HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Legal troubles continue for the owner of The Place 2 Be restaurants, as the dispute over The Bakery in West Hartford took place in court on Tuesday.

Gjinovefa “Gina” Luari appeared at the Hartford Housing Session on Tuesday afternoon with her attorney.

Both her attorney and the landlord's attorney discussed the next steps for the establishment in court. Luari's attorney told the judge that she had a $24,000 check ready to hand over the landlord to cover this month and next month.

The attorney for the landlord said that Luari had already missed payments, and they are not interested in accepting the check. The attorney further stated that the space is not ready to open without vital missing equipment, ceilings and other infrastructure.

Further claims were made th

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