Stent v Monmouth District Council: 1987

The court considered whether under a repairing covenant a wooden door should be replaced with a self-sealing aluminium door.
Held: The replacement came within a repairing covenant as a sensible way to deal with a persisting problem.

Judges:

Sir John Arnold, President, and Stocker LJ

Citations:

(1987) 54 P and CR 193

Cited by:

CitedEyre and others v McCracken CA 10-Mar-2000
The court considered the tenant’s covenant to repair in the context of a need for a damp course: ‘I have regard to the age, (over 150 years) and the design of the building. It has no damp-proof course . . I bear in mind the limited interest of the . .
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Landlord and Tenant

Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.235460