Preston A. Higgins & Co. v. Stevenson

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURKE

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff landlord, Preston A. Higgins & Co., filed an action for the possession of an apartment located at 9106 South Wentworth Avenue in Chicago. Plaintiff alleged that it validly terminated the 5-year lease of defendants lessees, Julian and Taftrene Stevenson, by tendering a timely notice to them pursuant to the provisions of a rider which contained a mutual right of termination clause. Both the rider and the printed lease were signed by the parties. In conspicuous typewritten language, the rider provides in pertinent part:

“Parag…