Atkinson v. Rosenthal, 598 N.E.2d 666 (1992)
- Citation
- Atkinson v. Rosenthal, 598 N.E.2d 666 (1992)
- Parent Document
- Atkinson v. Rosenthal, 598 N.E.2d 666 (1992)
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts (state)
- Effective Date
- 1992-08-25
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Full Text
700 charsBoth the trial judge and the Appellate Division, in affirming his decision, proceeded on the basis of a conclusion that the landlord, by taking steps to find a new tenant for the vacated premises, accepted the tenants’ surrender of the lease. We know that the landlord did not expressly accept a surrender of the lease; to the contrary, he expressly rebuffed the tenants’ surrender. Acceptance of surrender of a lease may come about inferentially if a landlord exercises control over the property, usually by physical steps such as changing locks or altering the premises in a fashion inconsistent with resumption of the original tenancy. See Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. v. Mid-State Ins. Agency, Inc.,