{"id":533675,"date":"2023-01-02T03:19:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T00:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/twitter-sued-for-not-paying-rent-on-san-francisco-hq-since-elon-musk-takeover\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T03:19:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T00:19:47","slug":"twitter-sued-for-not-paying-rent-on-san-francisco-hq-since-elon-musk-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/twitter-sued-for-not-paying-rent-on-san-francisco-hq-since-elon-musk-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"#Twitter sued for not paying rent on San Francisco HQ since Elon Musk takeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d2200b6a78\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d2200b6a78\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/twitter-sued-for-not-paying-rent-on-san-francisco-hq-since-elon-musk-takeover\/#%E2%80%9CTwitter_sued_for_not_paying_rent_on_San_Francisco_HQ_since_Elon_Musk_takeover%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Twitter sued for not paying rent on San Francisco HQ since Elon Musk takeover&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTwitter_sued_for_not_paying_rent_on_San_Francisco_HQ_since_Elon_Musk_takeover%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Twitter sued for not paying rent on San Francisco HQ since Elon Musk takeover&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> is being sued by its landlord for ducking out on rent for its downtown San Francisco headquarters, where the platform reportedly went through heavy cost-cutting under new CEO Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>The company owes $136,260 in unpaid rent, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday by Columbia Property Trust.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter\u2019s freeloading was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/13\/technology\/elon-musk-twitter-shakeup.html\">reported early last month <\/a>by the New York Times, which wrote Musk and his advisors hoped to renegotiate terms of lease agreements after mass layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The downsizing has already begun. <\/p>\n<p>Twitter closed its Seattle offices, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/29\/technology\/twitter-elon-musk.html\">The Times reported Friday<\/a> \u2014 cutting janitorial and security services. Employees were left bringing their own toilet paper to work, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion in October and has been cutting costs ever since, amid what Musk admitted was a \u201cmassive drop\u201d in revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Cleaning and security staff were also laid off from the company\u2019s New York and San Francisco offices, where workers struck for higher pay. In San Francisco, Musk condensed the company\u2019s footprint at 650 California Street from four floors to two, the Times reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/twitter-california-street-rent.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"a picture of the office building\" class=\"wp-image-25205427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/twitter-california-street-rent.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/twitter-california-street-rent.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/twitter-california-street-rent.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/twitter-california-street-rent.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Twitter\u2019s San Francisco officers are located in the Hartford Building at 650 California Street.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Christmas Eve, Musk ordered staff out to a data center in Sacramento to shutdown key servers as a cost-cutting measuring, the Times reported. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, layoffs have continued, with cuts to the company\u2019s infrastructure and public policy divisions last week, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Employees have been directed to delay paying contractors or vendors \u2014 including accountants and consultants working on key regulatory projects, the Times reported. <\/p>\n<p>The company is also being sued for failing to pay almost $200,000 for private charter flights made the week Musk took over.<\/p>\n<p>Employees expect more layoffs to come, the report revealed. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/twitter-california-street-rent-musk.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elon Musk in a white tie tuxedo\" class=\"wp-image-25205431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/twitter-california-street-rent-musk.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/twitter-california-street-rent-musk.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/twitter-california-street-rent-musk.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The company owes $136,260 in unpaid rent, according to the suit filed Thursday by landlord Columbia Property Trust.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Met Museum\/<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Twitter did not return a request for comment regarding the new lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has pledged to step down from leading the company after conducting a poll on whether he should step down. A successor has yet to be chosen.<\/p>\n<p>The multi-billionaire\u2019s purchase of the social media company made him the first person ever <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/business-leaders\/elon-musk-first-person-lose-200-billion-report\">to lose $200 billion<\/a>, a report found.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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