Smedley v Chumley and Hawke Ltd: CA 1981

Damage to a recently constructed restaurant built on a concrete raft on piles over a river could be cured only by putting in further piles so that the structure of the walls and roof of the restaurant were stable and safe upon foundations made structurally stable.
Held: The landlord was liable under its repairing covenant.

Citations:

(1981) 44 P and CR 50

Cited by:

CitedQuick v Taff Ely Borough Council CA 1986
Because of fungus, mould growth and dampness, the tenant’s council house was virtually unfit for human habitation in the winter when the condensation was at its worst. Section 32(1) of the 1961 Act implied in the tenancy a covenant by the council to . .
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Landlord and Tenant

Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.375585