Marlborough Square, LLC v. Costa

The defendant, Deley Dalla Costa (“Costa”), has appealed the trial court’s determination that he is personally liable for rent owed on a lease for the location of the church of which he is the pastor. Because we conclude that the lease was ambiguous and that extrinsic evidence did not support the trial judge’s determination, we vacate the judgment and order a new trial.

On November 1, 2008, Marlboro Square, LLC (“Marlboro Square”)2 entered into a two-year lease agreement, beginning that date. In the first paragraph of the twenty-one page lease, the tenant was identified as “Igreja…