Robinson v. Mike McKean, Inc.

HALL, Judge.

After the defendant-lessee vacated the leased premises four months prior to the end of the five -year term of the written lease, the plaintiff-lessor filed suit to recover rent for the remaining four months, the cost of repairing the roof allegedly damaged by the defendant, and the cost of *452cleaning the building after it was vacated. Defendant denied any liability and as special defenses alleged that plaintiff had verbally agreed to an early termination of the lease and also that defendant was justified in cancelling the lease because a leaking roof rendered the premises unfit.…