Pinkberry closed at least through spring, maybe permanently

[ron_newman]

from a Somerville Reddit post by a Pinkberry employee:

Davis Square was flooded, but not by what you think. A resident of the apartments upstairs flooded his restroom, causing our ceiling to collapse. The damage is extensive, and expensive. Franchise management estimates closure at least through the spring. All fixtures were removed to other stores for storage.

However, given that Davis is the lowest performance store, I suspect that they will use this as an opportunity to break the lease and close that store. If you are quite attached to our business, hit up our other stores and always, always mention Davis. Don't let the franchise think it's worth it to throw it away.

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[teko.livejournal.com]

A resident of the apartments upstairs flooded his restroom, causing our ceiling to collapse. The damage is extensive, and expensive

I'm not clear on why it'd be their responsibility to pay for these repairs. Do they or the landlord not have insurance?

[bobobb.livejournal.com]

It depends on the terms of their lease. Sometimes the business takes on these types of repairs (or their insurance does) in certain leases.

My ex worked at a restaurant that had a similar arrangement with their landlord except the problem that arose was sewage, ugh, and the landlord argued that the lease required the business to cover the repairs.

[siderea]

Right, but I think the question is, "What, no insurance?"

(I'm a business owner of a very different sort, with vastly less investment in a physical space, but my landlord required me to have insurance that would cover damage to the property to rent to me at all!)