Lease Agreement – Eviction

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: Kevin A. Harry v. C&C Administration, LLC

Case No.: 2015AP2054

Officials: NEUBAUER, C.J.

Focus: Lease Agreement – Eviction

This is an appeal from an order evicting C & C Administration, LLC, from a commercial property it leased. The action was commenced by Kevin A. Harry, who took over the lease after having allegedly acquired the property from the original landlord, Better Living Property Management, LLC. The trial court concluded that the lease was void because it included a provision giving C & C the right to renew the lease every two years in perpetuity. C & C claims that the trial court’s interpretation of the lease was erroneous. In addition, for the first time on appeal, C & C asserts that Harry lacked standing to commence this action because Signature Properties, LLC, of which Harry is purportedly the sole member, purchased the property from Better Living. Harry concedes this fact, but argues that the defense of standing was waived. We affirm

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