Court rules in Concord Mills mall effort to evict store and collect back rent
A CBD retailer has been evicted from Concord Mills following a court ruling that also ordered the business to pay $10,000 in unpaid rent, a fraction of the amount originally sought by the mall.
Cabarrus County District Court Magistrate Brock Van Scoter granted landlord Concord Mills Limited Partnership the right to remove EZ Purchase LLC, doing business as Go Green CBD, according to court filings. The decision was rendered Wednesday during a small claims hearing in the county Superior Court division.
The Aventura, Florida-based retailer, which sells CBD and THC products, was ordered to pay $10,000 plus court costs. While the judgment specifies the rent owed, it did not rule on broader money damages.
In a civil complaint filed June 23, the landlord claimed Go Green CBD owed $104,770 in rent as of June 1 and had refused to vacate the premises. Court documents show the plaintiff can’t sue in small claims court for more than $10,000. The store has 10 days to appeal the decision.
Court documents show the store’s monthly lease rate was $7,598.
Concord Mills, which has 182 stores and restaurants, is owned by Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group. The company also owns SouthPark mall and Charlotte Premium Outlets.
Neither Simon nor the mall’s attorney immediately responded to requests for comment Friday. Go Green CBD officials also did not respond to inquiries.
On Friday, everything in the store has been marked to half off, a store employee at the mall said by phone.
Go Green CBD background
The Concord location, which opened in November 2024, was Go Green CBD’s only store outside of Florida, where it has six.
At its peak, the company operated 18 mall-based kiosks and storefronts in New York, North Carolina, New Jersey and Florida. In North Carolina, Go Green CBD had a store at Northlake Mall, as well as spots in Asheville and Winston-Salem.
