Nguyen v Valore [2018] NSWSC 1364

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Nguyen v Valore [2018] NSWSC 1364 Hearing dates: 21 and 22 August 2018 Decision date: 06 September 2018 Before: Ball J Decision: See paragraphs 62 to 70 of this judgment. Catchwords: LANDLORD AND TENANT – Termination of the tenancy – Validity of notices issued pursuant to s 129 of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) – Failure to cite s 129 of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) as source of obligation to issue notice – Failure to identify breaches with sufficient particularity LANDLORD AND TENANT – Renewals and options – Exercise of option – Whether the plaintiff was in breach of the lease when he exercised the option to renew – Whether the Court should grant relief against forfeiture – Power to impose conditions on the granting of relief Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allsvelte Pty Ltd v Cassegrain Wines Pty Limited [2015] NSWSC 1370; (2015) 18 BPR 35,637 Best and Less (Leasing) Pty Ltd v Darin Nominees Pty Ltd (1994) 6 BPR 13,783 Dee-Tech Pty Ltd v Neddam Holdings Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 251; (2013) 16 BPR 31,089 Eastern Telegraph Co Ltd v Dent [1899] 1 QB 835 Et Petroleum Holdings Pty Ltd v Clarenden Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 435 Johnson v Senes & Berger [1961] NSWR 566; (1961) 78 WN (NSW) 861 McMahon v Docker (1945) 62 WN (NSW) 155 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2010] NSWCA 268 Monas v Perpetual Trustees Victoria Limited [2011] NSWCA 417 Texts Cited: Building Code of Australia Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ken Patrick Nguyen (Plaintiff) Frank Valore (First Defendant) Angela Valore (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Sykes (Plaintiff) H Altan with P Tiliakos (Defendants)