Jay Z's Roc Nation is suing its New York City landlord for declaring the entertainment company in default on rent for its Garment District office space.
Roc Nation says it temporarily stopped paying rent due to the “unforeseen hardships caused by COVID," according to court papers filed Tuesday (June 16).Roc Nation filed the lawsuit Tuesday in New York Supreme Court against landlord company 1411 IS-SIC Property LLC at 1411 Broadway where it rents the 38th and 39th floors.
Per the lawsuit, Roc Nation is tied into its lease agreement until 2024. The space was Roc Nation's headquarters until 2018 when the company outgrew the offices and moved operations to a different building.According to the lawsuit, Roc Nation has been asking the landlord.