Money grab for past due rent almost derailed sale of shuttered mall

As lawyers waited for final order approving the sale of the now-closed DeSoto Square Mall, the former owner's lawyer tried to collect back rent

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 10:00 a.m. November 5, 2021
FILE: Sale of mall was almost undone when lawer for owners tried to collect back rent.
FILE: Sale of mall was almost undone when lawer for owners tried to collect back rent.
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The sale of DeSoto Square Mall in Bradenton was nearly derailed because of a dispute between Hudson’s Furniture and DeSoto Owners LLC over back rent.

 

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