Lodge Room Co. v. Pacific Bond & Investment Co.

Citations

• 84 Wash. 150
• 146 P. 376
• 1915 Wash. LEXIS 769

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and Tenant — Alterations—Liability of Tenant. Liability for the construction of a fire escape in case of use of premises for assembly purposes, as required by city regulations, falls upon the tenant and not the landlord, where, by the terms of the lease, the premises were let for the special purpose of lodge and club rooms and offices, the lessee was given the premises rent free for at least one and possibly three weeks in order to make, without expense to the landlord, the necessary alterations for which a city permit was granted upon application of the lessee immediately after the lease was executed; and, while the lessor’s consent was necessary, it was further provided that he should not be liable for alterations contracted for by the lessee; since the lessee was chargeable with knowledge of the police regulations governing the use of the building, and accepted the premises in their existing condition unfitted for the purpose. for which they were leased.</p>