Section 11: Principles applicable to determine fair rent
This section is inserted by Act No 16 of 2020, section 6.
consolidated text (as at 2013, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
11. Principles applicable to determine fair rent
The Court shall, for the purpose of determining the fair
rent of any premises, take into account all the circumstances
of the case, including –
(a) their location;
(b) the age, quality, character and type of the
premises;
(c) their state of repair;
(d) any improvement made to the premises at the
expense of the tenant with the landlord’s consent;
(e) a reasonable return to the landlord on the value
of the premises; and
(f) the market rent of similar premises in the
neighbourhood.
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Questions this section answers
- What factors does the Court weigh when it decides the fair rent of my premises?