The Takiff Properties Group Ltd. 2 v. GTI Life, Inc.

*243 ¶ 1 The Takiff Properties Group Ltd. # 2, the plaintiff-landlord in this dispute, entered into a commercial lease with GTI Life, Inc., the defendant-tenant. Defendant Guy Iantoni served as tenant's guarantor. Following a bench trial, the court entered judgment in landlord's favor with respect to its claim that tenant, which had abandoned the property, owed overdue rent. The court also found that the lease contractually waived landlord's obligation to mitigate damages under section 9-213.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure ( 735 ILCS 5/9-213.1 (West 2014) ). On appeal, tenant asserts that the…