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Harare High Court
Anna Bannister v Gestlam Investments (Pvt) Ltd
HH 126-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
22 February 2017
Citation
HH 126-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 126
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Muremba J
Full Bench
Muremba J
Areas of Law
Property LawContract Law
Keywords
evictionlease breachrental arrearsimprovementsset-offwater bill
Tags
evictionlease agreementarrear rentalsimprovements
legislation
Statutes Cited
- No specific statutes were cited or interpreted in this judgment. The case was decided entirely on common-law principles of contract and landlord-tenant law.
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether defendant defaulted paying rentals since July 2013","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendant admitted ceasing payments in July 2013"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether failure to pay utility bills constitutes breach","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Water bill of US$20,800 unpaid as at March 2015"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff's claim for arrear rentals exceeds claim for renovations","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendant claimed US$123,506.95 for improvements"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff is entitled to evict defendant from premises","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendant breached lease by non-payment"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
An 83-year-old landlord sought eviction of tenant for non-payment of rentals since July 2013 and failure to pay water bills. Tenant claimed set-off for improvements made to the property. The lease agreement required tenant to effect improvements at its own cost with no refund.
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