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title: "Rent Troubles Continued for Small Businesses in July"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f84c99d8-974b-41c4-b71c-1d5e550c8fd2
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/rent_troubles_continued_for_small_businesses_in_july.html
author: "Kerry Pipes"
category: "General"
published: 2022-08-09T08:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:10:35.523Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/6957_plate.jpg
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# Rent Troubles Continued for Small Businesses in July

**TL;DR:** Nearly half of small business operators reported paying more for rent now than they did six months ago, with 45% of restaurant owners and 44% of retailers unable to pay their full July rent. The overall rent delinquency rate for U.S. small businesses is 34%, just 1% shy of 2022's highest rate.

*By Kerry Pipes, originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-08-09. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/rent_troubles_continued_for_small_businesses_in_july.html).*

## Story

Rent woes for small business operators are not getting any better. Nearly half (46%) reported that they're paying more for rent now than they did six months ago, and another 4% say their landlords plan to increase their rent soon, according to the latest rent report from Alignable. Drill down into the July numbers for restaurants and rent is up 7% from June.

45% of restaurant owners said they couldn't pay their full July rent last month. Retailers saw an even steeper jump, up 9% from June, where 44% of them didn't have enough cash on hand to cover their rent. Both these rates of delinquency represent all-time highs for 2022.

Here are some other highlights: 46% of small businesses say they're paying higher rent now than they did six months ago. 45% of restaurants (up 7% from June) and 44% of retailers (up 9% from June) couldn't afford their July rent. In fact, for restaurants and retailers, their rent delinquency rates in July were the highest they’ve been since the end of 2021.

40% of salons couldn’t make rent in July, up 15% from 25% in June. The overall rent delinquency rate for U.S.

small businesses is 34%, just 1% shy of 2022's highest rate (35% in June). 42% of small businesses in Massachusetts, 41% in New York, 40% in Illinois, and 37% in Michigan weren’t able to fulfill their rent obligations in July. To see Alignable’s July Rent Report go here.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- General (sector)
- restaurant industry (topic)
- new york (location)
- Kerry Pipes (person)
- michigan (location)
- Illinois (location)
- massachusetts (location)
- small business (topic)
- Alignable (company)
- retail industry (topic)
- rent delinquency (topic)

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Originally reported by Kerry Pipes, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/rent_troubles_continued_for_small_businesses_in_july.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f84c99d8-974b-41c4-b71c-1d5e550c8fd2).