Milin's company had a small retail store in the back of the warehouse, "from day one," his lawyer, Marshall Dickler, said in an interview. He said the lease on more than 8,000 square-foot portion of the warehouse explicitly allowed a retail use in a corner. Early this year, Dickler said, Milin's landlord forced him to move to the front of the building, and the store became visible from the street. Tom Poupard, who heads the village's building and planning department, said a complaint on the use, which did not have the required permit, quickly came in.