My question involves business law in the state of: North Carolina

Hello!

I have a deli in a shopping center. The owners are in the process of a divorce, and the tenants, including myself, are suffering consequences. The landlord who is supposedly the managing partner owns a boutique in the same shopping center and her husband now lives in one of the apartments upstairs.

It states in my lease that grounds maintenance and exterior walls and roofs are the landlord's responsibility. No lawn care was being provided at all and the apartment upstairs has a shower that leaks every time the tenant takes a shower. The leak would drip on a table outside of the restaurant considered "deli space." Both landlord's would refer me to each other to rectify the situation. After going back and forth a couple of times I sent certified letters to both of them reiterating my concerns and our conversations. At this time those two issues are taken care of. This occurred last month.

Now the electricity for the shopping center has been cut off due to non payment of their bill. We have no security lights, flood lights on the entrance way or signs, no outside outlet power, or lights or hot water in the bathroom. This happened Thursday of last week and has still not been fixed. I spoke with the landlord Thursday evening, she said she would pay the bill on Friday. I spoke with the electric company today (Monday) who claims that the boot was removed, but still no power.

The husband came by today (Monday) to tell tenants that his wife was using our rent checks for personal expenses. He also stated that the mortgage had not been paid and the place was in danger of foreclosure. He claims that if we give him the rent checks that he will make sure things get taken care of, but in our lease it states that we must make checks to (shopping center name), LLC.

What will happen if the center does fall into foreclosure? What would happen if I didn't pay my rent? I am deeply concerned about the future of my own business.