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Perky Cups, the Aurora, Colorado coffee shop that became famous because of it’s bikini-adorned employees, was forced to close its doors recently. According to a local publication, the Aurora Sentinal, the building’s owners  evicted the owner Jason Bernal for nonpayment of rent, and for failure to abide by the terms of his lease, including having bikini clad baristas operating outside of the shop’s premises and having signage that isn’t allowed, said Greg Coleman, president of Coldwell Banker Commercial in Denver, the shop’s landlord.

Perky Cups coffee shop has been mired in controversy since March when a 10-foot-by-20-foot sign featuring a woman in a bikini sprung up in front of the shop and resulted in a heated First Amendment debate. The store then began receiving criticisms in April from people who were irked and unimpressed when the store’s employees began their Wednesday ritual of selling hot dogs in their bikinis outside of the coffee shop.

Coffee Shop Heating System Not Repaired

“There was an order granted for possession by the court, and the sheriff showed up yesterday and locked the premises,” he said. “Now it’s back in the landlord’s possession.”  Coleman said he could not specify how much money Bernal owes. “We can make no further comment because of the pending lawsuit.” No court dates have been scheduled yet. Bernal said he is relieved that the store was closed, citing numerous problems with the landlord and property manager for the past several months. He is accusing the landlord of not reparing the shop’s heating system for 45 days during November and December of last year.  and he did not pay rent because he lost about $50,000 in revenue because of the heating dilemma, he said. “The management knew what our company was and then when they started receiving complaints, (they) changed their tune.”

Local councilwoman Molly Markert and at least 30 other people signed a petition in May to boycott Perky Cups and the surrounding businesses in the shopping center. Reportedly, Markert said in a letter to the shop’s property manager that she was imposing an economic boycott of the businesses until Bernal’s employees stopped parading outside of the shop in their bikinis.

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