BCLAeM e-book 5

Court Cases on Private Land-use Controls

1 Introduction to Private Land-use Controls: 1.1 Real Covenants: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=903 1.2 Leases and Licences

1.3 Easements: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=900, 1.3.1 Implied Easement - Profit Surplus case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?new=1&mid=3389

1.3.2 Acquisition of Easement by Prescription - Sun Honest case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=4245, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?new=1&mid=7435

1.3.3 Easement and quasi-easement in multiple ownership buildings: Kung Ming Tak Tong case: http://blog.yahoo.com/ecyyiuu/articles/104881 Easements: http://blog.yahoo.com/ecyyiuu/articles/85755 Quasi-easements: http://blog.yahoo.com/ecyyiuu/articles/138676/index

1.3.4 Ancillary Easement Rights: http://blog.yahoo.com/ecyyiuu/articles/566805 1.4 Deeds of Mutual Covenants 1.4.1 Co-ownership and undivided shares: 1.4.1.1 History1: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=427

1.4.1.2 History2: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1559

Unlimited liability makes DMC fail: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=7727

1.4.1.3 DMC:

What is a DMC: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1160

DMC in a composite development: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1130, 1.4.2 DMC cases:

1.4.2.1 Albert House case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=639

1.4.2.2 Jikan case:

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2527, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2559, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2653, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2667

1.4.2.2.1 Can common parts be privately owned?: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2872, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2887, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2910

1.4.2.3 Fairview Park cases: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=651, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1770, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2267, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2501

1.4.2.4 Metro City case:

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2769, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2783,

1.4.2.4.1 What are common areas?: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2728, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2693

1.4.2.5 Who owns the internal walls?

Chi Fu case:

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2764, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2797, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2798,

Highcliff case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=4643

Westlands Garden (Ling Oey Chiou) case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=8286

Tam Sze Man case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=9802

1.4.2.6 Who owns the external walls?

TPS case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=4422

Taikoo Shing case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=8253

Goa Building case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=8802

Shatin New Town case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=8790

Canal Road East case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=9800

1.4.2.7 Chung Hing Mansion case (tax payable on common area income):

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=6879 1.4.8 Robinson Heights case (repair cost shared between lower and upper blocks?) http://blog.yahoo.com/ecyyiuu/articles/576625/index

1.4.3 When would a DMC clause void?: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2908

1.4.4 Consent scheme and non-consent scheme 1.4.4.1 Consent to Assign of Developments under Consent scheme - Tin Shui Wai case: http://blog.yahoo.com/ecyyiuu/articles/576343/index

1.4.5 Naming Rights: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=908 1.4.5.1 Yazhou case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=941 1.4.6 Maintenance Manual: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1234, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1502, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1507, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=1510, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2058

1.4.7 Insurance Policy: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2082

1.4.8 Management Fee before OP: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2049

1.4.9 Towers on Podium: 1.4.9.1 Who owns the podium? Taikoo Shing case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2469, 1.4.9.2 Shall podium owners pay towers' fee? Robinson Heights case: http://blog.yahoo.com/ecyyiuu/articles/576625

1.4.10 Management Company and Developers' Subsidiaries: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2927

1.4.11 IO dissolved when lease expired?: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2839,

Pokfulam Garden case: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=4751 (Chinese): http://blog.yahoo.com/ecyyiuu/articles/463675

1.4.12 BMO or DMC prevails?: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2759

1.4.13 Duties of IO:

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2698, http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=2701

1.4.14 Can IO get access to a common area via your flat? http://blog.yahoo.com/ecyyiuu/articles/167767/index

1.4.15 Redevelopment:

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ecyyiu/article?mid=5163