{"id":2025447,"date":"2023-09-08T04:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-diego-sues-seaworld-over-more-than-12-million-in-back-rent\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T04:09:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:09:41","slug":"san-diego-sues-seaworld-over-more-than-12-million-in-back-rent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-diego-sues-seaworld-over-more-than-12-million-in-back-rent\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego sues SeaWorld for $12M+ in overdue rent."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsan-diego-sues-seaworld-over-more-than-12-million-in-back-rent%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2025447&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>San Diego Sues SeaWorld for\u2062 $12.2 Million in Unpaid Rent<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-georgia-mass-shooting-killed-in-shootout-with-authorities\/\" title=\"Georgia mass shooting suspect killed in shootout with authorities.\">bold \u2064move<\/a>, the city of San Diego has filed a lawsuit against SeaWorld on September 7, alleging that the popular \u2064theme park has failed to pay over $12.2 million in rent, late\u200d fees, and interest.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-canvassers-rescind-their-votes-to-certify-wayne-county-michigan-results\/\" title=\"Republican Canvassers Rescind Their Votes to Certify Wayne County, Michigan, Results\">legal action<\/a> comes \u2062after the city&#8217;s warning\u200c that it would pursue \u2063litigation\u2062 if SeaWorld did not settle its\u200d outstanding rent and penalties by a specified deadline.<\/p>\n<p>SeaWorld has countered the claim, arguing that the\u2064 payments were waived due to the prolonged closures forced by\u200b the pandemic. However, city officials\u200c maintain that the rent was merely deferred and not waived.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-sending-more-national-guard-troops-to-border-to-stop-fentanyl-trafficking-5488044\">California Sending More National Guard Troops to \u200cBorder to Stop Fentanyl Trafficking<\/a> &#8211; 9\/7\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/seaworld-ticket-holders-affected-by-extreme-weather-can-now-visit-again-for-free-5486690\">SeaWorld Ticket Holders Affected\u2064 by Extreme Weather Can Now Visit Again for Free<\/a> &#8211; 9\/5\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A \u2063representative for SeaWorld responded to \u2063the lawsuit, stating that\u200d the company has\u2064 a longstanding\u200c relationship \u200bwith the\u200c city and hopes to resolve\u200d the matter amicably.\u200d They\u2064 emphasized their \u2064contributions to the community, including animal rescues, recycling drives,\u200b and various events. Additionally,\u2064 SeaWorld\u2062 highlighted that they have already paid over\u200c $146 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-roils-plane-backed-bonds-by-keeping-jets-worth-about-10-billion\/\" title=\"Russia Roils Plane-Backed Bonds by Keeping Jets Worth About  Billion\">lease payments<\/a> to the city since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint, filed in San Diego Superior\u2062 Court, alleges that\u200b SeaWorld has\u200c consistently underpaid rent from January \u200b1, 2019, to April 30, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to the San Diego City\u2063 Attorney&#8217;s Office,\u200d SeaWorld&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-diego-sues-seaworld-over-more-than-12-million-in-back-rent\/\" title=\"San Diego sues SeaWorld for M+ in overdue rent.\">lease agreement requires minimum \u2063annual rent payments<\/a> of $10.4 million, along with a 3 percent surcharge.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 City Attorney&#8217;s Office further \u200dpointed out that \u200dSeaWorld is the only major \u200dlessee in \u200bdefault of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sec-of-state-antony-blinken-u-s-will-pay-over-200m-to-who\/\" title=\"Sec. Of State Antony Blinken: U.S. Will Pay \u2018Over 0M\u2019 to WHO\">rent obligations<\/a> since\u200c the start \u200bof the pandemic, despite approximately 800 other organizations having similar \u200dlease agreements with\u2064 the city.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the San Diego City \u200cCouncil voted unanimously to authorize litigation, expressing their expectation of fair\u200d treatment from a partnership that has been highly profitable \u200bfor SeaWorld over \u2062the past\u2063 60 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;City taxpayers should not have to bear the burden of SeaWorld&#8217;s debts and liabilities, especially during these challenging times,&#8221; stated San\u200d Diego \u2063City Attorney Mara \u2063Elliott. \u2064&#8221;We are confident that the court will uphold \u2064our position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Diego sued SeaWorld for not paying $12.2 million in rent, late fees, and interest. 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