Berg v. Slaff, 125 A.2d 844 (1956)

Citation: Berg v. Slaff, 125 A.2d 844 (1956)
Parent Document: Berg v. Slaff, 125 A.2d 844 (1956)
Jurisdiction: DC (municipal)
Effective Date: 1956-10-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1493187/berg-v-slaff/ ↗

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The record shows that the landlord claimed the unlawful detention resulted in the loss of “the whole rental season” and that he was not able to rerent the premises until “either the middle of September or the middle of October.” Apparently his contention is that if tenant had vacated on March 31, the last day of the rental term, the property in all probability could have been rerented, but since the tenant did not vacate until the middle of June, which is a poor renting month, he was unable to find another tenant and lost rental income for the entire summer. A claim for damages based on this contention is tenuous. The landlord, having agreed to permit the tenant to remain in possession until the middle of June, admittedly a poor renting month, is in no position to claim that the tenant’s continued occupancy until June 13th, has caused substantial injury for which he is entitled to be recompensed. This is true, in spite of the fact that the landlord when entering into the agreement with the tenant, reserved all his legal rights under the lease. According to landlord’s testimony the property probably

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