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Pademba Road Magistrate Court in Freetown has ordered the eviction of a tenant from a residential property at No. 10A Guard Street after ruling in favour of the landlady in a long-standing tenancy dispute.
Delivering judgment at Pademba Road Court No. 5, Magistrate Mary Julia Gbloh ruled in favour of the applicant, Fatmata Williams, in an ejectment suit against Victoria Fofanah.
The matter, filed under Case No. E/S 07/26, was an ejectment summons initiated on January 7, 2026, by Williams, who claimed ownership and legal authority over the property as administratrix of her late husband’s estate.
Williams, represented by T.W. Davies Esq., informed the court that the respondent was a yearly tenant whose tenancy expired in April 2025. She stated that despite issuing a notice to quit on December 5, 2025, followed by a four-day notice and subsequent ejectment summons, the respondent refused to vacate the premises.
She further presented Letters of Administration dated December 12, 2024, confirming her as the sole administratrix of the estate of her late husband, Olu Kortu Williams.
The respondent, Victoria Fofanah, through her counsel A.B. Sesay Esq., argued that she had occupied the property since 2017 and had an agreement relating to the premises. She also claimed to have paid rent, though no receipts were produced in court.
Under cross-examination, however, the respondent admitted that the agreement presented was not executed with the deceased landlord but with his son, who was not a party to the case. Claims of rent payments were also unsupported by documentary evidence.
Magistrate Gbloh held that the applicant had satisfied all legal requirements under Section 7 of the Summary Ejectment Act Cap 49, including proof of tenancy, valid notices to quit, and the respondent’s refusal to comply.
The court found that the Letters of Administration sufficiently established Williams as the lawful holder of the property’s reversionary interest.
The court declared Fatmata Williams the lawful landlady of the property and entered judgment in her favour. It further ordered that the respondent, along with any persons claiming through her, must vacate the premises and deliver vacant possession on or before April 18, 2026.
