Landlord takes legal action to remove Hooters from Hong Kong premises over HK$1.5m in unpaid rent
The Dor Fook Company, the landlord of the chain’s branch in Central district, is seeking to repossess two premises let to the restaurant on Wyndham Street since 2016, a court writ shows
A Hong Kong landlord appears to have lost its appetite for US restaurant firm Hooters, after the eatery chain best known for its scantily clad waitresses failed to pay its rent for the second time in the city.
The Dor Fook Company, the landlord of the chain’s branch in Central district, is seeking to repossess two premises let to the restaurant on Wyndham Street since 2016, a court document filed on Friday showed.
The court writ said Hooters Restaurants Limited had not been paying its rent and rates – amounting to HK$1.52 million (US$195,000) – for its premises in the Yu Yuet Building in the SoHo area since October last year. Failure to pay the rent “has constituted a repudiation” of the lease, the landlord argued.
If Hooters does not return the premises, Dor Fook is also claiming HK$371,700 for every month it stays there starting from February. It also seeks HK$17,932 per month for future rates.