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A SELLER WHO BREACHES OR SABOTAGES A REAL ESTATE PURCHASE AGREEMENT CANNOT RELY ON REMEDY LIMITATION CLAUSES TO PRECLUDE A BUYER’S ACTION FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court, noted that remedy limitation clauses in contracts will not be enforced on behalf of a party who breaches the contract,, acts in bad faith or deliberately sabotages the contract. Here the defendant argued the remedy limitation clause precluded plaintiff’s action for specific performance. But the complaint alleged defendant failed to appear at the closing and otherwise acted prevented the sale bad faith:

“Where . . . a seller sabotages efforts to close the deal, remedy limitation clauses in the contract of sale do not bar a buyer from obtaining specific performance” … . Further, “[a] vendor of real property who breaches the contract of sale in bad faith cannot limit the damages recoverable by the injured purchaser by relying on a contractual limitation” … . Saadia v National Socy. of Hebrew Day Schs., Inc., 2024 NY Slip Op 01571, Second Dept 3-20-24

Practice Point: In a real estate deal, a seller who deliberately sabotages the contract cannot rely on remedy limitation clauses to preclude a buyer’s action for specific performance.

 

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