Summary
This exhibit demonstrates that the tenant replied to a DocuSign email originally generated by the owner Phat Tran, confirming intent to sign the renewal year 3 and requesting notice once the document was resent. The message clearly predates any contact with Hanson Le and proves the lease renewal process was active and acknowledged by the owner before later interference.
- Origin: Yahoo Mail from Michael A. Gasio to Phat Tran (DocuSign envelope ID d50b5641-290f-43ac-9447-dfd9d2b637a5)
- Subject Context: “Phat we did not get the Doc U sign after phone call – computer broken – need to sign new lease extension March 2024”
- Relevance: Proves electronic renewal was prepared by the owner and awaited tenant signature.
- Legal Weight: Confirms existence of continuing tenancy and contradicts false statement that “no renewal was offered.” Establishes pre-Hanson timeline for contract validity.
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Key Passage
“Did you try and send something to me? My computer is broken and looking at this on phone. If there is a doc for the 3 of us to sign please text when sent so we can sign.”
This polite request, written contemporaneously, confirms that the tenant sought to complete the renewal electronically and that the failure to finalize was due only to technical delay on the sender’s end. Under California Civil Code § 1636, mutual intent governs contract formation; this record establishes mutual intent and good-faith performance.