AZ Common Law Causes of Action BREACH OF THE IMPLIED COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING – CONTRACT (2011)

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

BREACH OF THE IMPLIED COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING – CONTRACT

“In Arizona, a covenant of good faith and fair dealing is implied in every contract.” Maleki v. Desert Palms Prof’l Props., L.L.C., 222 Ariz. 327, 333, ¶ 28, 214 P.3d 415, 421 (App. Div. 1, 2009).

“A party may breach the implied covenant even in the absence of a breach of an express provision of the contract by denying the other party the reasonably expected benefits of the agreement.” Nolan v. Starlight Pines Homeowners Ass’n...