Dealing with tenant who does not want to sign new lease?

[Kasey Peterson]

Hey all,

I have this tenant in a commercial building who is due for a renewal, sent him the lease on the 1st of this month, start date was for Dec 1st. We've emailed multiple times, and have talked in person. Every time we ask him to sign the lease, he comes up with an excuse.

First one was that we might not be ADA compliant, and wouldn't it be a shame if someone were to sue because of that? Then others questioning the lease price, or the length of the term.

We have another tenant who would love his space, but our concern is that removing this guy will be like pulling teeth. Biggest concern is him suing because of ADA compliance, or us just having to evict.

Property has not been CASp inspected, we're looking into that. The building was built in the 70s, so it likely doesn't comply with most ADA requirements. Tenant has an expired lease,  that rolled into a month to month. To us it seems like he wants to keep the status quo, and not get increased rent.