Corthouts v. Connecticut Fire Safety Services Corp

In Corthouts v. Connecticut Fire Safety Services Corp., 2 Conn. Cir. Ct. 34, 193 A.2d 909 (1963), the lease provided an option for an extension and the amount of rent to be paid if the lease were extended. The Corthouts lease stated in relevant part: "The exercise of said option shall act as and be an extension of this lease on the same terms and conditions as those recited herein, except that the rental to be paid shall be increased . . . ." Corthouts v. Connecticut Fire Safety Services Corp., supra, 2 Conn. Cir. Ct. at 35. The lessee was not required to give notice of its intension to exercise its option to continue in possession of the premises. Under certain conditions, which were present in Corthouts, a lessee's mere holding over was sufficient to exercise its option. Corthouts v. Connecticut Fire Safety Services Corp., supra, 2 Conn. Cir. Ct. at 39. The court noted that the lease at issue provided the amount of rent to be paid and distinguished the case from Welk v. Bidwell, 136 Conn. 603, 73 A.2d 295 (1950), in which the dispute centered on the amount of rent to be paid. Corthouts v. Connecticut Fire Safety Services Corp., supra, 2 Conn. Cir. Ct. at 40.