Property manager tenant’s rent delinquent; subletters left scrambling
By Parker Leavitt
The Arizona Republic
SanTan Village mall in Gilbert is evicting 30 businesses from its second-story offices after a California-based property-management company appears to have failed to pay nearly $500,000 in rent owed to mall operator Westcor.
Alaris Business Centers abruptly shuttered its executive office suites at SanTan Village and CityNorth in Phoenix last week when a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ordered the company to pay back rent, interest and attorney’s fees to Westcor.
Alaris’ swift exit has left dozens of professionals scrambling to find a new place to do business. The displaced companies include insurance agencies, law firms and small-tech companies that say they dutifully paid rent to Alaris, which was subletting the space owned by Westcor.
