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Topic

Tenancy expiry

Legal area

Court

5 Sept 2018

LIU NG CHAI alias LIU NG TSAI v. 姚華泰

Citation

[2018] HKCFI 2041
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA27/2017

Defendant failed to provide an acceptable explanation for the delay and failed to show a credible triable issue or arguable defence: the tenancy expired by effluxion of time, post-expiry deposits and deposits after commencement of proceedings did not create a new tenancy or estoppel, and therefore extension of time to appeal was refused and the intended appeal dismissed.
8 Feb 1983

WONG CHOR WAN v. YUEN YAU AND ANOTHER

Citation

WONG CHOR WAN v. YUEN YAU AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV12/1983

The plaintiff legitimately established a reasonable requirement for possession under S.53(2)(b); when a fixed term tenancy expires an indefinite monthly tenancy continues rather than automatically creating a periodic tenancy under S.52(1); the 2nd defendant's application under S.8(4) to have the presiding officer hear an appeal against his own decision was misconceived and frivolous, so costs should follow the event.