ment 5C, a two-bedroom apartment, owned by defendant
landlord. Defendant’s property manager signed said lease on
behalf of defendant. (Plaintiff ’s exhibit 1.) According to the
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terms of the lease, the lease term commenced on August 1,
2013 and terminated June 30, 2014. Plaintiff Bean and Ms.
Green each deposited $840 security for a total security deposit
of $1,680. Security was properly deposited in an account at
M & T Bank. Monthly rent was $1,680/month. The parties
satisfied all terms under the original lease.
The dispute concerns the lease renewal period. On November
15, 2013, plaintiff Bean, Tabitha Green, and defendant signed
a ‘‘Renewal of Residential Lease Agreement’’ (hereinafter the
renewal). (Defendant’s exhibit A.) Under the renewal, all terms
of the original lease remained in full force and effect, and the
renewal term commenced July 1, 2014 and terminated June
30, 2015. On June 19, 2014 at 10:21 p.m. plaintiff emailed
Sarah Tytler, defendant’s property manager, and wrote:
‘‘Sarah,
‘‘Due to medical reasons, I will not be returning to
Cornell University for the Fall 2014 semester.
Please consider this my notice to vacate the apart-
ment as stipulated in my lease agreement. It is my
understanding that because I did not give notice by
January 15 or 31, I will be responsible for one
month’s rent.’’ (Plaintiff’s exhibit 9, June 19, 2014
email.)
Plaintiff did in fact pay July 2014 rent. Tabitha Green also
paid her portion of the July 2014 rent, although she and
plaintiff never occupied the apartment under the renewal.
On July 7, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. plaintiff emailed Tytler and
informed her that she had three individuals who were inter-
ested in leasing apartment 5C. In the email, plaintiff requested