Viscott, Inc. v. Karoly

The primary issue in this action for rent submitted upon an agreed statement of facts is whether the tenant, under the terms of his sublease, is responsible for additional rent measured by the cost to the landlord of the installation of a sprinkler system and the increase in real estate taxes during the renewal term of the tenant’s sublease.

The basic rule of law to be gleaned from the instruments signed by the parties in the light of the surrounding circumstances at the time of such signing is whether the parties intended to fasten upon the tenant the burden of paying these charges,…