CHAN LAI CHUN MARIA V. STEADYPROFIT LTD

[2025] HKLdT 24 Lands Tribunal 9 May 2025 • LDBM17/2024 • 55 min read
14 cases cited (0 SG, 14 foreign)

Practice Areas

Conveyancing and Property Ordinance

Judges (1)

LJ Cruden Coram

Counsel (5)

Iu, Lai & Li Firm Wong, Hui & Co Firm Cedric Yeung Counsel Applicant Ian Chau Counsel Respondent Queenie Lau Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

Steadyprofit Limited Respondent Chan Lai Chun Maria Applicant

Summary

The majority owners of La Villa (龍濤花園) at 142 Waterloo Road sought a declaration that the building name could be changed without unanimous consent and that air-conditioning units could be installed on the external wall. The court construed the Deed of Mutual Covenants and found that building name change did not require unanimous consent. Costs were ordered against the respondent.

Statutes Cited

Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap 219)
s 41(3)

Cases Cited (14)

UK (1)
[1989] 1 AC 633
HK (13)
(1999) 2 HKCFAR 279 (2006) 9 HKCFAR 462 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 487 [1991] 1 HKC 198 [1997] 1 HKC 313 [1999] 4 HKC 113 [2000] 2 HKC 77 [2004] 1 HKC 270 [2008] 5 HKC 474 [2009] 3 HKC 285 [2012] 6 HKC 200 [2020] HKCFI 2201 [2024] HKCFI 2992

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKLdT 24)