Commercial Lease Issue: other party claiming force majeure

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Hypothetical question

On mobile so apologies for formatting. I'm in a difficult situation and trying to figure out my next steps.

other party claiming force majeure. I've been dealing with this for about 4 weeks now and the situation isn't improving haha.

The contract was signed 8 months ago. I have a copy of the original agreement. The total amount in dispute is approximately $79,000.

Has anyone been through something similar? What worked for you?

Illustrative response

Following this - dealing with a similar breach of contract issue.