Australia, July 24 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 24:
1. LEEMING JA: Mr Hakija Sinanovic appeals from a judgment of the Local Court in favour of his former landlord, Ms Ludan Bone, in the amount of $65,246.85. That amount represents substantial success on her claim under a residential tenancy agreement in 2018 in respect of unpaid rent, liability to pay an occupation fee, and damages for cleaning and repairs to the property. The judgment is the result of a rehearing, following Mr Sinanovic's earlier success in an appeal to this Court setting aside an earlier judgment of the Local Court, on the basis of a denial of procedural fairness. That background may explain the attention di...