Vogel v. Haynes

Woleslagel, J.:

Rhoda Vogel, appellee, a retired schoolteacher, rented living quarters from William G. Haynes, appellant, a practicing attorney. The lease was month-to-month but contained a provision that Vogel would keep the premises for one year. Before the end of one year, Vogel gave timely notice of termination and asked for the return of a security deposit she had advanced. Haynes refused the request without any written notice of damages he sustained by reason of Vogel’s failure to comply with the one-year provision in the rental agreement.

Haynes lost in small claims court and lost in his…