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[8. 13 cont.] duration of the tenancy and in particular to any stipulation in regard to termination of the tenancy in the event of the landlord desiring to sell the premises or to obtain possession for occupation by himself or any member of his family: Provided that no landlord shall be entitled by reason of any agreement made under the foregoing provision to obtain an order for the ejectment of any tenant unless he satisfies a tribunal or a court, as the case may be, that the tenant intended by such agreement to deprive himself of the protection against ejectment afforded by this Ordinance.
Savings for unexpired term.
Agreed increase of rent.
Tribunal may revise rent in certain cases.
Tribunal may fix or apportion rents in certain cases.
14. Nothing in this Ordinance shall entitle any landlord during the currency of any written lease of any premises for a definite and unexpired term, to any rent higher than the rent reserved in such lease.
15. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4 and 14, a tenancy tribunal may in its discretion on the application of a landlord sanction the increase of the rent of any premises by such amount as may be agreed by the tenant thereof and the increased rent so sanctioned shall from the date on which such sanction is given be the rent of the premises during the continuance of this Ordinance.
16. Subject to the provisions of section 14, if the standard rent of any premises either—
(a) is a rent which was agreed upon in writing at some date before the 1st day of July, 1937, or
(b) is not higher than the rent recoverable from the tenant in actual occupation on the 1st day of July, 1937,
it shall be lawful for the landlord of such premises to apply to a tenancy tribunal to fix and such tribunal may fix such other rent as the tribunal shall think fit as the standard rent to be paid in respect of such premises during the continuance of this Ordinance: Provided that nothing in this section shall affect any rent which became due before the date of the order made by the tribunal.
17. It shall be lawful for a tenancy tribunal on the application of landlord or tenant—
(a) to fix any rent which for any reason is not otherwise determinable under the provisions of this Ordinance;
or
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CAP. 255]
Landlord and Tenant.
[8. 13 cont.] duration of the tenancy and in particular to any stipulation in regard to termination of the tenancy in the event of the landlord desiring to sell the premises or to obtain possession for occupation by himself or any member of his family: Provided that no landlord shall be entitled by reason of any agreement made under the foregoing provision to obtain an order for the ejectment of any tenant unless he satisfies a tribunal or a court, as the case may be, that the tenant in- tended by such agreement to deprive himself of the protection against ejectment afforded by this Ordinance.
Savings for unexpired
term.
Agreed increase of rent.
Tribunal
may revise rent in
certain cases.
Tribunal may fix or apportion rents in certain
cases.
14. Nothing in this Ordinance shall entitle any landlord during the currency of any written lease of any premises for a definite and unexpired term, to any rent higher than the rent reserved in such lease.
15. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4 and 14, a tenancy tribunal may in its discretion on the application of a landlord sanction the increase of the rent of any premises by such amount as may be agreed by the tenant thereof and the increased rent so sanctioned shall from the date on which such sanction is given be the rent of the premises during the continuance of this Ordinance.
16. Subject to the provisions of section 14, if the standard rent of any premises either—
(a) is a rent which was agreed upon in writing at some
date before the 1st day of July, 1937, or
(b) is not higher than the rent recoverable from the tenant in actual occupation on the 1st day of July, 1937,
it shall be lawful for the landlord of such premises to apply to a tenancy tribunal to fix and such tribunal may fix such other rent as the tribunal shall think fit as the standard rent to be paid in respect of such premises during the continuance of this Ordinance : Provided that nothing in this section shall affect any rent which became due before the date of the order made by the tribunal.
17. It shall be lawful for a tenancy tribunal on the application of landlord or tenant--
(a) to fix any rent which for any reason is not otherwise determinable under the provisions of this Ordinance;
or
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