SCA 34362618/2013
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabian Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Rent & Service Charges
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
2 Dec 2012
Catchwords
Absent Tenant – Eviction – Payment of Outstanding Rent – Payment of Utility Bills – Notification Costs
The case involved a request for eviction of an absent tenant and claims for outstanding rent, utility bills and landlord's costs in advertising in the papers notification of proceedings, as the landlord did not have a fixed address for the client.
Background
At the first court hearing inthis case which was held on 11/12/2011 the appellant (the landlord) attended the hearing but the respondent (the tenant) failed to attend or send a representative. The landlord requested court hear the case in the absence of the tenant because the landlord did not have a fixed address for the tenant. The court decided to make an announcement in the newspaper to notify the tenant; however, he failed to attend the other hearing and as such the court decided to hear the case in his absence.