Outdoor retailer Fjallraven sued by Boulder landlord for unpaid rent

BOULDER — The landlord for Swedish outdoor retailer Fjallraven’s Boulder store sued the brand last week, accusing the company of not paying rent from April through August of this year.

Landlord Ten Eleven Pearl LLC filed suit Aug. 28 in Boulder County District Court, seeking $127,381 in damages for unpaid rent and other fees. It is also asking the court to repossess the 3,830-square-foot property at 1048 Pearl St., Suite 115. 

Attorneys for Ten Eleven Pearl declined to comment. Representatives for Fjallraven have not responded to a request for comment, though an employee at the Boulder store did confirm that the store remains open daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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According to the complaint, Fjallraven entered a seven-year lease with two five-year options with Ten Eleven Pearl in June 2016. Fjallraven’s monthly dues include basic rent and “additional rent,” which included Fjallraven’s pro rata share of operating expenses, according to the suit. 

Fjallraven failed to pay either base rent or additional rent from April through August, the complaint alleges. On May 13, Ten Eleven Pearl applied Fjallraven’s $23,072 security deposit against unpaid rent. Fjallraven failed to replace the security deposit, according to the lawsuit.

Ten Eleven Pearl alleges that it notified Fjallraven in writing of its failures to pay rent on May 13, then again on July 10 and Aug. 20.

“Due to the developments around COVID-19, Ten Eleven waived certain late fees and interest for late payment under the lease but reserved all of its rights and remedies under the lease,” the complaint reads. “Ten Eleven did not waive any of Fjallraven’s other obligations under the lease, and the lease remains in full force and effect.”

Fjallraven also operates Colorado stores in Denver, Castle Rock and Vail.

The Boulder store is located in the 175,000-square-foot PearlWest office and retail development at 1048 Pearl St., just west of the Pearl Street Mall.