Landlord's Threat to Evict Doesn't Put Tenant Under "Duress"

What Happened: A car wash tenant insisted that it had made an oral agreement with the previous landlord limiting its obligation to pay to fixed rent only. But the new landlord didn’t buy it and insisted that the tenant also pay operating expenses and taxes. Even if there was an oral agreement, the lease plainly stated that rent amendments had to be in writing, it argued. Faced with “harassment” and threat of eviction, the tenant reluctantly coughed up the additional rent. But the dispute continued and the landlord sued to evict.