Lessor v. Former Tenant: Rent and Occupation Post-Lease Termination

A lessor sued a former tenant for the recovery of rent and charges for the period following the termination of the lease agreement, which the tenant had formally refused to vacate, despite the tenant's claim that the termination was null because the premises were uninhabitable due to necessary repairs that the lessor had neglected, which the lower court upheld, finding the tenant justified in withholding rent and remaining in occupation. The high court rejected the appeal, affirming that even if the premises were partially uninhabitable, the tenant was required to vacate upon termination or pay the full rent for the period of continued occupation, as the claimed lack of habitability did not legally justify both refusal to pay and retention of the property beyond the lease's end.