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Land law slivester bujibu vs charles maemba 2020 tzhc 2288 31 august 2020

slivester bujibu vs charles maemba 2020 tzhc 2288 31 august 2020

The High Court upheld a land tribunal decision finding a tenancy relationship, dismissing the tenant’s appeal and confirming rent arrears and compensation awards.

  • Tenancy agreement
  • Burden of proof
  • Rent arrears
  • Compensation for property
  • Tenancy-law
  • Rent-arrears
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Land law abraham migeto vs issa rajabu 2020 tzhclandd 107 1 april 2020

abraham migeto vs issa rajabu 2020 tzhclandd 107 1 april 2020

The High Court dismissed a landlord’s second appeal, upholding findings that an eviction after lease expiry was unlawful because mandatory notice was not served.

  • Unlawful eviction
  • Lease termination
  • Notice requirements
  • Compensation for property loss
  • Unlawful-eviction
  • Lease-termination
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Land law henry g kibasa others vs trade union congress of tanzania tucta 2017 tzhc 2197 10 april 2017

henry g kibasa others vs trade union congress of tanzania tucta 2017 tzhc 2197 10 april 2017

High Court appeal over tenancy rents partly allowed: monthly payment was ordered and arrears were held to run from the tribunal judgment date, not from 1 July 2009.

  • Tenancy agreements
  • Rent arrears
  • Retrospective application of tenancy terms
  • Statutory tenancy
  • Procedural fairness
  • Tenancy-law
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Land law 20170217 TZHC Mwanza

20170217 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court upheld most of a land appeal, finding the tenant breached the tenancy by rent arrears and unauthorized subletting, but reversed an unproved special damages award.

  • Breach of tenancy agreement
  • Rent arrears
  • Special damages
  • Subletting without consent
  • Tenancy-law
  • Rent-arrears
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Land law 20140903 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20140903 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court held the plaintiff was lawfully evicted for rent arrears after notice and dismissed his claims for damages and declarations.

  • Eviction
  • Tenant rights
  • Damages
  • Notice requirements
  • Tenant-rights
  • Rent-arrears
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Land law 20120704 TZHC Dodoma

20120704 TZHC Dodoma

The High Court partly allowed a land appeal, setting aside an order for rent arrears at an increased rate but upholding eviction after the lease had expired.

  • Landlord and tenant
  • Lease agreements
  • Rent increase
  • Counterclaim
  • Eviction
  • Landlord-and-tenant
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Land law 20101222 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20101222 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court dismissed an appeal over tenancy termination, holding that the appellant failed to prove construction expenses and had defaulted on rent.

  • Tenancy termination
  • Rent arrears
  • Compensation for improvements
  • Notice to vacate
  • Burden of proof
  • Tenancy-termination
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Land law 20100923 TZHC Mbeya

20100923 TZHC Mbeya

The High Court allowed a land appeal, holding the respondent had no right to remain after lease expiry and was liable for rental arrears and damages.

  • Eviction
  • Rental arrears
  • Lease renewal
  • Damages to premises
  • Tenant-eviction
  • Rent-arrears
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Land law 20050725 TZCA Dar es Salaam

20050725 TZCA Dar es Salaam

The Court of Appeal held that the Regional Housing Tribunal wrongly fixed standard rent without taking evidence, and quashed the lower decisions.

  • Standard rent fixation
  • Procedural fairness in tribunals
  • Evidence in tribunal proceedings
  • Rent-control
  • Tribunal-procedure
  • Procedural-fairness
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