Turbe v. Ellick

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Most of the facts in this case are undisputed. Mr. Turbe and Mr. Ellick entered into a land lease on June 9, 1969 (Plaintiff’s Exhibit No. 1) for a period of five years at a yearly rental of $240.00. Mr. Ellick located a trailer on the property and resided there with his wife and children for the full five years of the lease, and remained in possession as a holdover for an additional 19 months. At the expiration of the five-year lease, plaintiffs notified defendants that the rent would be raised to $150.00 per month, an increase to which defendants did not accede. Defendants…