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Landlord leased a ground-floor bakery space to Tenant for three years. The lease included the bakery room and a rear storage room. Six months into the lease, Landlord locked the rear storage room and used it for building supplies. Tenant objected but continued operating the bakery. Around the same time, Landlord leased the upstairs space to a printing company. The printing company used equipment that released strong fumes through a ventilation system controlled by Landlord. Tenant repeatedly complained that customers were leaving and employees were becoming ill. Landlord said the printer paid higher rent and refused to adjust the ventilation.
After two months, Tenant closed the bakery, vacated the premises, and stopped paying rent. Landlord sues for the remaining rent. Tenant counterclaims for damages and rent abatement.
Discuss the parties' claims. Address quiet enjoyment, actual partial eviction, constructive eviction, landlord responsibility for the interference, the effect of Tenant's remaining in possession for two months, and the likely rent and damages consequences.