IanB
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skidmark wrote:
OK, so we don't have hard evidence YET, but based upon what Skid wrote, I can not see how Springfield Mall could stop me from entering the mall while OC for the express purpose of doing bussiness at the DMV.
The DMV has a lease with Simon Properties, and they most likely have this clause in the lease. I think I have some phone calls to make.
Ok, Virginia Gen Services is tracking down the lease and will email me a copy (for free!) once they find it.
skidmark wrote:
Virginia has a standard set of boilerplate clauses that are required to be in every contract, and one of those clauses is that any clause in the contract that would otherwise require the Commonwealth to violate any statelaw, ordinance or regulation is null and void. (I know I should be citing sources to back up my assertions, but after being retired from state employment where I executed contracts for, among other things,the lease of real estate, I no longer have access to the state computer system(s) where the policy manuals regardingthese matters are easily accessed. I suppose one could submit a FOIA request for a hard copy but I don;t want to spend the $$ just to prove a point. Anybody can go to the Dept. of General Services and ask to see the purchasing manual.) They all are dealt with in the state purchasing system if anybody wants to follow up and look at the manual. Additionally, the Commonwealth is prohibitted from executing contracts that violate state law, ordinance or regulation, so any lease that contained such a provision would become completely null and void with the option of the landlord continuing to rent out the property without the non-permitted clause/policy or terminating the lease per the boilerplate provisions.
OK, so we don't have hard evidence YET, but based upon what Skid wrote, I can not see how Springfield Mall could stop me from entering the mall while OC for the express purpose of doing bussiness at the DMV.
The DMV has a lease with Simon Properties, and they most likely have this clause in the lease. I think I have some phone calls to make.
Ok, Virginia Gen Services is tracking down the lease and will email me a copy (for free!) once they find it.