A recent Ontario Superior Court case will be of interest to commercial landlords and tenants alike.
In 1251614 Ontario Ltd v. Gurudutt, the tenant signed a 10 year lease that granted the tenant the right to renew the lease for 2 further terms of 5 years each, with rental rates to be negotiated at the time of renewal and settled by arbitration, if necessary. In addition, the lease stated:
"Any such renewal to be on the same terms and conditions as are contained in this Lease except...the form of the renewal Lease shall be, at the landlord's option, a lease extension agreement or a new lease in the landlord's then standard form." (emphasis added)
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