Hong Kong Ordinances

LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) ORDINANCE - SECT 29

Commissioner may revise rent in certain cases

Subject to section 23, if the standard rent of any premises either-

   (a)  is a rent which was agreed upon in writing at some date before 1 July
        1937; or

   (b)  is not higher than the rent recoverable from the tenant in actual
        occupation on 1 July 1937, the landlord of such premises may apply to
        the Commissioner to fix, and the Commissioner may fix, such other rent
        as the Commissioner shall think fit as the standard rent to be paid in
        respect of such premises during the continuance of this Part: Provided
        that nothing in this section shall affect any rent which became due
        before the date of the determination by the Commissioner fixing the
        rent.

(25 of 1947 s. 16 incorporated. Amended 76 of 1981 s. 16)