Landlord's Duty to Mitigate Damages: State Law Comparison Tool Report

Summary

This practice note contains a report generated by the Practical Guidance State Law Comparison Tool showing a survey of state law governing the landlord's duty to mitigate damages after a lease agreement has been breached. When the tenant defaults on a lease, some states impose upon the landlord a duty to mitigate its damages. The standard and circumstances surrounding this duty vary by state, with some states requiring the landlord to use good faith efforts, reasonable diligence, or another type of standard, while other states do not impose any duty to mitigate.