Desciose v. United States

OPINION

HODGES, Judge.

I

Plaintiff leased office space to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under three separate lease agreements. The first lease expired in 1980. The second agreement extended the lease through 1985. A bilateral modification of the second lease in 1984 required plaintiff to make certain improvements and alterations for $84,514. The modification also deleted a restoration clause that required the government to restore the premises upon vacating.

A May 1985 agreement extended the lease for a term of 14 years. Paragraph four of the third lease provided that the government…