Tenant Compensation for Landlord's Failure to Pay Property Taxes Leading to Eviction

A tenant, who signed a commercial lease with a landlord, sought compensation for the forced eviction that occurred after the landlord failed to pay property taxes, leading to a judicial sale of the property to a third party, despite the tenant fulfilling all their lease obligations. The court of cassation overturned the lower court's decision, reasoning that the landlord's failure to pay the taxes constituted a serious breach of their fundamental obligations under the lease agreement, which directly caused the tenant's dispossession and thus entitled the tenant to compensation for damages resulting from the termination of their business activity on the premises.