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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: