Poffenberger v. Nichols

Citations

• 25 Del. 60
• 2 Boyce 60
• 78 A. 612
• 1910 Del. LEXIS 71

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and Tenant — Termination of Lease — Notice.</p> <p>25 Del. Laws, c. 239, provides that leases made after June 25, 1909, not limiting the term, shall terminate June 25th next ensuing, provided, if such lease be made more than 3 months before June 25th next ensuing, said lease shall be extended one year from said date, unless one of the parties gives notice of intent to terminate, A lease for 6 months ended March 5, 1910, when the tenant held over, paying the same rent until June 25, 1910, when he quit. Held, that the tenant holding over continued the original lease, containing a provision limiting the term, and such holding over did not create a new agreement subject to the statute, and the tenant, not having given notice, was liable for rent.</p>