Read the full judgment text of HCA 2803/1971 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. The Plaintiff is the landlord of certain premises known as the ground floor of No.452 Jaffe Road, Hong Kong. The Defendant is his tenant. It is agreed that the provision of the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance do not apply to those premises. The lease is for a month to month tenancy. It is an oral lease which was created as long ago as 1958. For the 10 years before that date the Plaintiff let the premises on a similar basis to the father of the Defendant, though of course at a much lower rent.