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Acts which may attract the punishment of forfeiture in customary tenancy

Conditions for the forfeiture of a lease under the State Housing Corporation (Ejectment) Act, 1970 (Act 322)

Effect of failure to serve the requisite statutory notice in compliance with section 29 of the Conveyancing Act

How the right of forfeiture is exercised

Instances where the relief of forfeiture will be available to a landlord

Nature of tenant's conduct that would warrant forfeiture

Nature of the right of forfeiture

Need for a person who claims that a forfeiture has been incurred to establish the ingredients entitling him to forfeit

Relief against forfeiture

20 subsidiary principles

The discretionary nature of the grant of forfeiture and considerations for the exercise of the Court's discretion

The law governing forfeiture for non-payment of rent under the Rent Act, 1963 (Act 220)

The law regarding forfeiture

The rule that a claim for forfeiture founded on customary tenancy pre-supposes that the claimant is the owner of the land

The rule that a tenant who repudiates his landlord’s title is automatically made to forfeit his lease

What constitutes waiver of the right of forfeiture

When an order of forfeiture will issue

When the stool will be entitled to forfeiture of the land in occupation of a subject of a stool

Whether a landlord is entitled to forfeiture where the tenant denies his title

Whether a mere notice by the landlord of a breach or breaches is sufficient to bring about the exercise by him of the statutory right of forfeiture

Whether a mere oral denial of title will lead to forfeiture

Whether forfeiture can lie against a community

Whether forfeiture is available at customary law

Whether forfeiture of a lease for denying the landlord's title is automatic

Whether forfeiture will be granted for failure to pay reserved rent

Whether forfeiture will be granted to determine an invalid lease

Whether misconduct is a reason for automatic grant of forfeiture of customary tenancy

Whether the acceptance of rent by the landlord constitutes a waiver of the right of forfeiture

Whether the grant of forfeiture is discretionary

Whether the jurisdiction of the court to grant relief against forfeiture depends on the nature of the breach

Whether the occurrence of breach of a covenant in a lease with a provision of re-entry automatically terminates the lease

Whether there can be forfeiture where there is no express provision in the lease for re-entry

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