Ingram v Patcroft Properties Ltd - [2011] 3 NZLR 433

Contract — Cancellation — Unlawful re-entry by landlord one day early — No communication by tenant of cancellation — Whether re-entry became lawful cancellation on following day — Contractual Remedies Act 1979, s 7.

Property — Lease — Right of re-entry — Unlawful entry by landlord one day early — Whether continued possession of premises made unlawful re-entry lawful — Whether continued possession of premises allowed landlord to cancel for tenants' subsequent default — Contractual Remedies Act 1979, s 7.