Patcroft Properties Ltd v Ingram - [2010] 3 NZLR 681

Contract — Cancellation — Unlawful entry by lessor one day early — Whether became lawful cancellation on following day — Contractual Remedies Act 1979, ss 5 and 8(1)(b).

Property — Lease — Right of re-entry — Whether re-entry authorised by the lease — Whether lease cancelled immediately upon tenant’s failure to pay or cancelled only when rent was 14 days in arrears — Whether continued possession of premises made unlawful re-entry lawful — Whether continued possession of premises communicated or evinced intention to cancel the contract — Contractual Remedies Act 1979, ss 5 and 8(1)(b).