JUDGMENT
The plaintiff applied for an order of possession of shop number E36/322 and rent arrears against the defendant at the Weija Rent Office on 8th June 2022. Both parties appeared before the Senior Rent Manager sitting at the Rent Office on 10th January 2023. The Senior Rent Manager found that the tenancy of the defendant expired on 30th June 2022 and even though he had been served with a six-month ejection notice to quit the premises by 31st December 2022, he had failed to vacate from the premises. Defendant pleaded for time to vacate from the premises and as a result the Senior Rent Manager ordered defendant to vacate the premises by 30th June 2023. On 3rd July 2023, defendant was still in occupation of the premises compelling the Senior Rent Manager to refer the matter to this court pursuant to Form 9, regulation 13 of the Rent Regulation 1946 (LI 369) for an effective order to be issued under section 17(1)(g) of the Rent Act 1963 (Act 220) to eject defendant from the premises …