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Can any one give an interpretation to section g of this part of a rent increases on domestic premises act, there is more of the act below...
(g) a tenancy for a fixed term not exceeding twelve months
of a house in which the landlord ordinarily resides,
during the temporary absence from Bermuda of the
landlord.
...
Application
3 (1) Save as otherwise provided in this section this Act shall apply
to every domestic tenancy existing on 1 July 1978, or which may
thereafter subsist, and notwithstanding any provision in such tenancy,
including any provision purporting generally or specifically to exclude
this Act.
(2) This Act shall not apply to the following —
(a) a tenancy of any premises where it is proved to the satisfaction
of the Commissioner that a certificate of occupancy
of the premises has issued out of the Department
of Planning not earlier than 30 June 1983;
(b) a tenancy of agricultural land, including such a tenancy
where there exists on the land any dwelling-house occupied
by persons working the land;
(c) a tenancy for a life or lives;
(d) premises licensed under section 6;
(e) a tenancy where the Government of any country outside
Bermuda or an agency thereof, is the landlord;
(f) the use of premises as a boarding or common lodging
house or to premises of which the occupiers share ablution,
sanitary or cooking facilities;
(g) a tenancy for a fixed term not exceeding twelve months
of a house in which the landlord ordinarily resides,
during the temporary absence from Bermuda of the
landlord.
(g) a tenancy for a fixed term not exceeding twelve months
of a house in which the landlord ordinarily resides,
during the temporary absence from Bermuda of the
landlord.
...
Application
3 (1) Save as otherwise provided in this section this Act shall apply
to every domestic tenancy existing on 1 July 1978, or which may
thereafter subsist, and notwithstanding any provision in such tenancy,
including any provision purporting generally or specifically to exclude
this Act.
(2) This Act shall not apply to the following —
(a) a tenancy of any premises where it is proved to the satisfaction
of the Commissioner that a certificate of occupancy
of the premises has issued out of the Department
of Planning not earlier than 30 June 1983;
(b) a tenancy of agricultural land, including such a tenancy
where there exists on the land any dwelling-house occupied
by persons working the land;
(c) a tenancy for a life or lives;
(d) premises licensed under section 6;
(e) a tenancy where the Government of any country outside
Bermuda or an agency thereof, is the landlord;
(f) the use of premises as a boarding or common lodging
house or to premises of which the occupiers share ablution,
sanitary or cooking facilities;
(g) a tenancy for a fixed term not exceeding twelve months
of a house in which the landlord ordinarily resides,
during the temporary absence from Bermuda of the
landlord.
