A fragrance tenant left Southpoint. Why the Durham mall says it's owed over $620K. Updated October 22, 2026 12:52 PM Gift Article Key Takeaways AI-generated summary reviewed by its newsroom. The Streets at Southpoint mall is suing a former tenant for unpaid rent and other claims, according to a complaint filed Monday in Durham County Superior Court. General Growth Properties (GGP), the shopping center's landlord, alleges that Aroma360 Southpoint NC LLC owes over $623,000 in accrued and projected rent damages. The company operated Aroma360 Luxury Scenting store. The complaint says the tenant failed to pay rent and other charges and never paid the required $30,000 security deposit. The complaint also alleges $39,982 was owed through Sept. 30 and says Aroma360 LLC guaranteed the tenant's lease obligations. GGP is asking Durham County Superior Court to hold Aroma360 and Aroma360 LLC jointly responsible for the unpaid money. The complaint says a separate eviction case resulted in a Sept. 14 possession judgment, and the tenant left the mall around Sept. 30. The lease covered about 1,760 square feet, with base rent starting at $6,600 a month and scheduled to increase to $7,428 in 2030, when the lease ended. A spokesperson for GGP told The News & Observer that they could not comment on the pending complaint and don't comment on tenant relations. The N&O has also reached out to Aroma360 for comment on the matter. Aroma360 now lists its Southpoint store as permanently closed, along with its Charlotte location, the company's only other store in North Carolina. The Charlotte location also opened in 2024 and faced eviction proceedings in SouthPark Mall over unpaid rent, according to the Triangle Business Journal. Based in Miami, Aroma360 was founded in 2013 and sells fragrance products online and operates stores in several states. That includes products from luxury hotels (like Westin) marketed for homes and businesses, as well as portable car diffusers. Some social media users have criticized the company's refills, diffuser reliability and customer service. This story was originally published October 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM. Durham County October 20, 2026 2:20 PM October 18, 2026 4:14 PM The News & Observer Kristen Johnson is a local government reporter covering Durham for The News & Observer. She previously covered Cary and western Wake County. Prior to coming home to the Triangle, she reported for The Fayetteville Observer and spent time covering politics and culture in Washington, D.C. She is an alumna of UNC at Charlotte and American University.

Aroma360 first introduced the "Hotel Collection" brand for fragrances as early as 2015 at www.aroma360.com, and made the brand standalone in October 2020 at www.hotelcollection.com.