Go Dark Rights Damages Calculator

Continuous operations is enforceable; damages calculable.

Anchor rent PSF

Anchor SF

Small shop monthly impact

Go-dark months

Total landlord damages

$300,000

Small shop loss

$300,000

Anchor rent baseline (paid)

$720,000

How the math works

Small shop loss = monthly impact × months. Anchor keeps paying rent. Damages = small shop loss.

$25k × 12 = $300k small shop. Anchor continues $720k rent — not a loss. Total damages $300k.

How to Use

Enter anchor rent PSF.
Enter anchor SF.
Enter small shop rent impact.
Enter go-dark months.
Read total landlord damages.

Frequently Asked Questions

Continuous operations?

Lease covenant requiring tenant to remain open and operating during agreed business hours. Breach triggers damages: cotenancy losses, reduced foot traffic, small shop abatement, property devaluation.

Damage quantification?

Cotenancy rent abatement cost (direct). Small shop revenue decline (measured by sales drop or foot traffic). Property value decline at sale. Liquidated damages clauses ($50k-$500k) often specified. Proof of actual damage beyond LDs usually required.

Enforcement?

Specific performance rare — courts won't force retailer to operate. Damages calculated retrospectively. Lease termination may be triggered but landlord often prefers paying tenant over vacancy. Negotiation preferable — lease modifications more productive than litigation.

What's the biggest mistake operators make here?

Treating the metric in isolation. Real estate decisions require looking at cap, cash flow, leverage, tenant health, and market simultaneously. A single number like cap rate or coverage ratio looks fine on its own but misleads without context. Always pair this output with two or three other metrics before deciding. Top operators build dashboards, not spreadsheets.