▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁but ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁operating ▁after ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Li qu or ▁Control ▁Commission ▁permitted ▁Back space ▁to ▁serve ▁be er ▁and ▁wine ▁while ▁hosting ▁all - ages ▁events ▁and ▁performances . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Rob ison ▁began ▁raising ▁funds ▁to ▁help ▁eliminate ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁" del in quent ▁late ▁fe es ▁for ▁past - due ▁rent ▁and ▁lic ens ing " ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Compos ers , ▁Auth ors ▁and ▁Publish ers ▁( ASC AP ) ▁and ▁Broadcast ▁Music , ▁Inc . ▁( B MI ). ▁Rob ison ▁decided ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁when ▁the ▁city ▁pass ▁an ▁ordin ance ▁requiring ▁night cl ubs ▁in ▁older ▁buildings ▁to ▁install ▁spr ink ler ▁systems . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁invest ors ▁said ▁the ▁building ' s ▁own ers ▁elected ▁not ▁to ▁renew ▁the ▁ca fe ' s ▁le ase ▁because ▁" music ▁[ was ] ▁not ▁compatible ▁with ▁rest ▁of ▁ten ants ▁in ▁the ▁building ". ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Rob ison ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁the ▁business ▁to ▁a ▁larger ▁space ▁before ▁its ▁le ase ▁exp ired ▁in ▁November . ▁He ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁move ▁Back space ▁to ▁a ▁building ▁along ▁N ortheast ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr . ▁Bou lev ard . ▁When ▁plans ▁fell ▁through , ▁he ▁considered ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁a ▁different ▁location ▁in ▁n ortheast ▁Port land . ▁However , ▁this