Twitter’s landlord in London has sued the US Short Message Service for outstanding rent payments. Crown Estate, which manages properties for the British Crown, said today it has filed a complaint in a court in the British capital, alleging that Twitter is guilty of renting office space in a building near Piccadilly Circus. Twitter initially did not respond to the request.
Twitter was bought by Elon Musk, one of the richest people in the world, in October. He paid $44 billion. Musk then laid off around half the workforce and is said to have also stopped rent payments.
The “San Francisco Chronicle” reported yesterday that Twitter had also been sued in San Francisco for outstanding rent payments for December and January in the amount of 6.8 million dollars (6.3 million euros).
The British newspaper “Daily Telegraph” reported today that Twitter signs and logos had been removed from the office in London. However, a member of the workforce said the company was still based there.
