Opinion ID: 1154530
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Dismissal of the City's Complaint for Back Rent From 1980-1985.

Text: The superior court held that the City had failed to establish the rental for 1980-1985 through exhaustion of reasonable efforts to negotiate, but rather sought to impose a new rental under a formula prescribed by a Kenai Ordinance. Our review of the record persuades us that the superior court erred on this point and that the case should be remanded to the superior court for a determination of the fair market rental value of the premises for the period from July 1, 1980 to June 30, 1985. [8] In our view there is no basis in the record for concluding that any genuine issues of material fact were raised regarding whether or not the City attempted in good faith to negotiate the rent for the five years in question. After the superior court has rendered its decision regarding the applicable rent for the period July 1, 1980 through June 30, 1985, the parties should then be given a reasonable amount of time to negotiate the rent for the period running from July 1, 1985 to June 30, 1990.