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When Does a Landlord's Reletting Credit Offset the Tenant's Debt?

Industrial leasing hit its strongest quarter in three years in Q2 2026, which means landlords are releasing defaulted space faster than ever. An Indiana appeals court just spent 28 pages explaining that a landlord who relets fast has to credit that rent the day it starts, not after two years of interest have already piled up on the old tenant's tab.

Contracts Real-Estate Leasing Rent-Acceleration Duty-to-Mitigate Damages Indiana
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Accelerated Rent With No Duty to Relet First

A Virginia restaurant tenant closed its doors, and the landlord never had to look for a replacement before collecting the full remaining lease balance. Retail vacancy is still near a historic low, at 6.0 percent in Q2 2026, which is exactly the market where a defaulting tenant assumes a landlord will relet fast. Virginia law does not require it to.

Contracts Real-Estate Leasing Rent-Acceleration Duty-to-Mitigate Personal-Guaranty