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Hong Kong Case Law

Tenancy renewal option

  • 31 Jul 2002

    Gloryson Ltd. v. Alfred Lau & Co.

    Citation
    Gloryson Ltd. v. Alfred Lau & Co.
    Court
    Lands Tribunal
    Case number
    LDPE238/2002

    At the date of application there was a cause of action for unpaid rent and management fees; there was no automatic two‑month rent‑free entitlement for the option year absent agreement or valid exercise of the option; mesne profit for 12 March 2002 to 30 April 2002 is assessed at HK$12.00/psf on 1,300 psf producing HK$25,664.52; applicant entitled to recover assessed mesne profit, rates, management fees and costs, and the application for vacant possession is dismissed.

  • 4 Jun 1971

    DONALD W. SHIELDS v. MANY CHAN

    Citation
    DONALD W. SHIELDS v. MANY CHAN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1259/1970

    Specific performance of the renewal option was refused because at the time the option was exercised the plaintiff was using the premises in part as the business address of Oxfam, thereby breaching the Crown grant covenant limiting use to private residential purposes and creating a real risk of forfeiture; that continuing breach defeated the condition precedent required for specific performance. Other alleged breaches were not proved.