DMV Could Bill Brookswood Plaza for "Damages" Incurred by the Lease Termination

Now that the DMV has terminated their lease for an office at Brookswood Meadow Plaza - will the landlord get stuck with a bill?? That question is being raised because the State is in the process of assessing their costs. ODOT's David House says the State has a tough balancing act of being fair to Scott Lovejoy while also protecting the taxpayer's money. He says they've never had to send a bill in the past. "This is the first time we've had issues with moving an office.  We've moved several in the last couple of years; Springfield, Salem,  Grants Pass, Corvallis, and we don't have the kinds of issues.  This is the first time I can recall in the past several years that we've had to back out of a lease because of issue with not being able to move in." Scott Lovejoy responded exclusively to KBND this afternoon: I'm pleased that the neighbors have had the issue resolved to their satisfaction because we want to be a good neighbor. Regarding the DMV; we are looking at our legal recourse. “