Peterson v. United States Building Maintenance Co.

This is an appeal from the denial of possession to plaintiff, as lessor, in a forcible detainer action.

A two-year written lease had been entered into initially on June 1, 1965, providing for monthly rental of $220, and containing an option for an additional three-year term, required to be exercised by written notice on or before March 1, 1967, with rent to be increased to $242 monthly.

In April of 1966 the plaintiff agreed verbally that an addition to the leased premises would be constructed by lessor and the rent would be $300 per month with a ten percent increase effective June 1, 1967.…