Karanja has been a tenant in Wamalwa’s house for the last three months. The parties had executed a lease for a period of one year. However, Wamalwa is aggrieved as Karanja has broken all the doors in the house following several fights with his wife.
Wamalwa now seeks your advice on the various ways in which he may terminate the lease agreement and lawfully evict Karanja.
Advise Wamalwa.
ANSWER
- This problem is based on the ways in which the landlord or lessor may terminate a lease:
- Lapse of time: wait for effluxion of the duration prescribed.
- Forfeiture: Wamalwa is entitled to re-enter the premises to determine the lease pre-maturely reason of Karanja’s breach.