Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe owner of the Santa Monica Place mall has filed a lawsuit seeking to evict the ArcLight Theatre for non-payment of rent.Macerich, the real estate investment trust that owns the mall, served an eviction notice on April 13, the day after Pacific Theatres announced that it would permanently close all 17 of its ArcLight and Pacific locations.The eviction notice gave Pacific seven days to pay $368,841.60 or forfeit the premises.
Macerich’s attorneys filed an unlawful detainer action in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday afternoon. Pacific has yet to respond in court, and a spokesman declined to comment on the lawsuit.Macerich had already sued Pacific on Feb.
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