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Harare High Court
Authentic Group of Companies (t/a Guestline (Pvt) Ltd) v Callander Enterprises (t/a Cecomms)
HH 206-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
29 March 2017
Citation
HH 206-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 206
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
ZHOU J
Full Bench
ZHOU J
Areas of Law
Commercial LawProperty Law
Keywords
summary judgmentlease agreementevictionrental arrearsholding over damages
Tags
summary judgmentlease agreementevictionrental arrears
legislation
Statutes Cited
- (none – no statute or statutory provision is quoted or relied upon)
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondent has a bona fide defence to applicant's claim","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Alleged verbal agreement, non-payment of rent, failure to respond to demand"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant landlord sought summary judgment for eviction and rental arrears against the respondent tenant. The respondent occupied premises under a lease agreement but fell into arrears of US$13,819.38 since January 2015. The respondent raised a defence alleging a verbal agreement excusing rental payments, which the court found to be spurious.
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