Restaurant owners propose to enact legislation on rent grace New Corona April 21 17:07

The owners of restaurants, whose payment of rent is difficult due to the spread of new coronavirus, hold a press conference and ask the government to respond to negotiations such as grace of rent with building owners Proposed to enact new mandatory law.

The proposal was made by a group of restaurant chain managers, and 150 people including restaurant owners participated in the conference held in Tokyo using a video conference system.

According to the recommendation, due to the refraining from going out due to the spread of infection and requests for leave, sales at many restaurants have fallen, making it difficult to pay rent.

However, he complained that there were many cases in which he could not accept the negotiations about the payment of rent from building owners and others.

He enacted a new law and called for building owners and others to oblige them to respond to negotiations such as rent grace.

When business conditions such as building owners are difficult, government financial institutions need to temporarily support rents.

The group wants to gather more voices from restaurant owners and work with related ministries and parliamentarians.

Mr. Kota Matsuda, who is a member of the group and operates more than 20 restaurants, said, “It is difficult to survive in the restaurant industry due to a request for leave. First of all, I would like to give me a rent to stop bleeding and have a chance to survive.” I am talking.

Long-established Oden shop rents put pressure on management

In a well-established oden shop in Tokyo, the self-restraint of business has led to a sharp decline in income, and the rent of the building in which it is moving puts pressure on management.
The Oden restaurant founded in Shimbashi, Tokyo in 1957 is a popular store that is usually visited by many customers on weekdays and may not be booked on weekends.
However, due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has called for cooperation to refrain from going out unnecessarily and urgently, so it has voluntarily closed its business from the 4th of this month to the 6th of next month.
I also considered continuing to sell lunch and bento at this store, but I decided to take a full leave because the number of people visiting the town is decreasing due to the risk of infection to employees and telework.

However, even while I was absent from the store, it cost about 5 million yen a month for rent and personnel expenses, and the building owner sent me an invoice for this month's rent of 1.4 million yen.

The shop owner knows that the owner of the building is paying the loan or property tax, so he can not cut down the rent reduction and consultation of grace of payment, and now he is saving and doing it. However, that is also the limit for the next month.

The owner said, “I don't want the landlord to reduce the rent just because the sales here are down. The rent always comes out even if it is not open, so if there is a relief method, it will be really helpful. , I think it will also be the capital when we resume operations. "

Minister of Foreign Affairs Akabane "Watch the situation on the spot"

Regarding the fact that the Liberal Democratic Party has a policy of considering necessary legal arrangements for rent reduction and exemption in order to support businesses that are having difficulty paying rent, "We are aware that the tenant contractor is in a very serious situation due to the leave request, and the payment of rent is a heavy burden," he said.
In addition, “I understand that there are various opinions in the Diet regarding the issue of tenant rent burden, and the longer this situation is, the more difficult it becomes. It will be more difficult. I would like to cooperate with and firmly respond. "