Property Law Owners have a right to visit rented property The law provides the right for owners to visit the rent property after reaching an agreement with the tenants. This was held in judgement delivered…Malcolm MifsudJanuary 30, 2022
Property Law Court does not give weight to government rent subsidy in deciding rent increases The Court will not take into consideration whether a tenant is entitled to a subsidy when establishing a fair rent. This was held by the…Malcolm MifsudJune 27, 2021
Property Law Commercial leased properties must be made use of Commercial premises will be terminated if it is not being made use of.Malcolm MifsudJanuary 31, 2021
Civil LawProperty Law Court costs may be apportioned amongst the parties The Court may apportion the court costs of a case to both parties and not necessarily to the party that lost the case.Malcolm MifsudOctober 4, 2020
Property Law Structural alternatives in rented properties do not necessarily result in termination of the lease Those structural alternations in rented property which are required does not necessarily mean that the lease will be terminated.Malcolm MifsudApril 24, 2020
Property Law Eviction from a tenement will be granted by the Rent Regulation Board only if it is an exceptional and last resort Although it is the lessee’s responsibility to perform acts of maintenance in accordance with the law and the lease contract, this does not mean that…Malcolm MifsudNovember 22, 2019
Property Law Residential leased property must be lived in If elderly tenants decide to move to a retirement home, then they will be effectively foregoing their lease. This was held in a judgement delivered…Malcolm MifsudApril 5, 2019
Intellectual Property LawProperty Law Tenant to pay for fire damage caused by TV The Rent Regulation Board has ordered a tenant to pay for the repairs of a house following a fire after it was shown that he…Malcolm MifsudMarch 1, 2019
Property Law When landlord offers tenant alternative accommodation, this has to be done in good faith Article 9(a) of the Reletting of Urban Property (Regulation) Ordinance allows the owner to take back the property for his own requirements and this must…Malcolm MifsudMay 25, 2018
Property Law Rent Regulation Board, not the courts, is competent to hear all cases concerning rent The First Hall of the Civil Court referred a case to the Rent Regulation Board after it decided that it was not competent to hear…Malcolm MifsudDecember 10, 2017