Landlord Can Sue for Early Termination 
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Published: August 16, 2011
Tags: Judge Samuel G. Wilson, Real Estate, U.S. District Court - Western District
A landlord who leased the back tract of his Harrisonburg property to defendant CMH’s predecessor and the front part to another tenant, can sue CMH for breach of the lease agreement by terminating the lease before 10 years passed, but the Harrisonburg U.S. District Court dismisses the landlord’s claim for waste based on CMH’s destruction ...
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