Jeffrey Kavin, Inc. v. Frye

Opinion

MOSK, J.—

INTRODUCTION

One of four lessees, who was not a defendant in the action below, signed and delivered to the lessor, with the lessor’s approval, a writing exercising an option to extend a lease after the expiration of the period to exercise that option. We hold that defendants, the three other colessees, were not bound by that purported exercise of the option. We also hold that the increased rental provision for holding over did not apply when one lessee did so with the consent of the lessor. We therefore affirm the judgment.

*38BACKGROUND1

A. The Lease

On February 17, 2004, lessor…