Abraham Sommer, Plaintiff-Respondent v. James A. Kridel, Jr., Defendant-Appellant; Riverview Realty Co…

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court held that a landlord seeking rent damages from a defaulting residential tenant has a duty to mitigate those damages by making reasonable efforts to re‑let the premises, and placed the burden of proving such efforts on the landlord. The court reversed the lower courts' judgments in Sommer v. Kridel and reversed and remanded Riverview Realty Co. v. Perosio.