Excelsior Academy v. San Diego Unified School Dist
Urban school districts sometimes find themselves in the role of landlord with regard to school sites that no longer match the demographics of the school-age population. In this case, defendant San Diego Unified School District (District) and plaintiff Excelsior Academy, a state-certified nonpublic school for special needs students, negotiated for the lease of one of the District's former elementary school facilities. In 2013 the parties settled on a lease term of five years; Excelsior sought and was granted an option to extend the lease for an additional five-year period. The District insisted and the parties agreed on a mutual right to cancel the lease on three years' notice.
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