The Court ordered that a deposit paid on a promise of sale of a property be refunded not because of a breach of the agreement…
Marthese HiliApril 26, 2018
The Court does not need to try to interpret an agreement, when the wording is clear and will apply that clear wording. This was decided…
MMA EditorJanuary 26, 2018
The First Hall of the Civil Court referred a case to the Rent Regulation Board after it decided that it was not competent to hear…
Marthese HiliDecember 10, 2017
If two parties are making claims on the same property, the plaintiff may be allowed to show the Court that he has a better title…
MMA EditorNovember 10, 2017
This was held in a judgement delivered by Mr Justice Silvio Meli on 24 October 2017 in Vincent Arnaud v Salvina Abela. In his application…
Marthese HiliNovember 3, 2017
Outdated rent laws continue to disadvantage the property owners caught up in decades-old contracts – but, today, something can be done to challenge them. Jo…
MMA EditorOctober 9, 2017
When a tenant fails to perform maintenance, which leads to serious damage to the rented property, then the tenant may be evicted from that property.…
Marthese HiliSeptember 29, 2017
The First Hall of the Civil Court turned down a request to issue a warrant of prohibitory injunction to block an eviction, when the court…
Marthese HiliSeptember 8, 2017
The act of a widow taking over the lease of a butcher shop does not constitute a sublease. This was decided by Magistrate Joanne Vella…
MMA EditorMay 12, 2017
