K'S Merchandise Mart, Inc. v. Northgate Ltd. Partnership

PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK

delivered the opinion of the court:

In connection with the sale of a shopping center, the anchor tenant executed an estoppel certificate certifying that the landlord had performed all its obligations and was not in default. A question later arose whether the tenant’s obligation to pay maintenance expenses included an obligation to pay a management fee based on a percentage of the shopping center’s gross revenue from all tenants. The trial court held that the tenant had no obligation to pay the management fee. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

This case involves the lease of…