Recreational Equipment, Inc. v. World Wrapps Northwest, Inc.

¶1 Special circumstances may warrant a court granting equitable relief to a lessee who either fails or delays in giving notice to exercise an option in accordance with the written terms of its lease. 1 Here, the trial court properly exercised its discretion in deciding that special circumstances existed to warrant granting a grace period to World Wrapps Northwest Inc. to exercise its option to extend the term of its lease with Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI). We affirm.

¶2 World Wrapps owns and operates several restaurants in the Seattle area. The restaurant at issue in this unlawful…