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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

RAL Automotive Group, Inc. v. Edwards, 151 N.H. 497 (2004)

Citation
RAL Automotive Group, Inc. v. Edwards, 151 N.H. 497 (2004)
Parent Document
RAL Automotive Group, Inc. v. Edwards, 151 N.H. 497 (2004)
Jurisdiction
New Hampshire (state)
Effective Date
2004-11-30

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We have held: that .where. a tenant surrenders a lease by relinquishing possession of . the. premises, and the landlord accepts such surrender, the tenant is no longer liable for rent under the lease. See Novak v. Company, 84 N.H. 93, 95 (1929). Absent such intent, however, repossession, and even reletting the premises to a third party, does not terminate the tenant’s obligation to pay rent. Id, at 97. “The relationship of landlord and tenant and liability on the .covenants in a lease .are not dependent on each other.” Id. at 96 (quotation omitted).