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CAP. 7
Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation)
[1988 Ed.
Rent where new tenancy refused etc.
119NA. (1) Where a tenant remains in possession of any premises after the date on which the current tenancy would, apart from section 119N, have come to an end by virtue of a notice given under section 119(1) or under section 119A(5) and the Tribunal does not, for any reason, make an order for the grant of a new tenancy, the tenant shall be liable to pay rent, as determined by the Tribunal under subsection (2), for the period from that date until the tenant delivers up vacant possession to the landlord.
(2) The Tribunal may, on the application of the landlord or the tenant, determine the rent payable by the tenant under subsection (1) and the Tribunal shall determine that rent as the rent it would have determined if it had ordered the grant of a new tenancy of the premises for a term of 2 years and otherwise on the same terms as the terms of the current tenancy.
(3) This section shall have effect in any proceedings pending in the Tribunal on 10 June 1983.
(Added 29 of 1983 s. 41)
Short tenancies
119O. Where the duration of a current tenancy is such that the time limits fixed in this Part for the giving of notices are not appropriate, the Tribunal may, on application, fix different time limits.
Sub-tenancies
119P. (1) Where a tenant has, in breach of the current tenancy, sublet the whole or any part of the premises and the current tenancy is terminated under this Part, the sub-tenancy shall also terminate.
(2) Where a tenant has, without breach of the current tenancy, sublet the whole or any part of the premises and the sub-tenant has given notice in the specified form to the landlord of his interest in the premises, a copy of any notice or request given or made under sections 119, 119A, 119B and 119D and a copy of the application under section 117(1) shall be served on the sub-tenant; and—
(a) if the tenant fails to make a request for a new tenancy under section 119A, the sub-tenant may make a request for a new tenancy immediately from the landlord;
(b) if the tenant fails to apply for a new tenancy under section 117, the sub-tenant may apply for a new tenancy immediately from the landlord. (See Form CR107 in G.N. 3919 in Gazette No. 53/81)
(3) Where a sub-tenant makes a request for a new tenancy under section 119A and subsection (2), he may, in accordance with this Part, apply to the Tribunal for a new tenancy immediately from the landlord.
(4) In any application under section 117 by the tenant for a new tenancy, a sub-tenant to whom the premises or any part thereof has been let without breach of the current tenancy shall be entitled to be heard.
(5) Where, in an application under section 117 by the tenant for a new tenancy, the Tribunal does not make an order for the grant of a new tenancy to the tenant then-
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