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Hong Kong Case Law

Tenancy deposits
  • 28 Jan 2022

    AU CHOK LAM v. AU KA HING AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    [2022] HKCFI 317
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA210/2018

    On the balance of probabilities and applying the trustee accounting principles and credibility tests, the Master found the 2nd defendant had accounted fully for her period; the 1st defendant failed to produce records for cash payments after the relationship breakdown (found to be 1 September 2016) and therefore the presumption against him applies; property tax of HK$14,208 was properly attributable to the Property and deductible; withheld deposit HK$3,500 is payable to the plaintiff; mesne profits are not awarded; the 1st defendant is liable to account HK$253,223 to the plaintiff for the peri…