Coronavirus Florida: Publix offers free rent to tenants in shopping centers it owns

Publix, Florida’s dominant grocer and a major property owner, says it’s offering rent relief to tenants that operate in its shopping centers and have been closed by the coronavirus pandemic.

The relief package includes waiving rent for two months, as well as waiving payments for common area maintenance fees and taxes, regardless of the tenant’s access to other relief or assistance, Publix said.

“As a company that started as a small business 90 years ago, Publix wants to help businesses renting from us survive the economic impact of these unexpected closures,” Publix spokeswoman Maria Brous said in a statement.

Full artice at: The Florida Times-Union