Heckard v. Martin

Gernon, J.:

In this landlord-tenant dispute, Robert W. Heckard, the landlord, appeals from the amount of damages awarded to him.

Heckard filed a pro se brief. Andrew and Stacy Martin, the tenants, filed no brief at all. The parties apparently had a written lease agreement which was admitted before the trial court. However, the lease was not included in the record on appeal.

The Martins rented a duplex from Heckard and paid their rent on a timely basis for over 2 years. They stopped payment on a rental check in protest because Heckard had not fixed various problems in the duplex which they had…