District of Columbia Court of Appeals February 20, 2003, 00-CV-822, 00-CV-842, 02-CV-87 (Porter Novelli, Inc. v. Bender)

FERREN, Senior Judge:

In this dispute between Bender (a landlord) and Porter Novelli (a commercial subtenant), the central question is whether the subtenant — in holding over for more than four months after the lease (and sublease) expired at the end of December 1999 — is liable to the landlord for double or triple rent during the holdover period.

I.