Hong Kong Ordinances

LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) ORDINANCE - SECT 57

Application for certificate of increase in rent

(1) Where a landlord wishes to increase the rent payable by his tenant, he may
apply to the Commissioner for a certificate.

(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be made by sending a notice in
duplicate in the specified form to the Commissioner.

(3) Where the Commissioner is of the opinion that, having regard to
section 64, no increase in rent is due, or such increase in rent is not due
within a period of 6 months from the date of receipt of the application under
subsection (1), he may decline to deal with such application or defer dealing
with such application until it appears to him that the increase in rent is due
within a period of 6 months.

(4) Subject to subsection (3), upon receipt of an application under subsection
(1) the Commissioner shall serve a copy thereof on the tenant.

(5) Within 14 days of service on him under subsection (4) of a copy of the
landlord's application the tenant may send his representations thereon in
writing to the Commissioner.

(6) Where the Commissioner receives representations from a tenant under
subsection (5) which indicate that the tenant disputes any fact set out in the
application of the landlord, he shall determine the facts in dispute and shall
then deal with the application in accordance with section 58. (For savings and
transitional provisions see Ord. No. 39 of 1979 s. 25(2))