The owners of The Garden (1503 Mount Vernon Avenue) in Del Ray have filed a lawsuit in the Alexandria Circuit Court against their landlord, who recently listed the property available for rent on Labor Day, Sept. 1.
The Garden owners Jeremy Barber and Justus Frank say in their lawsuit that their landlord, Twenty-Third Street Corridor LLC, will not honor the five-year renewal option on their lease, which expires in November. In a recent interview with ALXnow, the pair contend that after a deal fell through to buy the 5,300-square-foot property, the landlord spent the next seven months trying to evict them with default notices on property repair issues.
The Garden was open Friday (Aug. 29) and serving guests when ALXnow interviewed Barber and Frank. The owners say they’re planning on being open through Labor Day weekend, and at noon on Labor Day — Monday (Sept. 1). They also expect to receive an eviction notice that day…