Sam Momberume v Nyasha Dziva and Director of Housing Chitungwiza Municipality N.O

HH 88-22

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

11 February 2022

Citation

HH 88-22

Neutral Citation

[2022] ZWHH 88

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Mhuri J

Full Bench

Mhuri J

Areas of Law

Property lawAdministrative law

Keywords

CessionHousing standMunicipal allocationRepossession

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant is entitled to cession of stand 13371 despite second respondent's claim of repossession","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Offer letter to first respondent, payment of charges, occupation by applicant, alleged repossession"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the second respondent's undocumented repossession and reallocation was valid","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Lack of written cancellation, lack of offer letters for subsequent allocations"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant purchased stand 13371 Nyatsime Low Density Chitungwiza from the first respondent who had been allocated the stand by the second respondent municipality in lieu of salary arrears. After full payment, the second respondent refused to effect cession claiming the stand had been repossessed and reallocated to another person, despite having issued official offer letters and receipts for payment.

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