WICHITA — An Oct. 14 trial has been set in MDI Partnership #72’s case against Eaton Steakhouse.
MDI, which owns Eaton Place, has filed lawsuits to reclaim $10,708 from Steakhouse owners Steve and Stephanie Compton and to evict them from the property at Douglas and St. Francis.
After a couple of postponed court dates for a previous eviction notice, the Comptons caught up on more than $50,000 in back rent in August but then fell behind again.
WICHITA — Eaton Steakhouse owners Steve and Stephanie Compton are facing possible eviction again.
After a couple of postponed court dates for a previous eviction notice, the Comptons caught up on more than $50,000 in back rent late last month.
But they’re now $10,708 behind on what looks to be September’s rent to Eaton Place.
MDI Partnership #72, which owns Eaton Place, has filed lawsuits to reclaim the money and evict the Comptons.
An Oct. 7 court date is scheduled.
The Comptons declined comment.
WICHITA — The hearing in the petition for eviction against the Eaton Steakhouse has been continued — again.
“We’re negotiating,” says Mike Roach, attorney for MDI Partnership #72, which owns Eaton Place.
Roach says both sides agreed not to discuss the negotiations.
The next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 17 at 9 a.m.
There was a petition on the Sedgwick County District Court docket Wednesday to evict the Eaton Steakhouse from Eaton Place, but nothing has been resolved yet.
Restaurant owners Steve and Stephanie Compton have requested a hearing.
“They’re entitled to their hearing,” says Mike Roach, the attorney for MDI Partnership #72, which owns Eaton Place.
Trial is set for Aug. 6 at 9 a.m.
MDI filed a petition for eviction and a lawsuit last week to recover more than $50,000 in back rent from the Comptons.
“The Eaton Place has no choice in what they’re doing, that’s clear,” Roach says.
“The amount that’s past due in rent is too large,” he says.
The Comptons aren’t commenting.
Roach says the situation is “long past resolution” for the Comptons to negotiate to stay.
If the judge rules in Eaton Place’s favor, the Comptons will be immediately evicted.
“Essentially,” Roach says, “they’ll be out, and we’ll be in.”
WICHITA — The owners of the Eaton Steakhouse have been served an eviction notice for failure to pay $50,517 in rent at Eaton Place.
MDI Partnership #72, which owns the building at 523 E. Douglas, filed a petition for eviction in Sedgwick County District Court on Tuesday in addition to a lawsuit to collect back rent.
The lawsuit names Steve and Stephanie Compton of Wichita and Thomas Bowles of Augusta as defendants.
According to the lawsuit and eviction petition, SSC Enterprises, which is now B & C Group, signed a lease agreement in June 2007 for a total of $463,501, which is to be paid in monthly installments.
The lawsuit states that the Comptons and Bowles gave personal guarantees for the lease.
And the petition says the defendants have refused to leave the premises after receiving a 10-day notice to leave on June 24.