冠成行有限公司 對 卓越泛亞有限公司

冠成行有限公司 對 卓越泛亞有限公司

Tribunal found the applicant's account more credible on available documents and testimony: the May 2018 payment clause reflected the parties' arrangement and respondent was not entitled to treat the prior tenant's deposit as discharging his obligation; building works did not excuse payment; therefore respondent...

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Citation
[2019] HKLdT 31
Parties
Applicant: ASIA CENTURY LIMITED (冠成行有限公司); Respondent: MAXWELL PAN ASIA LIMITED (卓越泛亞有限公司)
Court
Lands Tribunal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
30 April 2019
Case Number
LDPE222/2019
Procedural Posture
Landlord and Tenant — Possession and Rent Recovery / Hearing and Determination
Outcome
Application granted in part: order for return of vacant possession and payment of arrears, with conditional relief from forfeiture if respondent pays specified sums into Tribunal by deadline.
Legal Topics
Possession/forfeiture, Rent Arrears, Set Off/deposit Arrangements, Lease Interpretation, Evidence/credibility
Source Language
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Landlord and Tenant Property Law Contract Law Civil Procedure Possession/forfeiture Rent Arrears Set Off/deposit Arrangements Lease Interpretation +1 more

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Parties

ASIA CENTURY LIMITED (冠成行有限公司)

Applicant

MAXWELL PAN ASIA LIMITED (卓越泛亞有限公司)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Landlord and Tenant — Possession and Rent Recovery / Hearing and Determination

  1. 1 Whether respondent liable for rent arrears from 15 February 2019 at HK$417,307 per month
  2. 2 Whether respondent was obliged to pay May 2018 rent on 16 August 2018 as per wording in lease
  3. 3 Whether respondent validly withheld rent because of building works

Ratio Decidendi

Tribunal found the applicant's account more credible on available documents and testimony: the May 2018 payment clause reflected the parties' arrangement and respondent was not entitled to treat the prior tenant's deposit as discharging his obligation; building works did not excuse payment; therefore respondent liable for arrears and must surrender vacant possession unless arrears and costs are paid into the Tribunal by the specified date to avoid forfeiture.

Court Disposition

Application granted in part: order for return of vacant possession and payment of arrears, with conditional relief from forfeiture if respondent pays specified sums into Tribunal by deadline.

Orders

  • Except as in paragraph (3) of the judgment, respondent must deliver vacant possession of the premises to applicant
  • Respondent must pay applicant rent arrears/interim rent from 15 February 2019 until delivery of vacant possession at HK$417,307 per month