Maida v. Main Building of Houston

TUNKS, Chief Justice.

This is a suit by a landlord, The Main Building of Houston, against its tenant, S. J. Maida, Sr., d/b/a Houston Shoe Hospital. The suit is on the lease agreement.

By the lease in question the landlord leased to the tenant space in a building called The Main Building of Houston. The lease was for a 10 year term beginning July 1, 1963, and ending June 30, 1973. The rent was fixed at $550.00 per month. The tenant vacated the premises in the latter part of February of 1968, being in arrears in the rent due for the months of December, 1967, and January and February of 1968. The…