Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Reaffirms Commercial Landlord's Enforcement of Liquidated Damages Clause
By EsqSocial Corporation 27/09/23
On September 25, 2023, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued its decision in Cummings Properties, LLC v. Hines, reversing the decision of the Appeals Court and holding that a liquidated damages clause in a commercial lease was enforceable against the guarantor of the lease even where the landlord had relet the premises and was collecting rent from its new tenant....
By: Murtha Cullina