Colonial Painting Co. v. Georgian Health Center, Inc.

BERMAN, Judge.

Defendants, lessees of a nursing home facility (Georgian), appeal the trial court’s findings that a monthly rental increase was due to plaintiff, owner-lessor of the facility (Colonial), for the renewal term of the lease. We reverse.

Plaintiff and defendant entered into a lease on May 31, 1973, for a term of five years, with an option to renew the lease for an additional five-year term. The agreed rental amount was $11,900 per month. If Georgian renewed the lease, the lease agreement provided that:

“[T]he amount of rentals shall be increased or decreased in proportion as the last…