by admin | Mar 10, 2023 | Environment, Human Rights, Landlords, Lease, Property, Rent
Parliament has recently passed Act No. XXII of 2022, amending the Agricultural Leases (Reletting) Act (Chapter 199 of the Laws of Malta). This amendment follows a white paper released by the Government last year with the declared intention of striking a balance...
by admin | Feb 23, 2023 | Human Rights, Lease, Property, Rent
A recent judgment delivered by the First Hall of the Civil Court has declared Act XXIV of 2021 – which introduced the possibility for landlords of pre-1995 leases to request an increase of rent by up to 2% of the value of the property – to be compatible with...
by admin | Oct 14, 2022 | Landlords, Lease, Property, Rent
The First Hall of the Civil Court has recently delivered a judgment where it examined the actio publiciana and the standard of proof applicants must meet to win their lawsuit. The actio publiciana is not found in the law but is recognised by case-law as a derivative...
by admin | Oct 12, 2022 | Landlords, Lease, Property, Rent
Landlords receive close to €1M in compensation for violation of their right to property In a recent judgement concerning a property leased as a club to the Labour Party under old protective rent laws, a Maltese Court declared the lease to have infringed the landlords’...
by admin | Oct 7, 2022 | Environment, Landlords, Property, Rent
The Maltese Government has recently published a white paper intended to lead to the reform of the law governing agricultural leases. In recent years the number of lawsuits filed by owners of farmland against famers leasing such land has increased, ever since the...
by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | Landlords, Lease, Property, Rent, Rights
Band club lease laws again found in breach of landlords’ fundamental rights to fair hearing and enjoyment of property In a recent decision delivered by the Constitutional Court concerning the lease of De Paule Band Club in Paola, Parliament was taken to task for...
