John Wilson v. Perera and Another – sllr 1986 volume 1 page 291

In the case between the Executor of the estate of Dr. T. Sivapragasam (Plaintiff) and the Defendant who continued occupation of leased premises following the original tenant’s death, the court addressed the issue of whether the defendant was entitled, under section 18 of the Rent Restriction Act, to be deemed the statutory tenant. It was determined that because the defendant did not meet the statutory requirements for succession set out in section 18(2)—specifically, not being a surviving spouse, child, parent, sibling, or dependent member of the tenant’s household—no valid notice could be issued by the defendant under the Act. This holding reaffirmed the principle that rights conferred by the Rent Restriction Act require strict compliance with its explicit personal categories, and that ju