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Old 04-29-2005   #1 (permalink)
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Demopolis Mayor Being Sued...Again
Mayor Cecil Willaimson and her husband were in Court on Tuesday, April 26th for a pretrial conference regarding a civil siut brought against them by former mayoral candidate Ben Sherrod.

The suit alleges "breach of lease contract". The Willaimsons signed a lease agreement in 2003 that runs from May of 2003 to May of 2008, with a monthly amount of $800. This was for the "Fabric Fair" business Williamson ran prior to accepting the Mayor position. According to the complaint, the Williamsons vacated the building and refused to make any more monthly payments. The last payment recieved was in November of 2004 (right after Williamson took office as Mayor). Sherrod is requesting $29,342.22 in back rent.

Williamson alleges Sherrod is at fault because the building leaked, causing "several hundred dollars in merchandise damage" in the storage room. Williamson also alleges that a door was damaged during Hurricane Ivan and Sherrod failed to repair it. The Williamsons claim they are due compensation for loss of merchandise.

source: The Democrat Reporter
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Re: Demopolis Mayor Being Sued...Again
How long as she been in office? And this is the second suit against her (though I realize this one has nothing to do with her mayoral position) but still...What is Demopolis going to go through in the next approximately 3 1/2 years left in her term?
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Re: Demopolis Mayor Being Sued...Again
OH, here we go, Hold on everyone the 3yr. ride is just starting.
Well, I just hope she doesn't let this interfere with her duties as mayor and the well being of the city.

Let's see if she can separate here personal life from here duties as mayor!
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Re: Demopolis Mayor Being Sued...Again
I actually witnessed one time this group eating at Pizza Hut. They ordered the cheese sticks, pizza, salad, etc. Ate most everything on the table. When the watress came around with the bill, all you heard was hollering that the food was terrible and they weren't going to pay for it. (the guest of honor of this party appeared to be the boyfriend of the daughter, who looked less than happy with the shenanigans of his hosts).

My point is: I'm curious to know if there were complaints before Cecil decided to close shop. Hurricane Ivan hit 16 months after they signed the lease. If the building leaked as bad as they claimed, they wouldn't have had any merchandise left by then. I'm sure Sherrod wouldn't have a problem subtracting a few hundred dollars from the $29,342.22 owed.

My opinion is the Williamsons never had any intention of keeping the business open once she won the mayor race. It sends a bad message when our own mayor doesn't honor legal obligations.
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Re: Demopolis Mayor Being Sued...Again
I was under the (maybe misguided) impression, that most mayors want to bring new businesses in to town, not close the existing ones. I shopped at Fabric Fair when it was open, and never saw where there was a leak or anything else. I too can not imagine Mr Sherrod not repairing a problem. He is the one to lose if his tenants are not happy.
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Only one thing to say about this subject. I don't care who you are, if you signed a lease you owe the money.
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I agree with graybeard.My only question on this is why it was not in the Times. I have noticed they don't print much news on Demopolis anymore unless it's sports.
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Only one thing to say about this subject. I don't care who you are, if you signed a lease you owe the money.
Depends upon the terms of the lease. Both the leasee and the lessor have obligations. I have no idea about this particular lease issue, but it sounds like there weren't enough grounds to break the lease. If there were, the Williamson's would have sued 1st for damage of property instead of counter suing after the fact.

As for breaking a lease, I have done it once myself. Of course, there was a clause stating I could give 30 days paid notice, which I did. Not 2 weeks after moving out, we received a letter from the attorney for the owners stating we, the renters, owed them 3 more months rent (the rest of the lease period). According to MY attorney, we didn't. See, when the bank comes and knocks on the door looking for the owners to tell them they are going to start forclosure proceedings, it is time to find a new place to live. So there are times when a lease can be broken with no obligations due from the renter.


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I am sitting this one out due to a biased opinion...lmfao
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I have know Ben Sherrod and his family all my life. I like every one in that family and I have had personal dealing with them all. I find Ben to be a hard working man and a person who has tried to make Demopolis beautiful once again. If you rent , You pay! that is how it goes. I agree if there is damage then reimbursment may be in order, bottom line
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