Landlord Locks Out 'Revolt' Restaurant Owners

By Sam Thrift Monday, December 12, 2011

The Revolt, a York County casual fine dining restaurant, is closing after four months in business, with the landlord changing the building's locks after months of unpaid rent.    

According to a Facebook post by the restaurant on their page, their landlord decided to change the locks to the building because they were three months behind in their rent.

Spain Properties, the company that owns the building, took restaurant owners Timothy and Lisa Insley to court Nov. 22 for unlawful detainer, or the act of retaining possession of property without legal right, according to online court records. The records say $21,000 was being sought by the landlord and lists the hearing as continued until Dec. 19.

“Even though the judge granted us a continuance until mid-December, [the landlord] went ahead and have shut down our ability to do business or have access to our belongings inside,” the Facebook post said. “I have been working hard all day to come up with an alternative plan but at the moment, I don't have anything new to report other than the Revolt doors are closed.”

The restaurant, located on George Washington Memorial Highway at corner of Denbigh, opened Aug. 1 and took the place of Tuscany’s Coffee House.

The intent of the Revolt was to “focus on bringing a little history back to 21st Century Yorktown” by supplying customers with a Revolutionary War-era atmosphere, according to its website.

Spain Properties and the Revolt owners did not  reply to phone calls and emails concerning the closing.