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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Porter Novelli, Inc. v. Bender, 817 A.2d 185 (2003)

Citation
Porter Novelli, Inc. v. Bender, 817 A.2d 185 (2003) 1.
Parent Document
Porter Novelli, Inc. v. Bender, 817 A.2d 185 (2003)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
2003-02-20

Full Text

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1. Subtenant left the premises on May 8. The landlord-tenant court upon remand after dismissal of the first appeal awarded landlord rent—albeit only double rent—for the entire month of May. On this second appeal, subtenant contends that it owes no rent for May because landlord withheld use of the freight elevator that would have permitted subtenant to leave by the end of April. Landlord, to the contrary, disputes the freight-elevator allegations and cites the lease for the proposition that a tenant who holds over into a month is responsible for the entire month’s rent—especially here, it adds, because landlord was unable to re-let the premises until June.