[1989]DLHC567 • July 14, 1989 • High Court
DANKWA vs. ANOKWA
The plaintiff, as the customary successor to the original landlord, sought to eject the defendant, a tenant for over thirteen years, from a storeroom in house No. D 800/4, Granville Avenue, Okaishie, Accra. The plaintiff claimed possession for business use by himself and family members of the deceased landlord. The tenancy was monthly and unwritten. The defendant disputed the adequacy of notice and the plaintiff's entitlement to possession under the Rent Act, 1963 (Act 220).
read moreJUDGMENT OF AMPIAH J. By his writ of summons, the plaintiff seeks an order for the ejectment of the defendant and the recovery of possession of a storeroom in house No. D 800/4, Granville Avenue, Okaishie, Accra which the defendant occupies now as a tenant. That the defendant is a tenant of the plaintiff in that house is not really in dispute. The plaintiff is the customary successor of the defendant’s original landlord. The defendant had been in possession of this house as a tenant for over thirteen years. The plaintiff’s capacity as the incumbent landlord of the house is also not in dispute. The main ground for requiring possession of this storeroom is that the plaintiff requires the storeroom for the occupation by himself and the son and niece of the deceased original landlord for their business. The defendant cannot claim an interminable interest in the property. As a tenant she remains a tenant and the landlord has a right to recover possession of the premis...