Read the full judgment text of DCCJ 005363/2002 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 17 January 2003.
2. The parties entered into a written tenancy agreement in 1996 for a term of two years from 11 June 1996 to 10 June 1998 at rental of $12,800 per month. In June 1998 they entered into a further written tenancy agreement for a term of two years, this time at a rental of $11,800.00 per month. This latter agreement ("the 1998 Agreement") provided by Clause 8 for a deposit of two month's rent, which could be forfeited by the landlord on termination of the agreement for breach of the tenant's covena