05.09.25
NJ Superior Court Affirms Landlords' Good Faith Obligations
A $550K lawsuit over a lease default could have been a crushing blow for our client. Instead, it became a case study in why the details matter.
Our team counterclaimed, arguing that the landlord failed to dispose of the property in a commercially reasonable manner and violated New Jersey’s covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
After a three-day trial with six witnesses, the court ruled in our client’s favor, erasing the $550K claim and securing the return of our client’s $175K security deposit.
The success of this case came down to attention to detail: