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Kanter v. Safran

Citations

  • 68 So. 2d 553
  • 1953 Fla. LEXIS 1766

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • distinguishing between surrender of leasehold premises and surrender of leasehold estate
  • “[S]urrender by operation of law will not be implied where such was manifestly not the intent of the parties.”
  • “The fact that the landlord enters and cares for the premises after the tenant’s abandonment is not regarded as showing a resumption of exclusive possession, effecting a surrender, nor does the making of repairs in itself have that effect.”
  • “[W]hether the possession taken by [landlord] is of an exclusive character, with the apparent intention of occupying and controlling the premises as his own, to the exclusion of the tenant, in case the latter desires to return . . . is ordinarily a question of fact.”
  • text on p. 558 of 68 So.2d

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Judges: Roberts

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