Lease contract

Lease Contract
(Extension – Court – Rent – Increase)

The court has no authority to compel the landlord to extend the lease contract without a corresponding increase in the rent. Likewise, the tenant cannot be obligated to accept the rent increase proposed by the landlord. Therefore, the judgment under appeal, which rejected the request for a rent increase, is legally flawed. A judgment rejecting a rent increase - regardless of the amount - is contrary to the law, and the appellant should not be prejudiced by filing the appeal, especially since the respondent accepted the judgment issued by the court of first instance.

Supreme Court
Appeal No. 60/2017
Issued by the Rentals Division
Hearing Date: 07/02/2018