CINCINNATI (WXIX) – A West End business owner fears his shop will be put out because of the newly begun FC Cincinnati expansion project. Ahmad Hmoud has run Liberty Used Tires on West Liberty Street for the last six years. A company he says his family has poured their heart and soul in. He says he feels blindsided by the Jan. 30 dated notice he received from the landlord. Hmoud claims the notice gives him until Feb. 28 to close up shop or face a massive rent increase. “This is not fair,” claims Hmoud. “If I do not leave the property on the 28th, my rent will go up to $16,000 a month. Right now, I’m paying $2,000.” The owner of the building housing Hmoud’s shop, Omran & Raid LLC, sold the property to FC Cincinnati in 2018. They had no comment when FOX19 NOW asked them about the move. FC Cincinnati sent a statement, saying in part: “The owner of the property on Liberty Street north of the stadium approached FC Cincinnati wanting to sell his real estate. He had two month-to-month tenants, and one has already relocated. FC Cincinnati has offered more than market value for the […]