Legal Opinion
Hart v. Vermont Investment Ltd. Partnership
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 9, 1995No. 94-CV-426, 94-CV-457PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
These appeals arise from a dispute between Vermont Investment Limited Partnership (“New Landlord”) and Christopher A. Hart, Esquire, Raoul L. Carroll, Esquire, and Clayborne E. Chavers, Esquire (collectively “Tenant”) over the validity and construction of a commercial lease. Following a bench trial, the Superior Court held that there had been no meeting of the minds when the lease was negotiated, and that the lease was therefore unenforceable. The judge concluded that, in the absence of a valid lease, the tenancy was at sufferance, and he limited accordingly the…
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