Question

Demarkus finally received financial backing from his wealthy aunt in order to open a pawn shop. He contacted the landlord of a nearby shopping center since he had his eye on a vacant storefront. To his surprise, his request for a lease was denied. What most likely prevented the landlord from leasing to Demarkus?A. A licensing clause

B. A fixed-rate clause
C. A prohibited use clause
D. An escape clause

Answer 1

A prohibited use clause

Step-by-step explanation:

A prohibited use clause is a clause that is used to stop a particular tenant from making use of the leased premises in a way that the landlord believes would be a disturbance to the other tenants and lower the total value of the property.

Denmarkus request for a lease was denied because the management of the shoping center might not like the idea of a pawn shop within the vicinty.

Answer 2

C. A prohibited use clause

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a clause that limits the shopping center management from leasing to certain kinds of tenants.

This could be as a result of the shopping center management seeing the business as something that could harm the shopping center's wholesome image.