<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Assume long term commercial lease signed by sophisticated landlord and sophisticated corporate tenant who also signs as guarantor (spouse doesn't sign).  Lease was never notarized nor contain a legal description.  In my humble opinion it converted to a month to month tenancy after the first year.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Assume several lease term extensions/estoppel certificate (no legal and no notary) between landlord and corporate tenant but no new personal guaranties.  Landlord claims it terminates many years in the future.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">I'm aware of RCW 64.04.010 and case law as to legal description requirements.  Read Stoebuck's Deskbook.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Landlord is attempting to use offensive equitable estoppel and breach of warranty of authority (IMHO no such cause of action) to revive the lease beyond a month to month tenancy. At best they could recover damages (if any) under promissory estoppel for breach of the month to month tenancy.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Defenses? Arguments?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:proxima-nova,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px;background:none;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding-bottom:5px;color:rgb(247,117,31);font-size:20px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Robert R. Rowley</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i>Attorney & Counselor At Law</i></td></tr><tr><td width="20" valign="top" style="vertical-align:top;width:20px;color:rgb(247,117,31);font-size:16px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">p:</td><td valign="top" style="vertical-align:top;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">509.252.5074  <span style="color:rgb(247,117,31)">m: </span>509.994.1143</td></tr><tr><td width="20" valign="top" style="vertical-align:top;width:20px;color:rgb(247,117,31);font-size:16px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">f:</td><td valign="top" style="vertical-align:top;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">509.928.3084</td></tr><tr><td width="20" valign="top" style="vertical-align:top;width:20px;color:rgb(247,117,31);font-size:16px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">a:</td><td valign="top" style="vertical-align:top;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">7 S Howard St, Ste 218, Spokane, WA 99201</td></tr><tr><td width="20" valign="top" style="vertical-align:top;width:20px;color:rgb(247,117,31);font-size:16px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">w:</td><td valign="top" style="vertical-align:top;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="http://rowleylegal.com/" style="color:rgb(29,161,219);text-decoration:none;font-size:16px" target="_blank">rowleylegal.com</a>  <span style="color:rgb(247,117,31)">e: </span><a href="mailto:rob@rowleylegal.com" style="color:rgb(29,161,219);text-decoration:none;font-size:16px" target="_blank">rob@rowleylegal.com</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:5px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/rowleylegal?" style="color:rgb(29,161,219);text-decoration:none;border:0px" target="_blank"><img width="25" height="25" src="http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/184235/dev_images/signature_app/facebook_sig.png" style="border:none;max-width:25px!important;width:25px;height:25px;max-height:25px!important"></a>  <a href="https://twitter.com/ROBERTRROWLEY" style="color:rgb(29,161,219);text-decoration:none;border:0px" target="_blank"><img width="25" height="25" src="http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/184235/dev_images/signature_app/twitter_sig.png" style="border:none;max-width:25px!important;width:25px;height:25px;max-height:25px!important"></a>  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-r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