Sorry, I missed the part where they’re ‘throwing him out’. It says he’s decided not to sign the lease. How does that equal the property owners ‘throwing him out’ exactly?
I guess it depends on exactly what the lease says. (Which I don’t know.)
From the article: “His original lease, signed Dec. 28, 1979, says he can live there rent-free for the rest of his life.”
There is no reason for the Board of the Atlanta Landmarks, which he himself formed to restore the Fox, to change his original lease. The man and his family are situated well enough for in home care until his passing. They changed the lease to force him out, no matter how they phrase it to make it palatable. Really cool guy, and deserves better treatment. Foolish artsy non-Southern yuppies. The Fox IS Atlanta for old Atlantans.
Your apology is accepted. The man had a lease in place, and the board drew up a new lease, which he did not like. then, his attorney was escorted from the meeting by a police officer. He needed representation by someone. He knew he was getting boned.