Landlord Sues Restaurateurs Who Say Building Is Haunted

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The owners of a Japanese restaurant who claim their newly renovated Florida building is haunted are being sued by their landlord for refusing to move in. The $2.6 million state lawsuit asks a judge to decide whether the building is haunted and, if it is, whether the ghosts would interfere with the restaurant's business. The suit by the owners of the Church Street Station entertainment complex in Orlando also said an offer to hold an exorcism was refused.

An attorney said Christopher and Yoko Chung had planned to move in last October but balked after subcontractors gave several documented reports of having seen ghosts or apparitions at night. The attorney also said Christopher Chung's religious beliefs as a Jehovah's Witness require him to "avoid encountering or having any association with spirits or demons."