DLNR, through the Attorney General’s Office, filed the complaint against Seishin Farm Saipan Inc. and is asking the court for relief in general, consequential and compensatory damages, for attorney’s fees and costs of suit and other relief the court may deem appropriate.
DLNR is filing seven causes of action against the defendant for breach of several articles in the lease agreement.
On Feb. 19, 1999, DLNR entered into a slaughterhouse management lease agreement with Seishin for a 1,542-square meter property in As Perdido.
The agreement gave Seishin rights to the property, the slaughterhouse and all machinery in the building for 15 years.
According to the agreement, on the first business day of each year, Seishin will pay DLNR $12,000 in rent and the rental payment will begin bearing interest after 10 days past its due at 1 percent per month.
The agreement stated that Sheishin is responsible to buy public liability insurance.
If Sheishin fails to manage the premises according to the lease agreement for 30 days without DLNR’s consent, the company is deemed to have abandoned the premises.
DNLR said after signing the lease agreement on Feb. 1999, Seishin made an initial rent payment of $10,000 — this was the only rent payment it ever made.
Seishin failed to pay rent from 2000 to 2008. It also failed to submit financial statements from 2001 to 2007, and never procured liability insurance, DLNR stated.
On Nov. 29, 2006, Dr. Ronald K. Jones of the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent a10-day notice of abandonment of inspection services to Seishin.
After receiving the letter, Seishin abandoned the property and failed to collect all the letters addressed to the company.
An inspection of the premises in Feb. 2008 showed that the freezers no longer worked, the equipment had rusted out, the fences needed a lot of repairs, and other restorations were needed.
