Read the full judgment text of FCMC 776/1983 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment before H.H. Judge Caird.
Family Law – Housing Department tenancy – property – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance – transfer of tenancy – discretion – custody – costs – Application for transfer of Housing Department tenancy from Petitioner to Respondent – Tenancy held to be property under Section 6 of Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance, Cap. 192 – Court hesitates to order transfer affecting Housing Department units – Competing policies of Housing Department reviewed – Petitioner's mother handicapped – Respondent has custody and lives in owned property – Application refused – No order as to costs
Legal issues: Status of tenancy as property · Discretion to transfer tenancy · Costs
Outcome: Application for transfer of tenancy refused.