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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company leases its Century City restaurant location under an operating lease, with the remaining term being 10 years. Restaurant leases typically include land and building shells, require contingent rent above the minimum base rent payments based on a percentage of sales ranging from 7% to 10%, have escalating minimum rent requirements over the term of the lease and require various expenses incidental to the use of the property. The lease also has a renewal option, which the Company may exercise in the future. The Company’s current lease provides early termination rights, permitting the Company and its landlord to mutually terminate the lease prior to expiration if the Company does not achieve specified sales levels in certain years.

 

As of June 30, 2013, the aggregate minimum annual lease payments under operating leases, including amounts characterized as deemed landlord financing payments are as follows:

 

2013   $ 94,717  
2014     194,644  
2015     200,483  
2016     206,498  
2017     212,692  
Thereafter     482,983  
Total   $ 1,392,017  

 

Rent expense for the Company’s Century City operating lease was $34,766 and $34,766 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and was $69,532 and $69,532 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2012, GNH Topanga entered into a Lease Agreement with Westfield Topanga Owner, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, to lease approximately 5,900 square feet in the Westfield Topanga Shopping Center. The lease includes land and building shells, provides a construction reimbursement allowance of up to $475,000, requires contingent rent above the minimum base rent payments based on a percentage of sales ranging from 7% to 10% and require other expenses incidental to the use of the property. The lease also has a renewal option, which GNH Topanga may exercise in the future. The Company’s current lease provides early termination rights, permitting the Company and its landlord to mutually terminate the lease prior to expiration if the Company does not achieve specified sales levels in certain years. The lease commenced on March 23, 2013, Topanga’s grand opening, and expires on April 30, 2022. As of June 30, 2013, the aggregate minimum annual lease payments under operating leases, including amounts characterized as deemed landlord financing payments are as follows:

 

2013   $ 110,448    
2014     228,996    
2015     238,155    
2016     247,682    
2017     257,589    
Thereafter     1,241,388    
Total   $ 2,324,258      

 

Rent expense for the Company’s Topanga operating lease was $54,378 and $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and was $54,378 and $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

On April 1, 2013, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement with II MALL ASSOCIATES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, to lease approximately 6,000 square feet in the Glendale Galleria in the City of Glendale, County of Los Angeles, and State of California. The lease includes land and building shells, provides a construction reimbursement allowance of up to $475,000, requires contingent rent above the minimum base rent payments based on a percentage of sales ranging from 4% to 7% and require other expenses incidental to the use of the property. The lease is expected to commence on October 1, 2013 and expire on September 30, 2023. Upon commencement, the aggregate minimum annual lease payments under operating leases, including amounts characterized as deemed landlord financing payments are as follows:

 

2013   $ 46,605  
2014     188,284  
2015     195,816  
2016     203,648  
2017     211,794  
Thereafter     1,392,032  
Total   $ 2,238,179  

 

Litigation

 

The Company, the Company’s CEO, Joey Parsi, and a third party, were named in a complaint filed on July 19, 2012 in the Los Angeles Superior Court by Alex Nerush and Preferred Scan, Inc., that alleges fraud, negligent misrepresentation, sale of securities by unlicensed broker, sale of securities by means of false and misleading statements, and money had and received. The Company does not believe there is any merit to the allegations and will vigorously defend this action. Furthermore, on September 24, 2012 the Company and the Company’s CEO, Joey Parsi counter-sued Richard Steele, Jr. and Donald Stoecklein, Anthony Risas for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, negligence and negligent misrepresentation, fraud and indemnity. On October 13, 2012, Stoecklein Law Group, LLP (“Law Group”) which acted as our securities counsel from September 2010 until September 2012, filed an Interpleader action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California to determine the proper ownership of 16 stock certificates representing an aggregate of 2,364,000 shares of our stock (the “Disputed Certificates”) held by the Law Group. Joey Parsi, Balata Partners, Inc., and Patrick Deparini were each named as defendants (the “Defendants”). Law Group claims that they entered into an oral agreement to hold the Disputed Certificates unless and until each of the Defendants agreed otherwise. The Company maintains that no such oral agreement was entered into and plans to vigorously argue for the release of the Disputed Certificates into the custody of our current securities counsel. The Company does not believe there is any merit to the allegations and will vigorously defend this action.