Questione giuridica chiave
Whether a judicial deposit of disputed rent prevents eviction
Decisione estratta
A judicial deposit bars eviction only if the tenant was legally or contractually entitled to deposit the rent; that was not the case here.
Motivazione estratta
Deposit is a substitute for performance only where the tenant may deposit under the contract or under the statutory deposit grounds. Since neither a contractual basis nor the statutory grounds existed, the deposit did not cure non-payment. Prior contrary practice was abandoned; the deposit decision itself has no binding effect on the eviction judge because the creditor’s rights are limited in the deposit proceedings.