Question juridique clé
Whether the lease termination was invalid because it aimed solely at obtaining a higher rent from a new tenant.
Solution extraite
Such a termination is generally lawful only if the landlord may legally demand a higher rent; here that was not shown.
Motifs extraits
A notice given solely to secure a higher rent is not contrary to good faith in principle, but it is voidable if the landlord cannot lawfully increase the rent, in particular because the current rent already corresponds to local market rents. The landlord failed to prove this with sufficient comparable properties.