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X,
formerly known as Twitter, sued Atlas Exploration in San
Francisco Superior Court on Thursday in a complaint alleging
breach of contract.
Atlas, formerly Point Up Inc, markets itself as "an invite-only
charge card" that gives members access to exclusive dining and
travel.
Atlas and X entered a sublease agreement for space at 650
California Street in San Francisco's financial district in April
2021, the lawsuit said. The complaint said Atlas sought last
year to terminate the sublease early.
X said Atlas owes it more than $340,263 for September to
November rent from last year. X also accused Atlas of failing to
pay any of its early-termination fee.
An attorney who has represented Atlas in the dispute, Kevin
Hill, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on
Friday.
Hill said in a letter to X in April the company was unfairly
demanding rent for certain months last year after Atlas had
already made payments on its new office space.
X has faced an array of legal actions over unpaid rent and other
invoices following Musk's $44 billion buyout last October.
In one case, the owner of X's main office at 1355 Market Street
in San Francisco sued X for more than $3.1 million in unpaid
rent. X is disputing the claims in court.
Britain's Crown Estate, which manages the property portfolio
belonging to the monarchy, in January filed claims against X
over alleged unpaid rent on its London headquarters.
Separately, X faces myriad employee lawsuits challenging
terminations, unpaid severance and other benefits.
A lawyer for X, Jonathan Hawk, did not immediately respond to a
message seeking comment. A representative from X had no
immediate comment.
The case is X Corp v Atlas Exploration Inc, San Francisco
Superior Court, No. CGC-23-609391.
(Reporting by Mike Scarcella; editing by Leigh Jones and Chris
Reese)
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