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Commercial Landlord Not Entitled to Double Rent Under Holdover Statute Where Tenant Had Legitimate Belief It Had Right to Possess Space – IL 1st Dist.

I’ve written on here before about how a tenant holding over after a lease expires can lead to a serious case of option paralysis for the landlord.  Questions abound in rapid-fire fashion: should the landlord accept the holdover and continue the lease on the same terms as before? Should the landlord seek double rent under the forcible statute?  Should …

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