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Court holds that late lease delivery is breach of contract allowing tenant to terminate.

Case Number 01A3945
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The court ruled that the tenant's request to terminate the lease due to the landlord's failure to deliver the property on the agreed date was valid. The landlord argued that delivery is merely an execution of the contract, not an essential element, but the court found timely delivery essential for the tenant's business activity. Consequently, the court allowed the tenant to rescind the contract because the landlord's delay was known and made delivery impossible.

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ARRENDAMENTO DE ESPAÇOS NÃO HABITÁVEIS INCUMPRIMENTO DEFINITIVO RESOLUÇÃO

Keywords

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lease contract termination late property delivery essential contract term lessor breach of contract tenant rescission rights

Cited Legislation

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RAU90 Art. 5, n.º 2
CCIV66 Art. 801, n.º 2
RAU90 Art. 1032, n.º 2, a
RAU90 Art. 1033, b

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00042734

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ200201240039451

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/1CEEC8E5266C86DA80256CCB003BAFFF?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A entrega da coisa locada não é elemento integrante do contrato de arrendamento, representa a sua execução (a qual pode, inclusivé, ser posterior à sua conclusão).

II - Incumpre o contrato o locador que não pode entregar para a data marcada, sendo esta essencial à actividade do locatário, o que aquele sabia, incumprimento de que este pode tirar consequências a partir do momento em que, com segurança, pôde concluir que a entrega não era possível.