20 Oct 1981
HOOVERTON INVESTMENTS LTD V. NG KAI TAI
- Citation
- HOOVERTON INVESTMENTS LTD V. NG KAI TAI
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ8906/1980
The court found that the premises constituted a tenancy (not merely a licence or mere wall surface); there was no evidence of any written assignment so the defendant held as a monthly tenant at common law; the payment of $2,200 to the prior landlord was admitted and the plaintiff failed to discharge the statutory onus under s.116(3) to prove it was not key money or a premium; accordingly Part IV of the Ordinance was not excluded and the defendant was entitled to the protection of Part IV and judgment accordingly.