13 Feb 2020
NGUI v NGUI [2020] NZHC 160
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 160
- Court
- High Court
The 22 December 2009 document did not create an enforceable exclusive right to subdivide or to own the rear land because there was no consideration and any parental promise was extinguished by the mother's death and disposition of her estate; applying s 342(1) the balance of hardship and the ownership shares favoured ordering sale; the defendant was given a defined buy-out opportunity with a timetable and valuation process, was ordered to account for and pay occupation rent from 1 May 2016 to 17 February 2020 (specified totals) with ongoing rent at $200/week until settlement or vacancy, and t…