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Harare High Court
NRZ Contributory Pension Fund v Sunray Stores (Private) Limited
HH 85-2007
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
28 November 2007
Citation
HH 85-2007
Neutral Citation
[2007] ZWHH 85
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
MAKARAU JP
Full Bench
MAKARAU JP
Areas of Law
Property LawContract Law
Keywords
lease cancellationrental defaultcondonationoperating costsappropriation of payments
Tags
lease agreementrental arrearsevictioncondonationnon-waiver clause
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff established prima facie case for cancellation of lease and eviction","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Late rental payments, demand letters, payment within 7-day period"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether defendant was liable for operating costs","issue_type":"contractual","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"No written agreement for operating costs, oral discussions, payments made"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff's conduct after issuing summons constituted condonation of past breaches","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Continued invoicing, acceptance of payments, reversal of interest charges"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Plaintiff sought eviction of defendant from leased business premises at Chisipite Shopping Centre for alleged rental arrears exceeding $1 billion and cancellation of lease. Defendant denied liability for operating costs and argued late rental payments were condoned.
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