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Section 2

Citation
Section 2
Parent Document
Hart v. Vermont Investment Ltd. Partnership, 667 A.2d 578 (1995)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1995-11-09

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287 U.S.App.D.C. 202, 206, 920 F.2d 996, 1000 (1990). Second, the landlord may relet the premises and hold the tenant liable for any deficiency in the rent, without acquiescing in the abandonment. However, “[u]nder District law, ... a lease provision giving the reentering lessor a right to lost rent is construed as creating a right to damages, subject to the mitigation doctrine.” Lennon, supra, 287 U.S.App.D.C. at 206, 920 F.2d at 1000 (citing Satin v. Buckley,