Cavalier Square Limited Partnership v. Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

In this appeal, we determine whether the trial court erred in holding that a lessee was not liable for payment of rent on the ground that the lessor had constructively evicted the lessee from the demised premises.

Cavalier Square Limited Partnership (Plaintiff/Lessor) sued Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Commonwealth of Virginia (the Board), and Edward J. Mazur, Comptroller, Commonwealth of Virginia, to recover damages for unpaid rent. The Board denied that it owed the rent. The Board asserted that the Plaintiff/Lessor “took action to…