Question juridique clé
Whether the landlord’s notice to quit was abusive under Art. 271(1) OR
Solution extraite
The termination was not abusive; no ground for invalidating or setting aside the notice was shown.
Motifs extraits
A termination is abusive only where it violates good faith, such as a sham, purely vexatious or otherwise improper exercise of rights. On the binding findings, the tenant’s persistent rent arrears were not merely a reaction to the deposit dispute, and the landlord was entitled to terminate after repeated defaults and an additional deadline.