L. H. Estates Co. v. Bartholomew

Defendants are statutory tenants under a lease which has expired. The lease contains a provision that the tenant shall not install or use a washing machine without the ■written consent of the landlord and that a breach of this provision shall be deemed a substantial violation of the lease.

This case presents three questions: (1) Where a lease provides that a specific act is a substantial violation, can the court go behind that agreement and inquire whether it is or not? (2) If the court can, was there such a violation in this case? (3) If the specific violation does not cause any hardship but…