Subramaniam v. Pathmanathan – sllr 1984 volume 1 page 252

In the case between Subramaniam (Appellant) and Pathmanathan (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the tenant’s failure to pay rent following confirmation of attornment to a new landlord amounted to repudiation of the tenancy, and whether the requirements of the Rent Act regarding notice and procedure were satisfied. It was held that non-payment of rent, after the tenant was notified of a proper attornment and confirmation that the property was not vested in the Commissioner of National Housing, constituted repudiation of the tenancy, thereby removing the appellant’s entitlement to statutory protection under the Rent Act. The decision reaffirmed that compliance with statutory notice provisions and clear evidence of the tenant’s repudiatory conduct entitled the new landlord