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Moti v Fatuma (Civil Appeal No. 17 of 1951) [1952] EACA 8 (1 January 1952)
The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa held that the rent control board could allocate premises left vacant without good cause, without needing to find landlord default.
Bodani v Seth (Civil Appeal No. 742 of 1950) [1951] EACA 329 (1 January 1951)
The court held that a landlord had good cause for leaving new rooms unoccupied after permit refusals, so the rent board’s allocation order was set aside.
Pirbhai v Central Rent Control Board (Civil Appeal No. 208 of 1951) [1951] EACA 323 (1 January 1951)
The court found that the Central Rent Control Board violated the substantial requirements of justice by failing to provide the appellant with adequate notice and a fair opportunity to present his case. The Board acted upon information not presented as legal evidence and failed to communicate its reasons to the appellant prior to its determination. Furthermore, the Board misconceived its statutory powers under section 5(1)(h) of the Increase of Rent (Restriction) Ordinance, 1949, by purporting to take possession of the house itself without first allocating it to a suitable tenant at an assesse…
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