Legislator Case Law & Legislation
DE FR IT EN
Analyze in Legislator
9931339 AI generated

Tenant must prove rent payment; landlord must prove contract and rent amount in eviction for non-payment.

Case Number 9931339
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
Open official source Machine-readable Markdown (.md)

Legislator summary

AI generated

The court partially allowed the appeal by revoking the original decision regarding the burden of proof in an eviction action for non-payment of rent. The plaintiff must prove the existence of the lease and the specific rent amount, while the defendant bears the obligation to prove that rent was actually paid. This allocation of evidentiary duties ensures that the party asserting a claim or defense provides the necessary documentation to support their position.

Legislator headnote

Official

DESPEJO FALTA DE PAGAMENTO DA RENDA ÓNUS DA PROVA

Keywords

AI generated
eviction for non-payment burden of proof allocation lease contract validity rent payment evidence civil procedure rules

Cited Legislation

AI generated
CCIV66 Art. 342, n.º 1
RAU90 Art. 64, n.º 1, A

Cited Case Law

AI generated
AC STJ DE 1997/07/10 IN CJSTJ T1 ANOV PAG165

Need to analyze how this precedent applies to your matter?

Cross-reference this judgment against statutes, commentaries, and subsequent citing case law inside Legislator AI.

Open in Legislator →

Full text

[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 04/20/1999

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00027718

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199912099931339

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 712/97

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J STO TIRSO 1J

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/62FBC5BAF5745DA18025688C004041BA?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Em acção de despejo por falta de pagamento de renda compete ao Autor a prova do contrato e do montante da renda, ficando a cargo do Réu a prova do pagamento.