A deposit of rent in court is only valid if the tenant first offers payment to the owner. If payment is rejected then the tenant…
Marthese HiliNovember 28, 2024
The Court should take into account the value of the property when calculating the increase in rent. This was held in a judgement delivered by…
Marthese HiliJune 3, 2024
Following a constitutional judgement declaring that the owner’s property rights have been infringed, a tenant may be evicted if he solely rests upon the articles…
MMA EditorMay 23, 2023
When a landlord does not accept the termination of a lease agreement, but rents the same property to a third party, this would in fact…
MMA EditorNovember 20, 2022
A landlord may not claim the rent for the full di fermo period if the same landlord had rented the property to a third party…
MMA EditorFebruary 7, 2022
The law provides the right for owners to visit the rent property after reaching an agreement with the tenants. This was held in judgement delivered…
MMA EditorJanuary 30, 2022
The Court will not take into consideration whether a tenant is entitled to a subsidy when establishing a fair rent. This was held by the…
Marthese HiliJune 27, 2021
The Court may apportion the court costs of a case to both parties and not necessarily to the party that lost the case.
Marthese HiliOctober 4, 2020
