Daily News | The SS United States is in a rent dispute that could leave it without a berth
The SS United States, the luxury ocean liner once known as the “queen of the seas,” appears to be in troubled waters, again. The now-rusty ship could lose its berth at Pier 82 along South Columbus Boulevard, its home since 1996, because of a rent dispute.
Penn Warehousing & Distribution, Inc., Pier 82′s landlord, says the SS United States Conservancy, the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit caring for the ship, has not paid a rent increase in place since late 2021. Penn Warehousing is seeking the ship’s ejection and back rent in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
In a counterclaim, the conservancy argues there was no mechanism in the lease that would allow Penn Warehousing to unilaterally increase the rent. The conservancy says it was only given two weeks notice of the increase while its donor tours, a major fundraising tool, were simultaneously hampered as pier access was closed from August to November of that year due to ongoing repairs.
In a statement, the conservancy said it continues “to pursue all available avenues for a mutually agreeable resolution.
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