Christina J. asked

⚖️  Law

We are planning to sell our dry cleaning business, which is a corporation with multiple locations, including an S Corporation and LLCs. I am a 25% owner, and there is a 10-year lease with 6 years remaining, which the landlord does not want to transfer to the new buyers. My name is not on the lease, but I want to gift my share of the business to my mother, which my uncle does not agree with. Who would be responsible for the lease if the new buyers default, and is it legal for me to gift my share to my mother without my uncle's consent?

September 2nd, 2024

Grace S. answered

If the landlord does not agree to assign the lease to the new buyers, the current tenant listed on t...

September 2nd, 2024

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