Mowjood v. Pussadeniya and Another – sllr 1987 volume 2 page 287

In the case of Mowjood (tenant/appellant) v. Pussadeniya and Another (landlord/respondents), the court examined whether the alternative accommodation arranged by the Commissioner of National Housing under section 22(1C) of the Rent Act (as amended) fulfilled statutory requirements, specifically where such accommodation was offered on a hire-purchase rather than a tenancy basis. The focus rested on whether the Commissioner’s notification, asserting the existence of valid alternative accommodation, was legally sufficient to permit eviction, and whether tenants were duly protected from homelessness in accordance with the Act’s objectives. It was decided that accommodation provided on hire-purchase terms did not comply with the tenancy criteria of the Act, rendering the Commissioner’s notifica