Canadian court rules landlords can claim unpaid rent when tenants break commercial leases.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled that landlords are entitled to unpaid rent when tenants break a commercial lease, shifting the burden to tenants to prove landlords failed to mitigate losses. This overturns a lower court's decision that had reduced a landlord's claim for damages due to slow action in finding a new tenant. The higher court clarified that landlords have a contractual right to rent and tenants must demonstrate any failure to mitigate.

November 21, 2024
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