117Amount of default judgment

### 117 Amount of default judgment > > (1)  Default judgment in respect of a claim for a debt or liquidated sum, a claim for the cost of repairs to property or a claim for the loss of property is to include a statement specifying – > > > > > > (a) the amount claimed in the action; and > > > > > > > (b) costs in accordance with [Part 3](#JS1@HS3@EN) of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (c) interest at the prescribed rate, payable for the following periods: > > > > > > > > > > (i) in the case of a debt or liquidated sum, from the date on which the liability to pay the amount of the claim was due to the date of judgment; > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) [*\[Rule 117 Subrule (1) amended by S.R. 2014, No. 42, Applied:12 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-12/sr-2014-042#GS5@Hpa@EN) in the case of repairs or loss, from the date of filing the claim to the date of judgment; and > > > > > > > (d) [*\[Rule 117 Subrule (1) amended by S.R. 2014, No. 42, Applied:12 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-12/sr-2014-042#GS5@Hpb@EN) costs in accordance with item 14 of [Part 1](#JS1@HS1@EN) of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) . > > > (2)  An action for the recovery of premises or ejectment is taken to be a claim for a liquidated sum under [subrule (1)](#GS117@Gs1@EN) if it – > > > > > > (a) includes a claim for damages for wrongful dispossession; and > > > > > > > (b) specifies that the rate of claim of those damages does not exceed the rate of rent payable at the time of termination of the tenancy.