Businesses readying to resist Montana’s crippling new lease terms for historic districts

Virginia City businesses ask judge to block 'unconscionable' lease terms from state

Both businesses are fighting a new lease term that is sparking outrage among business owners: a requirement to share 15% of their annual gross revenue with the state.

Businesses readying to resist Montana’s crippling new lease terms for historic districts

“That 15% number is a boot up my ass, ‘You're out of here,’” Kirk Belding of Bob’s Place, a historic pizza joint, said. “That’s all that says.”