SCA 216/2016 issued on issued on 1/11/2016
This case involved rent arrears, dismissal of a tenancy agreement and claims for damage by a tenant of trees. A key point was that the court based their ruling on witness statements without properly investigating what the witnesses had said.
Background
A tenant filed a case against a landlord before the court. He requested the court to order the landlord to hand over a rented property. The tenant then amended his requests and requested the court to dismiss the tenancy agreement and order the landlord to pay compensation.
The landlord filed a case against a tenant before the court. He requested the court to dismiss the tenancy agreement.
The court dismissed the case made by the tenant. The court ruled that the tenant should pay rent arrears in addition to compensation for damage to trees.
The tenant and the landlord appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court dismissed the appeal made by the landlord. The court also dismissed the ruling on the tenant's payment of the arrears. The court upheld the appealed ruling otherwise.