Dobson v. Howe

Citations

• 33 Ohio C.C. Dec. 109
• 18 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 384
• 1910 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 370

Syllabus

<p>LANDLORD AND TENANT</p> <p>Failure of Landlord to Repair Premises Injured by Fire Relieves Tenant from Rent.</p> <p>While a tenant was in possession of a storeroom under a lease which provided, “if the premises be slightly damaged by fire they shall be promptly repaired by the party of the first part,” a fire occurred and the premises were damaged by fire and also by water used in its extinguishment. The fire occurred on the fifth of the month, on the twenty-first the tenant gave notice that he would move out if the premises were not repaired, and nothing substantial being done in that respect, he moved out on the last day of the month, Held: The tenant was not liable for rent thereafter.</p>