Read the full judgment text of DCCJ 000920/2004 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 7 October 2005.
1. The plaintiff was the tenant of a residential premises owned by the defendant. The rent was $40,000 per month for a 2-year period. His pleaded case was that shortly after he took up the tenancy, major renovation works commenced which severely affected the living conditions there. He said that he took up the tenancy in reliance on and induced by misrepresentation of agents of the defendant. He claimed damages he suffered as a result.