A Relocation Clause Moves the Premises and Leaves the License Behind
A St. Paul landlord asked its tobacco shop tenant to move to a bigger vacant unit in the same shopping center. The city denied the new license, because a St. Paul tobacco products shop license attaches to one address, there are fifteen of them citywide, and no new license may issue within 2,640 feet of an establishment that already holds one. Two units in one strip mall are not 2,640 feet apart. The Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the eviction on 20 July 2026: the force majeure clause extended deadlines rather than excusing performance, impossibility and frustration of purpose are unavailable in an eviction action, and a landlord that spends six months lobbying city hall for its tenant has not breached the duty of good faith.