The MAXIMA CORPORATION v. CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION, et al. CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION v. The MAXIMA CORPORATION, et al., 81 Md. App. 602

Summary

A lessor leased commercial office space to a lessee, promising certain bonuses and incentives. The lessee assigned the lease, and the lessor consented. The assignee took possession of a portion of the office space originally leased. The assignee eventually promised to lease the entire space but then reneged. The assignee located a subtenant who moved into some of the space, but the lessor refused to consent to the sublease. The subtenant sought a declaratory judgment and damages against the lessor and assignee, and the assignee cross-claimed against the lessor, claiming breach of the lease. The trial court ruled in favor of the subtenant and lessor. On appeal, the court held that the trial court erred when it found that the lessor's refusal to agree to the assignee's proposed sublease was reasonable because the assignee clearly agreed to continue to be responsible for the entire space. Thus, the assignee was improperly prohibited from curing its breach, and the trial court was clearly ...