Jiffry v. Esufali – sllr 1998 volume 2 page 041

In the case between JIFFRY (Plaintiff) and ESUFALI (Defendant), the primary issue concerned whether section 22(2)(bb)(ii) of the Rent Act enabled the institution of ejectment proceedings by a landlord who acquired ownership of the premises after the “specified date,” and if the statutory bar under section 22(7) applied where the right to sue for ejectment accrued prior to ownership. The findings established that section 22(7) did not operate as a bar, as the rights to sue accrued while the plaintiff was acting as landlord before acquiring legal title, and being a “single house owner” did not require ownership on the specified date. The judgment relied on the interpretation of statutory provisions governing landlord-tenant relationships and clarified the non-application of the statutory bar