Fletcher v. Frisbee

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• holding that the fact that a landlord could have leased property more advantageously is not always sufficient to defeat a lessee’s claim for equitable relief
• court considers length of delay in exercising option, prejudice to landlord, and hardship to tenant in deciding whether to grant equitable relief
• Corbin rule applies if delay resulted from accident or honest mistake; equitable relief granted when lessee’s attorney sent notice by regular mail a week late, although option clause required notice by registered mail
• “When an option specifies that the new rent will be mutually agreed upon, a reasonable figure is implied.”
• Notice sent by regular mail raAer than registered mail, after discovery Aat 30-day deadline was just missed. Equity gives relief to a lessee who had failed to exercise Ae option within the required time if: 1
• although the contract required that notice be sent by registered mail, the use of regular mail was sufficient because it served the same function and purpose as the authorized method

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