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Dirie & Sons Company Limited v Bura Ranch (DA) Company Limited (Tribunal Case 35 of 2021) [2023] KEBPRT 199 (KLR) (Civ) (11 April 2023) (Judgment)

[2023] KEBPRT 199 (KLR) Business Premises Rent Tribunal
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Court
Business Premises Rent Tribunal
Case number
199
Citation
[2023] KEBPRT 199 (KLR)
Decided
11 April 2023
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TypeLandlord and Tenant DisputePostureReference and Notice of Motion ApplicationCoramHON A. MUMA, Vice Chair
Holding

The Tribunal declares the Notice to Terminate valid and orders the tenant to hand over vacant possession to the landlord by May 30, 2023.

Facts

The tenant and landlord entered into a tenancy agreement for a period of ten years, which was later extended for five years. The landlord served a notice to terminate the tenancy on November 26, 2020, demanding the tenant to hand over the premises by June 1, 2021. The tenant filed a Reference and Notice of Motion Application seeking restraining orders.

Issues

  1. Whether the Notice to Terminate tenancy issued by the Landlord is legal and should be upheld?

Reasoning

The Tribunal upholds the notice as legal under the Landlord and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments) Act, as the landlord provided the required notice in the prescribed form.

Outcome

The tenant's application is dismissed, and the landlord's notice is upheld.

Orders

  • The Notice issued by the Landlord dated November 26, 2020 is hereby declared valid.
  • The tenant shall hand over vacant possession to the landlord on or before May 30, 2023 OCS Mwatete Police Station.
  • Each party shall bear their own Costs.

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Landlord and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments) Act Cap 301
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