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What Happened: A fitness center tenant that had to close down temporarily in response to the governor’s COVID-19 pandemic closure orders remained in its space but didn’t pay rent for the time it was closed. The landlord sued, and the tenant relied on the lease force majeure clause and a laundry list of legal defenses in seeking to excuse its failure to pay rent. The landlord asked for summary judgment—that is, a ruling in its favor without a trial.
