Southpark Mall Ltd. Partnership v. CLT Food Management, Inc.

TYSON, Judge.

Defendants, CLT Food Management, Inc. (“CLT”) and Flamer’s of Southpark, Inc. (“Flamer’s”) (collectively “defendants”), appeal the trial court’s entry of judgment awarding plaintiff, Southpark Mall Limited Partnership (“Southpark”), possession of the premises at issue. We affirm the trial court’s order for the reasons stated below.

Southpark owns Southpark Mall, a shopping complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. On 28 January 1992, Southpark’s predecessor-in-interest executed a written lease agreement (“the lease”) with Flamer’s. The lease provided Flamer’s with space in Southpark…