Read the full judgment text of CACV 000243/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 31 July 1998.
1. This is a case all about fairness in the eyes of a tenant. Emotive submission has been made without any reference to the intricate Landlord and Tenant principles. Suffice it for me to say that under a Chinese Tenancy Agreement dated 9 December 1996 made between the tenant and the landlords, the tenant and her family moved into the suit premises. Rent was to be $18,000 per month exclusive of rates. Rates stood at $1,554. Management fee was $700 per month. In the negotiation, the tenant secured