Mulert v. Real Estate Trust Co.

Citations

• 226 Pa. 602
• 75 A. 848
• 1910 Pa. LEXIS 826

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and tenant — Principal and surety — Entrance to relet — Release of surely.</p> <p>Where the lease of a large building provides that in case of default the lessor may re-enter and relet the premises or any part thereof for the unexpired term and receive the rentals until the sums owing by the lessee have been satisfied, a surety of the lessee who has stipulated that he shall only be liable for rents after the remedies provided by the lease have been exhausted, is not released from liability by reason of the lessor entering upon the premises, dividing the first floor into compartments by partitions, and reletting such compartments to different parties.</p>