, can get rowdy at times. The liquor store owner, the laundromat, the tailor, these are all decent friendly people. The taqueria changes ownership every few months, so I don't think they care.

I talked to an associate of Junes at the liquor store and he confirmed it is 30 day s to get out. He is already looking for a new location near Bernardo.

Slow news day indeed....

Pay attention to Attorney Joe Dozier... New owner just plain can't toss them out.

Duh..

And as for "The Office"... it keeps the drunks off the streets...