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Vanguard Heights d/b/a Sandhurst Apartment Management v. Haitham Sourakli (2025)

Citation
Vanguard Heights d/b/a Sandhurst Apartment Management v. Haitham Sourakli (2025)
Parent Document
Vanguard Heights d/b/a Sandhurst Apartment Management v. Haitham Sourakli (2025)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
2025-05-06
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10630441/vanguard-heights-dba-sandhurst... ↗

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“We follow the rules of contract construction when interpreting lease agreements.” Dunn
v. Baker, 533 S.W.3d 831, 835 (Mo. App. E.D. 2017). “The cardinal rule of contract
interpretation is to ascertain the parties’ intention and to give effect to that intention.” Sonoma
Management Co., Inc. v. Boessen, 70 8.W.3d 475, 479 (Mo. App. W.D. 2002). We determine
the intent of the parties based upon the four comers of the contract unless it is ambiguous. C.B.
Commercial Real Estate Group, Inc. v. Equity Partnerships Corp., 917 8.W.2d 641, 646 (Mo.
App. W.D. 1996). Moreover, “[t]he terms of a contract are read as a whole to determine the
intention of the parties and are given their plain, ordinary, and usual meaning.” Dunn Indus.