Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance

(1)
Where a landlord applies for a certificate under
section 10D
, the Commissioner
shall—
(a)
if satisfied that, on the date of the receipt of the application, the rent permitted under
section 10(1)
exceeded the current rent paid by the tenant, issue free of charge and serve on the landlord and on the tenant certificates in the specified form stating the amount, as ascertained in accordance with subsection (2), by which the current rent may be increased; or
(b)
if not satisfied that, on the date of the receipt of the application, the rent permitted under
section 10(1)
exceeded the current rent paid by the tenant, issue free of charge and serve on the landlord and on the tenant certificates in the specified form to that effect,
and he may endorse on the certificates such matters as he thinks proper relating to such application, which, in the case of a dispute as to facts, shall include the Commissioner’s determination of those facts under
section 10D(6)
.
(2)
The amount mentioned in subsection
(1
)(
a)
shall be the difference
between—
(a)
the rent permitted under
section 10(1)
on the date of the receipt of the application;
(b)
the current rent,
disregarding any cents in that amount.
(3)
Where a certificate has been issued under subsection
(1
)(
b)
in relation to any premises, no further application under
section 10D
in respect of those premises shall be made by the person to whom the certificate has been issued before the expiry of 6 months from the date of service of the certificate.