[Noisebridge-board] Lease extension and new monthly rent

Sun Nov 4 02:16:50 UTC 2012

My impression was that the landlord needs a letter from us signifying our
intention to renew, and that has a deadline. That and the excess rent
payment do not, in my opinion, require consensus. Renewing our lease for
another few years does.

Tom, what's the letter status?
On Nov 2, 2012 4:30 PM, "Danny O'Brien" <danny at spesh.com> wrote:

> I'm with Jake on this -- I don't think we actually need consensus to
> continue what we're doing... I'm not sure if we'll cause excessive outrage
> if we stop now though.
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Jacob Appelbaum <jacob at appelbaum.net>wrote:
>
>> Liz Henry:
>> > I can't be at the meeting this week but support extending the lease and
>> > Tom's plan.
>> >
>>
>> I generally agree, minus the consensus dance party.
>>
>> I'd argue that the consensus process would be required to move but not
>> to stay on the course previously agreed upon. I don't really see any
>> reason to require consensus on continue paying rent in the location
>> we've already agreed on years ago. We agreed to the scheduled rent
>> increase in the first place. It's in the contract we signed, after all...
>>
>> We originally discussed sunsets over consensus items generally and it
>> was roundly rejected, repeatedly. We shouldn't accidentally introduce
>> such a sunset like clause due to an external party sending us email.
>>
>> In any case thanks to Kelly (and everyone else) for sending the rent
>> check and talking to Henry! Yay!
>>
>> All the best,
>> Jake
>>
>> > - Liz
>> >
>> >
>> > On 10/30/12 3:05 PM, Snail wrote:
>> >> I'll be therrrre.
>> >>
>> >> I love that they say they find us both "handy" and "helpful".
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 1:35 PM, rachel lyra hospodar
>> >> <rachelyra at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> I will be there on tuesday night!
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On 10/28/2012 11:04 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I won't be able to attend any meetings, as I'm getting ready to
>> leave town
>> >>>> for two months of talks and workshops on the road, but I am totally
>> in favor
>> >>>> of extending the lease at our present location of 2169 Mission St,
>> 3rd
>> >>>> floor, at $3,960 per month.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I concur with Tom's plan.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Mitch.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ----------------------------------------
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> From: me at tomlowenthal.com
>> >>>>> Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:38:54 -0700
>> >>>>> Subject: Re: FW: Lease extension and new monthly rent
>> >>>>> To: maltman23 at hotmail.com
>> >>>>> CC: board at lists.noisebridge.net; snailtsunami at gmail.com;
>> >>>>> secretary at noisebridge.net; treasurer at noisebridge.net
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> [+secretary +treasurer]
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I suggest we proceed as follows:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 1. Pay the increased October rent forthwith.
>> >>>>> 2. Email Henry back saying that we need to to the two week consensus
>> >>>>> dance, but we're really confident that we want to extend our lease.
>> >>>>> 3. Get the signed letter ready to go in the next ten days.
>> >>>>> 4. Bring up the renewal at this week's meeting, and confirm next
>> week.
>> >>>>> 5. Send the letter by email Tuesday night, and by snail mail
>> Wednesday
>> >>>>> morning.
>> >>>>> 6. [Optional] Ammend the list of contact emails Henry has for this
>> >>>>> sort of thing.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> If possible, could as many "key members of Noisebridge" as possible
>> >>>>> either attend one of the next two weeks' meetings or arrange another
>> >>>>> times to meet with me, in order to sign a paper letter document
>> that I
>> >>>>> can scan/email then snail mail to Henry next week.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Does Danny have the original copy of our lease?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> -Tom
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On 27 October 2012 22:59, Mitch Altman<maltman23 at hotmail.com>
>>  wrote:
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> We need to renew our lease.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Mitch.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> ________________________________
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:14:47 -0700
>> >>>>>>> Subject: Lease extension and new monthly rent
>> >>>>>>> From: henryhoproperty at gmail.com
>> >>>>>>> To: hurtstotouchfire at gmail.com
>> >>>>>>> CC: adi at hexapodia.org; avniow at gmail.com; froggytoad at gmail.com;
>> >>>>>>> shannon at scatter.com; maltman23 at hotmail.com;
>> ieatlint at tehinterweb.com;
>> >>>>>>> rachel at xtreme.com
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Hi Kelly,
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> The initial time frame of our lease has expired. It began in
>> September
>> >>>>>>> 2009 and ended September 2012. We are currently in the
>> option-to-renew
>> >>>>>>> time frame of the lease where the rent is now increased to $3960
>> per
>> >>>>>>> month. The details of this can be found in section #32 of the
>> lease.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Although the lease says the option expires if we haven't received
>> a
>> >>>>>>> written notice "not less than 30 days prior to the expiration of
>> the
>> >>>>>>> initial Lease term", we've really enjoyed NoiseBridge's handy,
>> helpful
>> >>>>>>> tenancy and would enjoy your continued tenancy.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> If you would like to exercise your option to renew, please reply
>> to
>> >>>>>>> this email and send us a written notice with the signatures of key
>> >>>>>>> members of NoiseBridge to:
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> 2896 Adeline Dr.
>> >>>>>>> Burlingame, CA 94010
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> along with the difference in rent for the month of October 2012
>> ($3960
>> >>>>>>> - $3600 = $360).
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Thanks!
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Henry Ho
>> >>>>>>> 415-420-2189
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>
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