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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Lawrence v. Osuagwu, 57 Mass. App. Ct. 60 (2003)

Citation
Lawrence v. Osuagwu, 57 Mass. App. Ct. 60 (2003)
Parent Document
Lawrence v. Osuagwu, 57 Mass. App. Ct. 60 (2003)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2003-01-10

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Where there is a provision in the lease requiring lease payments beyond the lease terms, the continued lease payments are the correct damages. Kobayashi v. Orion Ventures, Inc., 42 Mass. App. Ct. 492, 502 (1997). See also Swift v. Boyd, 202 Mass. 26, 28 (1909) (in absence of agreement, tenant at suffer*65anee is liable for reasonable rent); Mutual Paper Co. v. Hoague-Sprague Corp., 297 Mass. 294, 300 (1937) (provisions in a lease as to future rent are construed “somewhat strongly” against the lessor).