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Court confirms appeal dismissing tenant's claim for abuse of rights regarding construction defects.

Case Number 0094761
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Tribunal da Relação confirmed the lower court's decision, ruling that the tenant could not rely on alleged construction defects after previously admitting to their responsibility during the fact-finding phase. The court held that invoking these defects constituted an abuse of rights under the principle of *venire contra factum proprium*. Consequently, the claim for damages was dismissed as it lacked the essential element of malicious intent required for a finding of bad faith litigation.

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ABUSO DE DIREITO LITIGÂNCIA DE MÁ FÉ PODERES DA RELAÇÃO

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abuse of rights venire contra factum proprium bad faith litigation tenant liability construction defects Tribunal da Relação civil procedure

Cited Legislation

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CCIV66 Art. 280
CCIV66 Art. 281
CCIV66 Art. 334
CCIV66 Art. 342 n.º 2
CCIV66 Art. 405
CCIV66 Art. 406
CPC67 Art. 456
CPC67 Art. 712 n.º 1

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRL00018965

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RL199510100094761

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrl.nsf/33182fc732316039802565fa00497eec/30AFD72441C7FC38802568030002E4FD?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Não pode a Relação decidir com base em factos alegados e incluídos no questionário, mas que receberam respostas negativas no julgamento da matéria de facto;

II - Representa abuso de direito, na vertente do "venire contra factum proprium", a invocação pelo inquilino de defeitos nas obras que ficaram a seu cargo;

III - Só a lide essencialmente dolosa pode fundamentar a condenação como litigante de má fé.