Elon Musk's Twitter 'Rent Rebellion' Results In Colorado Office Eviction Order: What You Need To Know

Twitter is reportedly facing eviction from its Colorado office in the latest episode of a string of rent-related disputes involving the social media giant. A Colorado judge has asked the local sheriff to enforce the eviction from its Boulder office.

What Happened: Twitter took up the office space on rent before the Musk takeover in February 2020 and paid its rent via a letter of credit nearly worth $1 million. However, it seems the company halted payments in March 2023, as per TechCrunch. Consequently, a lawsuit by the landlord led to an eviction order on May 31, instructing the authorities to clear Twitter’s office from the premises within 49 days.

Twitter’s Boulder office was once a bustling hub for as many as 300 employees. As reported by The Denver Post, the company dismissed 87 workers last year, with an additional 38 resigning shortly after that.

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As you might have guessed, it isn’t Twitter’s first clash with landlords. The company has faced legal action from several other property owners, claiming that Twitter has not met its rent obligations for its San Francisco headquarters and a London office owned by King Charles.

An intriguing detail from a recent lawsuit filed by former Twitter employees alleges that Elon Musk declared in an early morning conversation that the company would consent to paying rent “over his dead body.” The lawsuit also suggests that Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, vehemently argued that expecting Twitter to pay rent in San Francisco, a city he derisively referred to as a “s**thole,” was unreasonable.

These actions seem to align with a larger strategy to reduce Twitter’s operational costs, as Musk has reportedly cut its workforce by almost 90% in a bid to save money.

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