Breach of Debt Collection Contract: Ambiguity and Unconscionability of Payment Allocation
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAA party sued for breach of contract related to a debt collection agreement, alleging the other party failed to apply collected funds correctly and provided inadequate accountings, seeking recovery of the funds plus associated costs and penalties. The court concluded that the contractual language regarding the payment allocation mechanism was ambiguous and that, under the applicable governing law, the contractual provision specifying the formula for calculating the non-breaching party's share of collections was unconscionable because it lacked mutuality, was commercially unreasonable in light of the circumstances at the time of contracting, and resulted in an unfair distribution of proceeds, thus excusing performance and affirming the lower court's judgment in favor of the initiating party.
Regeste Legislator
OfficielQUALITE POUR RECOURIR; VOISIN; CHANGEMENT D'AFFECTATION; ZONE; RESTAURANT; BRUIT; EMISSION; IMMISSION; INSTALLATION | Changement d'affectation d'un café-restaurant en " café-restaurant avec musique forte ". Opposition du voisin, copropriétaire de l'immeuble, au motif que ce changement conduit à une sollicitation accrue de la ventilation (en copropriété) de l'immeuble, causant un niveau d'émission plus important qu'auparavant. Le voisin copropriétaire a qualité pour agir contre l'octroi de l'autorisation. Porté de l'art. 14 LCI en matière de bruit. Le système de ventilation de l'immeuble est une installation fixe au sens de l'art. 7 al. 7 LPE et 2 al. 1 OPB. Il ne peut dépasser les valeurs limites d'immissions fixées par les directives en matière de bruit et les normes SIA. Lorsque l'installation à l'origine du bruit est en copropriété, on ne peut subordonner l'autorisation à la condition que l'assainissement soit effectivement réalisé, le requérant n'ayant pas la libre disposition de la chose. Il suffit, du point de vue du droit public, que cet assainissement soit techniquement réalisable sur le plan de la technique et économiquement supportable. Les modalités de réalisation relèvent du droit privé. | OPNS.3; LPE.7 al.7; LPE.11; OPB.2 al.2; OPB.8; OPB.13; LPA.60 litt.b; LCI.149; LCI.1 al.1 litt.a; LCI.14 al.1; LALAT.19 al.1; RPBV.3 al.1
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