Key legal question
Whether the termination notice of 10 August 2004 was void because it was not issued by the original landlords.
Extracted holding
No. After the ownership transfer, Y. SNC was the landlord and validly consented in writing to the lease transfer, so it could serve the notice.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 261(1) CO the lease passed to the acquirer with all rights and duties upon transfer of ownership. The record did not show any reason to deny that Y. SNC became owner before the 1998 addendum and therefore signed it as landlord. The written consent also satisfied Art. 263(1) CO.