Fight Over Commercial Rent Gets Ugly With Default Wave Looming

  • Shuttered retailers pushing back on demands from landlords
  • Malls have struggled to collect with virus hammering economy
A pedestrian walks through the Fashion Show Mall on the Las Vegas Strip.Photographer: Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg
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Tension is rising in the messy fight over commercial rent payments.

With stores shuttered, struggling retailers are skipping rent and asking for concessions, while landlords are demanding payment and having their own tricky conversations with lenders.