Landlord-Tenant—Claims Against Tenant's Parents Dismissed—Landlord Claimed That Parents Had Authority To Act as Tenant's Agents and Were Liable for "Aiding and Abetting"—Parents Never Guaranteed the Leases—Tenant Told Landlord That Plaintiff's Rent Arrears Would Be Paid by the "Home" or "Family Office"—Plaintiff's Claim That Parents Guaranteed the Lease Was "Convoluted" and "In a Word, Hogwash"—Plaintiff Failed to Adequately Allege That Family Office Employees Had Either Actual Or Apparent Authority—Aiding and Abetting Fraud Claims Dismissed—They Were "Anemic"—Since Plaintiff Made a Fraudulent Inducement Claim, Any Alleged Wrongful Conduct Had To Occur Before Contract Execution—The Parents Alleged Misconduct Postdated the Contract

Two defendant parents (parents) moved to dismiss a complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and 9(b).

The plaintiff owns a condominium and subleases office space. The plaintiff agreed to rent the office to "A." The plaintiff and "A" thereafter entered into a one-year lease agreement, pursuant to which "A" rented the subject condominium unit in addition to the office. "A's" rent was four months in arrears.