VILLA CARE MANAGEMENT LTD V. VILLA CARE MANAGEMENT LTD

RULING

On the 28th August 2014, I declined to certify this matter as urgent having decided that no urgent circumstances were apparent to warrant the issuance of a certificate of urgency.

Briefly the facts of the case are that Easthaven Development Company Limited developed twenty seven (27) houses on LR No. 4857/121 Nairobi. Six (6) of the houses were sold to the respondent, six (6) to Mentor Group Ltd, and fifteen (15) separate to individuals. Brooklyn Springs Management Ltd, owned by all

the house owners was to manage all the houses and to provide water, electricity, and undertake cleaning services amongst other services. Mentor Group Limited, one of the owners, went ahead to appoint Villa Care Management Ltd, the applicant, to manage all the twenty seven houses. The respondent has objected to the provision of the management services by the applicant for reasons that the applicant has persisted in charging exorbitant management and service charge fees, including over charging the house…