London: Twitter landlord sues over lack of rent

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 on Tuesday it had filed a complaint in a court in the British capital that Twitter was guilty of renting office space in a building near Picadilly 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 Monday that San Francisco has also filed a lawsuit against Twitter over $6.8 million in outstanding rent payments for December and January.

The British newspaper "Daily Telegraph" reported on Tuesday that Twitter signs and logos had been removed from the London office.

However, a member of the workforce said the company was still based there.