Did You Want To Read Something About Radius Restrictions?

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At this moment, when we are about to set pen to paper (so to speak), it is our intention to raise a single topic; get in; and, get out. That hasn’t worked well for Ruminations in the past, but that’s no reason to stop trying.

On its face, today’s posting will deal with “radius restrictions.” Actually, we are going to write about judicial interpretation (again), restraints against alienation, and “blue penciling.” All that will be in the context of a 2014 decision by the Court of Appeals of Georgia in Fab’Rik Boutique, Inc. v. Shops Around Lenox, Inc. Readers can see that decision by clicking: HERE.

The facts are pretty simple and were undisputed. The clothing store had a three-year lease. Either in the lease, or by a later agreement, the tenant had a renewal option. When the tenant tried to exercise the renewal option, the landlord refused to accept the exercise and asserted the tenant had defaulted under the lease, specifically because the following radius restriction had been violated: [Read more…]

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