Lessor's Claim for Lease Termination Over Administrative Breach Rejected

A lessor brought an action to terminate a commercial lease due to the lessee's failure to secure required authorizations for alterations to the leased premises, despite a contractual clause allowing termination for breach of lease conditions. The court affirmed the rejection of the termination request, reasoning that the breach, which involved administrative formalities rather than a fundamental breach of the lease's purpose or significant harm to the property, did not warrant the severe sanction of lease termination when the lessee had rectified the situation after the initial demand, as the breach was not deemed sufficiently grave or willful to justify rescission.