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Determination of compensation where parties fail to agree as to amount payable

Cap. 186, s. 22 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) If the landlord and the tenant of a tenancy to which this Act applies fail to agree as to the amount of the compensation payable to the tenant under this Part, either the landlord or the tenant may, within one month of the day on which the tenancy is terminated or is deemed to be terminated by the landlord, by notice in writing according to Form 8 in the First Schedule, apply to the Tribunal having jurisdiction in the area in which the land held under the tenancy is situate to have the amount of the compensation so payable determined. (2) Within fourteen days of the receipt of a notice of application made under subsection (1) of this section, the Chairperson of the Tribunal to which the application is made shall cause to be served on the landlord and the tenant a notice specifying the date on which, the place where and the time at which the Tribunal shall sit to hear and determine the application and every such notice served on the party by whom such application has not been made shall be accompanied by a copy of the notice of application of the party by whom such application has been made. (3) Service of a notice under subsection (2) of this section, shall be affected in the manner provided by section 7 (1) of this Act for the service of a notice to terminate a tenancy to which this Act applies. (4) In determining the amount of compensation, if any, payable on an application made under subsection (1) of this section or in determining the amount, if any, to be deducted from such compensation, a Tribunal and the Minister on a 24 review of the decision of a Tribunal shall have regard only to sections 18, 19, 20, and 21 of this Act. non–payment of
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Determination of compensation where parties fail to agree as to amount payable — Cap. 186 s. 22 · Belize Law