KCC 543/2015

This case involved the eviction of a tenant for failure to pay the correct rent. A key point was the landlord had accepted the rental amount paid without objection.

Background

A landlord filed a case against a tenant before the court. He requested the court to order the tenant to vacate a rented property and to pay outstanding rent. He said that the tenant had rented the property for a monthly rent of 6,000 Dinars starting from 01/05/2008, but he had paid 5,500 Dinars starting from September 2011 to January 2014.

The court ruled that the tenant should vacate the rented property.

The landlord and the tenant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court dismissed the appealed ruling and ruled that the tenant should pay the landlord the outstanding rent of 14,500 Dinars. The court also ruled that the tenant should pay the landlord 6,000 Dinars. The court dismissed the tenant's appeal.