174 Second Equities, Corp. v. Hee Nam Bae

*320Plaintiff was the landlord of premises leased by a company owned by defendant, who signed a personal guaranty in the event of default. In January 2004, the company delivered the keys to plaintiff and vacated the premises, leaving behind various clothing, machinery, equipment and chemicals it used in its dry cleaning and leather treatment business. After several written demands for removal of this property were ignored by defendant, plaintiff contracted with two companies to restore the premises to broom-clean condition, as required by the lease.

After trial, the court concluded that defendant…