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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Robert L. Lennon v. United States Theatre Corporation, 920 F.2d 996 (1990)

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Robert L. Lennon v. United States Theatre Corporation, 920 F.2d 996 (1990)
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Robert L. Lennon v. United States Theatre Corporation, 920 F.2d 996 (1990)
Effective Date
1990-12-07

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The district court’s judgment would allow U.S. Theatre to collect from Lennon the total amount he would have owed in rent had he remained in possession through January 31, 1991, less the security deposit and the rentals U.S. Theatre will have actually received up to that date. Under District law, however, a lease provision giving the re-entering lessor a right to lost rent is construed as creating a right to damages, subject to the mitigation doctrine, i.e., to a requirement that the lessor use “reasonable efforts” to relet. See Satin v. Buckley, 246 A.2d 778, 781 (D.C.1968); McIntosh v. Gitomer, 120 A.2d 205, 206 (D.C.1956). 3