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My RIGHTS against commercial property management companies as a business owner to market my business using ROOFTOP BALOON?

Asked almost 3 years ago - Houston, TX

I am a Business Owner in Retail Wireless & the property i leased is managed by Association Management, Inc, my store is in desperate need of VISUAL MAEKETING, it is not so visible from the main traffic so i use FEATHERS , ROOF TOP BALOONS to attract Customers, business is completely dead without a ROOFTOP BALOON & this Association responsible to maintain the property wont let me market it in any way, they have restrictions of all sorts on flyers, banners, signs , i am constantly loosing revenue & am about to shut down, when i use a ROOFTOP BALOON my business just magically picks up as people can see my STORE & when i removed it customer flow just dies, thay have given me pages & pages of bylaws that were never mentioned in my ORIGINAL LEASE when i signed the LEASE. do i have any rights, ADVISE

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Alan James Brinkmeier

Reputation Level 20

Answered almost 3 years ago. Lawsuit / Dispute Attorney in Chicago, IL.

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You must go along with the sign rules for the city and the association so long as you remain in that location.
If your market requires different signs to attract business, you have to go to another location. This is not legal advice so much as business advice.

Good luck to you.

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David L. Leon

Reputation Level 10

Answered over 2 years ago. Business Attorney in Dallas, TX.

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You need to scour the documents you signed to see if you agreed to be bound by restrictions. Most likely, they were incorporated into your lease. If there is an association, then it is likely you'll be spending way more money fighting them than you would make with your balloons.

I would check with the landlord to see if they will relocate your leasehold to another location that will allow rooftop advertising. (Many commercial lessors use agency services which allow you to move between different properties within the agency.)

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