Yount v. Hahn

By JUDGE ROBERT K. WOLTZ

The principle issue in this case is whether the parties terminated a written lease by oral agreement, in pursuance of which the tenant surrendered possession of the premises to the landlord who accepted them, or whether there was abandonment of the premises by the tenant in breach of the lease. The landlord (Yount) sues the tenant (Hahn) for rent and certain utility charges claimed due. Hahn defends on the ground that the lease was terminated by mutual agreement and counterclaims for the amount of a security deposit paid to Yount at the inception of the lease.

The lease…