Elon Musk’s Refusal To Pay Rent Causes Twitter To Lose A Key Office.

According to a report published on Thursday, a Twitter investor has sued Elon Musk for telling him that Twitter will only pay rent for its offices “over his dead body.”

It appears to be another day of setbacks for Twitter, which is owned by Elon Musk. After failing to pay rent, a magistrate for a district court in Colorado has ruled that Twitter must vacate their Boulder office. The microblogging platform for birds was sued by the building’s proprietor in London, New York City. Business Insider reported that Elon Musk’s refusal to pay rent in an internal conversation has been added to the lawsuit. In addition, Twitter is accused of violating 14 counts, including fraud, labor laws, and contract law.

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Twitter allegedly violated the rental agreements of four companies, which includes White Coat Captioning, YES Consulting, Cancomm, and Dialogue México. As stated by the lawsuit, Twitter’s invoices vary between $40,000 and $140,000, and most of these services were provided in 2014.

On the basis of Court documents examined by The Denver Post, it seems that in February 2020, Twitter and the landlord of Twitter’s Boulder office drafted a lease for four suits.Nevertheless, the microblogging site did not fulfil its rental payment obligations. Initially, Twitter deposited a “letter of credit” in the amount of $968k as security at the beginning of the tenancy. The proprietor requested Twitter to restore the security deposit to its original amount, but Twitter disregarded the request. The report emphasizes that the landlord sought not only possession of the building, but also the delinquent rent, attorneys’ fees, court costs, and pre- and post-judgment interest.

Notably, Twitter is being sued by Boulder’s Avalanche Commercial Cleaning for the failure of the company to pay payments for the services that it received. Due to unpaid invoices, the company is demanding that Twitter pay around $93,500. 

According to The Independent, there were once roughly 300 employees working in Twitter’s Boulder Building location; however, the company’s current headcount is unknown because CEO Elon Musk recently laid off more than half of the workers worldwide. According to a letter provided to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Twitter terminated the employment of around 87 employees based out of the Boulder location, and another 38 employees resigned in the month of November.

Musk disclosed in a January tweet that Twitter has approximately 2,300 active employees and numerous contractors. Before Musk’s final takeover, Twitter had approximately 7,500 employees.

Musk has defended his decision to lay off a large number of employees and rescue expenses to ensure Twitter’s survival. The proprietor of Twitter, who also oversees Tesla operations, has criticized the previous management of operating the company as if it were a non-profit. In addition, he notes that twitter’s previous management failed to implement important features, which stunted the company’s growth. 

Since Musk’s takeover in late October, Twitter has experimented with revenue-generating features and services. The company also launched Twitter Blue verification on iOS and Android for Rs 900 per month. The subscription grants access to exclusive features, such as the coveted Blue Tick on user profiles.

Twitter also auctioned off office surplus items, including Twitter memorabilia. Additionally, co-working spaces have been closed in India. Intriguingly, Elon Musk is not paying office rent because he desires to stop working from home. 

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Since the $44 billion acquisition, Twitter has been sued by many contractors for unpaid services and has failed to pay millions of dollars in rent for its San Francisco and London operations, and has auctioned off everything from avian statues to espresso machines to raise money. Elon Musk has also openly considered bankruptcy, citing a “massive drop” in revenue due to advertisers hiding Twitter over concerns about its ability to filter out offensive content. The platform has also experienced significant bugs and controversies, the most recent of which occurred just this month.

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