Legal Opinion
Capital City Mortgage Corp. v. Habana Village Art & Folklore, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 23, 2000No. 98-CV-308PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Senior Judge:
This appeal arises from a dispute between appellant, Capital City Mortgage Corporation (landlord), and appellee, Habana Village Art & Folklore, Inc. (tenant), regarding the parties’ respective responsibilities under a commercial lease when the heating and cooling units ceased to function, they could not be repaired, and the tenant demanded their replacement by the landlord — who refused — during the lease term. After a bench trial, the court concluded that the lease was ambiguous and thus admitted extrinsic evidence to determine whether the landlord or the tenant was…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Holland v. HannanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Yvonne C. Edwards v. Nathan HabibCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- 1010 Potomac Associates v. Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Slice v. Carozza Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
- 1901 Wyoming Avenue Cooperative Ass'n v. LeeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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