First D.M.V., Inc. v. Blaya

COPE, Judge.

Lessor First D.M.V., Inc., appeals a final judgment for rent due under a lease. Although the judgment is in the lessor’s favor, lessor contends that the final judgment should be for a larger amount.

The lease at issue in the present ease was described in this court’s opinion in First D.M.V., Inc. v. Amster, 645 So.2d 936 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989). It originated in 1983 and went into default in 1984. The landlord relet the premises, but could only do so at a lower rental.

The defaulted lease did not have an acceleration clause, so the lessor could only sue for rental amounts as they became…