Downtown Barre Development v. GU Markets of Barre, LLC

¶ 1. Landlord, Downtown Barre Development, appeals from the trial court’s denial of its request for declaratory relief. Landlord argues that tenant, GU Markets of Barre, LLC, has established a corporate structure that entitles landlord to terminate the parties’ commercial lease. Landlord claims the trial court erred in not considering tenant’s conduct when deciding whether tenancy under the terms of their agreement may be terminated. We affirm.

¶ 2. The underlying facts are uncontested. In 1973, landlord entered into a lease agreement with Grand Union Stores, Inc. of Vermont (Grand Union) for…