AGYEPONG J.: This is an appeal from the judgment of the District Court Grade I D., Accra, constituted by his worship Mr. S. A. Afful. The district court dismissed the claim of the appellant for ¢701.20 arrears of rent and an order of ejectment for failure to pay rent.
The appellant is the landlord of house No. C. 10/2 Adabraka, Accra, and the respondent is the appellant’s tenant occupying the appellant’s shop. In September 1974 both the landlord and the tenant agreed to submit to the rent officer the assessment of rent of that shop. On 18 September 1974, the rent officer fixed the rent at ¢139.40 and served his assessment on both the landlord and the tenant. Before then, the tenant had written exhibit A to the rent officer authorising the rent officer to carry on the assessment in her absence, and informing the rent officer that she would accept the assessment of the rent officer. In spite of exhibit A the tenant refused to accept the assessment of the rent officer and used various mod…