PETRONIA CITY DEVELOPMENT LTD. vs. KHI GHANA 01 LTD [2017]DLHC16563

Date	2017-07-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IRL/26/2014
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC16563

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

ASSAD GBADEGBE FOR PLAINTIFF

MOHAMMED SAHNOON FOR DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC16563
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PETRONIA CITY DEVELOPMENT
LTD. <o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

SUIT NO. IRL/26/2014&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
31ST&nbsp;JULY 2017<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>

ASSAD
GBADEGBE FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

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Introduction
<o:p></o:p>

The plaintiff was a former tenant of
the defendant in the Emporium section of the plush Movenpick Ambassador Hotel
in Accra.&nbsp; The plaintiff signed a three
year tenancy agreement with the defendant and paid the rent for the first year
but when the rent for the second year came up for payment, the plaintiff
instituted this action seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>

<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:
 150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Damages for breach of the
 defendant’s covenant for quiet enjoyment.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:
 150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">An order that the said damages be
 deducted from the rent paid or payable by the plaintiff for the rental of
 the Unit.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:
 150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Costs including solicitor’s fees.<o:p></o:p></li>
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In a statement of defence filed on
behalf of the defendant by its counsel, the defendant counter claimed for inter
alia arrears of rent, Common Area Maintenance (CAM fees), and electricity
charges amongst others. The defendant subsequently applied for summary judgment
on its counterclaim and this court differently constituted granted all the
reliefs on the defendant’s counterclaim on 3rd June 2014 but ordered
the plaintiff’s claims to go to a full trial.<o:p></o:p>

i.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the defendant has
breached its covenant for quiet enjoyment.<o:p></o:p>

ii.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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