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Hong Kong Case Law

Part iv tenure
  • 30 Oct 1982

    NORDIC ASIA LTD AND OTHERS v. STRAWBERRY HILL DEVELOPMENT LTD AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    NORDIC ASIA LTD AND OTHERS v. STRAWBERRY HILL DEVELOPMENT LTD AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Lands Tribunal
    Case number
    LDLA53/1982

    The Tribunal held that 'fair market rent' under s.115(1) is the market rent that might reasonably be expected in the market, excluding atypical or special-case comparables and disregarding the effect of the Ordinance; it rejected discounting open market rent for a generic 'package deal' factor (corporate premium) because that is a market reality unless a comparable is atypical, accepted tenant inertia as a potential market factor but found no substantial adjustment necessary on these facts, and declined to adjust rents for 2 v 3 year terms; the Tribunal fixed durations, other tenancy terms (m…