Do u think the land lord is a jerk or is he doint it for money?

my boss at work pays over $ 3000 a month for the rent. the place was originally two stores but they bought both and had it made into one. the land lord wants to raise the rent fee for the cafe next door. the owner of the cafe decided no and now he's moving out. the dollar store is gone too and so is another place at the end of the plaza. there might be another that i'm not sure of. my boss is really considering moving out of this area when his contract is over. this plaza sucks too the parking lot had pot holes in it forever and was just now repaired, its never cleaned up, theres broken gl and such laying around in the back. i hurt my foot last year thanks to a piece of concrete from those holes. i was told the land lord is arab too but i don't think that really means anything. is he a jerk? does he just want money? or is he desperate? in my opinion i think he won't have anyone renting here if he keeps up with the way things are.