AKWASI GYIMA-BOTA V. BCM GHANA LIMITED

JUDGMENT

DERY, J.

On 02-05-2006, the plaintiff issued a writ in this court in which he claims the following reliefs:

“1. The sum of GH¢1,840.00 being cost of repairs.

2. Interest at the prevailing bank rate till date of final payment.

3. Cost.”

The facts the plaintiff rely on to support his claims as set out in the statement of claim are as follows:

Sometime in November, 2004, the plaintiff entered into a tenancy agreement with the defendant for the renting of his house in Kenyase, in the Brong Ahafo Region of the Republic of Ghana. At the expiration of the tenancy agreement, the defendant left the premises in an untenantable condition, e.g. gaping air conditioner holes on the walls of the building, removal of floor tiles, unpainted walls, damaged electrical sockets, etc.

The plaintiff had verbal discussion of the state of the house with the officers of the defendants in Accra and followed it up with a letter requesting the defendant to repair the damage to the property but the latter failed …