22 May 2023
趙宜美 v. OSIPOV DMITRY
- Citation
- [2023] HKDC 668
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ167/2020
The defendant was in breach of the fixed-term tenancy because the landlord never agreed to release him; the plaintiff accepted breach by her Statement of Claim dated 10 January 2020 so her duty to mitigate arose then; she failed to mitigate for four months (late March to late July 2020) and damages were reduced accordingly; damages for loss of rent and repairs were assessed and awarded, set off against the security deposit, and judgment entered for the balance with interest and costs nisi.