The Appellants were pastors working with the Respondent in Mwanza City and by virtue of their positions, they were service tenants in the Respondents’ houses. The Appellants’ services as pastors were terminated by the Respondent and notice to vacate the Respondent’s houses was issued to Appellants on the same day. Despite the said notice, the Appellants unlawfully refused to give vacant possession of the said houses. The Respondent inter alia fruitfully lodged her application before the District Land and Housing Tribunal for vacant possession of the Respondent’s house which was still in the possession of the Appellants. The judgment was delivered on 30th July 2010, while on 02nd August 2010, the Appellants wrote to Tribunal indicating their intention to appeal. On 11th February 2011, the Appellant obtained a copy of judgment and decree and the copy of proceedings were obtained on 17th February 2011. At the appeal, the Appellants complained that by the time Applicant filed their application for eviction, there was a disciplinary dispute between the Applicant/Respondent and Respondents/Appellants which the Chairman of Tribunal ought not to have ignored, but should instead have stayed the proceedings.