Twitter is being sued for failing to pay $136,260 in rent for its San Francisco office, according to court documents filed Thursday in San Francisco state court.
The building’s landlord, Columbia Reit – 650 California LLC, warned the social media giant that he would default on his rent if payment was not received by December 21. Twitter currently occupies the 30 on the edge of San Francisco’s financial district.
Twitter signed a seven-year lease for the office space in 2017.
Since acquiring Twitter for $44 billion in October, new owner, Elon Musk, has taken drastic measures to cut company costs.
Twitter did not respond to a request from CBS News for comment.
Elon Musk’s Twitter account viewed on a smartphone with a Twitter logo in the background. Nathan Stirk/Getty Images
The platform has reportedly not paid rent for any of its global offices, including its San Francisco headquarters in the city’s Civic Center, for weeks, according to reports in the New York Times.
The company is also being sued by Private Jet Services Group, LLC, which alleges Twitter refused to pay for two charter flights in October valued at $197,725. The lawsuit was filed in New Hampshire District Court last month.
Since Musk took over Twitter earlier this year, he has made a number of changes, including laying off half the workforce and ending enforcement of the COVID-19 misinformation rules, alongside cost-cutting measures. Last month he announced he would step down as CEO if he finds someone to replace him – a decision made following a Twitter poll.
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