Legal Opinion
OTR v. Flakey Jake's, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 1989No. 54898-6PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPearson, J.
This action involves statutory unlawful detainer liability for the possession of commercial office space (the premises) owned by OTR. We are asked whether an assignee of a lease may object to the original lessor's failure to provide written consent to the assignment, and whether a subsequent subleasing of the premises back to the original lessee by the assignee/sublandlord terminates privity of estate between the assignee/sublandlord and the original lessor, and thus terminates unlawful detainer liability.
Facts
On March 1, 1984, OTR's predecessor leased a portion of the premises to Flakey…
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