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What Happened: Six months after an executive recruiting agency moved into its new office, employees began experiencing rashes and congestion while at work, problems that eased as soon as they left the building. Dissatisfied with building management’s response to its complaints, the agency moved out and sued the landlord for recission and negligence in failing to maintain the building’s HVAC and ventilation system. The landlord countersued the agency for failure to pay rent.
What Happened: A medical tenant decided to remain in possession and continue paying rent after its lease expired. A few months later, Hurricane Irene blew through town and inflicted major damage, forcing the tenant to move out. The tenant sued to recover its security deposit; the landlord countersued to recover the costs of rebuilding, noting that the tenant had parked its car inside the building before the storm, in violation of the lease, and that the car was forced through the wall by the rush of floodwater in the building.
What Happened: A landlord terminated the month-to-month lease of a toy wholesaler. When the tenant refused to leave, the landlord filed a holdover lawsuit. After several failed attempts by the tenant to get the action dismissed or stayed, the case went to court, which ruled in the landlord’s favor and issued an eviction warrant. The tenant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a week before the warrant was scheduled to be executed.
What Happened: A landlord promised to install fencing around a used car lot if the tenant renewed the lease. Relying on that promise, the tenant re-upped, but the landlord didn’t install the promised fencing. So, the tenant terminated the lease, stopped paying rent, and sued for misrepresentation. The trial court found the landlord liable for fraud.
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