Silva,L.F.A v. Eleanor Fernando – sllr 1988 volume 1 page 278

In the case between L. F. A. Silva (Plaintiff) and Eleanor Fernando (Defendant), the court addressed whether, under the Rent Act, deterioration of leased premises justifying ejectment can be established by damage to elements such as trees, as opposed to the building itself. It was held that deterioration under section 22(1)(d) of the Rent Act must relate to the building or the premises in the legal sense, and that damage to trees alone is insufficient to satisfy the statutory threshold for ejectment. This decision relied on a strict interpretation of the statutory definition of “premises” and case law concerning the substance of deterioration, with emphasis that the legal protection offered by the Rent Act centers upon the building’s condition. The impact of the case clarified the limits o