County of Riverside v. JAGS Care CA4/1

BACKGROUND

Beginning in 2001, JAGS Care and its predecessor in interest leased premises owned by the County on which they operated a fueling station, convenience store, and truck stop. After their initial lease expired, the parties executed a temporary lease with an expiration date of April 30, 2022. The temporary lease allowed either party “to terminate [it] without cause and by providing sixty (60) days written notice of such intent to terminate to the other [p]arty.” The temporary lease recited it was “an interim agreement, while the [p]arties negotiate a long term lease.” Multiple attempts to negotiate a long-term lease were unsuccessful. JAGS Care did not vacate the premises on April 30, 2022. In April 2022, the County issued a request for proposal for a long-term lease of the premises. It received two responses, one from JAGS Care and the other from Jagtar Samra. Samra made a higher bid and was awarded the lease in July 2022. The County rejected JAGS Care’s protest of the decision to award the lease to Samra. In September 2022, the County notified JAGS Care it would recommend the County Board of Supervisors issue a 60-day notice of termination of JAGS Care’s tenancy. At the…