HOLDING A HOUSE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3485, 13 May 1920, Page 6

HOLDING A HOUSE.

EJECTMENT ORDER REFUSED.

“It is -3. fairly risky thing for a ‘man without :1 family -to buy a house occupied by a man with children,” said Mr ‘H. J. Northcroft, -.’~.‘~'..\1.,‘ in! a court case at Hamilton on ;\londo.y. The defendant had taken all reasonable steps to secure a house, and it would be an undue hardship if he were ejected. The ejectment order, ,\VOllld be 'refused_ The plaintiff, an elderly man, said he bought the house and wished to live in it with his wife and grown-up (laughter, For the defence, counsel said that 7 under the Housing Act of 1919 the landlord could not obtain possession where is was s.l1ow:1 an undue hard~ ship would be placed on the tenant. The tenant. who“hn.d a. wife and five children. one of whom was 3 return-_ ed soldier, had ‘r.l'ie(l his best to secure a house, and the soldier had unsuccessfully onklaavmzv-€‘r.l to buy :1 house ihmugh the Government.