# World Trade Center landlord sues Cantor Fitzgerald for rent prior to Sept. 11 **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 28, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067 "2003-05-28T17:41:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FairyDust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@FairyDust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyDust)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067/1 "2003-05-28T17:41:29Z")
Who do you think will win this [lawsuit](http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/nation/story/900624p-6272736c.html)? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067/2 "2003-05-28T17:54:12Z")
It’s a simple breach of contract suit, and were it not related to 9/11 it wouldn’t rate a mention. If CF owes the rent then CF should pay it. If CF won’t pay it then CF should lose the suit. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067/3 "2003-05-28T18:10:28Z")
Seems perfectly reasonable to me. CF clearly owes the debt. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067/4 "2003-05-28T20:04:55Z")
From what I heard on the radio, everyone else has paid already. The landlord owes the money to the Port Authority, so it isn’t like he is making a bundle on it. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067/5 "2003-05-28T21:54:08Z")
I think with all the hardship Cantor Fitzgerald has gone through… no I’m sorry, I can’t type this with a straight face. They owe rent. Rent should be paid. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067/6 "2003-05-28T22:06:53Z")
Same here. The only way this would be objectionable would be if the landlord tried to collect for ANYTHING 9/11 and forward. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067/7 "2003-05-29T06:56:14Z")
I don’t see anything wrong with this either. ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067/8 "2003-05-29T14:05:37Z")
I’m just surprised it took a year and a half to get a lawsuit filed. ---
**Author:** ![lovelyluka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@lovelyluka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lovelyluka)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067/9 "2003-05-29T14:40:00Z")
Cantor Fitzgerald has no comment because they have no _argument._ :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067/10 "2003-05-29T15:48:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Voyager \* > The landlord owes the money to the Port Authority, so it isn’t like he is making a bundle on it. It’s not for lack of trying. IIRC, he tried to argue, unsucessfully, that since 2 planes attacked 2 different buildings, he could file 2 claims and get 2x the settlement. The courts denied his attempt and ruled in favor of the insurance companies, that it was considered 1 act. I may be a little confused, so I will try to find a link. However, it does appear CF owes, and should pay, the rent up until Sept 11. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067/11 "2003-05-29T15:56:54Z")
[Here’s the article.](http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-wtcinsure0926,0,2535423.story) > [@](#): > > Silverstein, insured for $3.55 billion “per occurrence,” has argued that a pair of hijacked jets crashing into the towers Sept. 11 constituted two separate events for insurance purposes. In his ruling, Martin said definition of “occurrence” in the three insurers’ binders rendered the terror attack “unambiguously” a single event. ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067/12 "2003-05-29T16:48:23Z")
If they had crashed the second jet into another building (like the Millenium Hilton), would it have been treated as another event? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-landlord-sues-cantor-fitzgerald-for-rent-prior-to-sept-11/178067/13 "2003-05-29T16:56:44Z")
The Millenium Hilton was not part of the WTC Complex, was it? It appears that the court is considering the North Tower and South Tower, while seperate structures, to collectively be the World Trade Center. One building.