The Respondent filed his bill of costs claiming Tshs. 14,382,000/=. The Appellant refused to honour and accept service of summons on the pretext that the matter had been shifted to the District Land and Housing Tribunal. In addition, the Appellant wrote a letter to the Resident Magistrate in charge of Dodoma refusing to attend before the same Court on the same subject because the matter had been shifted and was before the District Land and Housing Tribunal. The bill of costs was heard ex-parte and was taxed at Tshs. 402,000/= only. Tshs. 13,980,000/= was refused and taxed off. The Appellant was dissatisfied with the decision of the taxing master, hence this appeal based on two main grounds. On the first ground of appeal, the Appellant avers that the trial court erred in law and on fact for not giving the Appellant ample opportunity to be heard on the matter of costs. The second grounds of appeal is that the costs awarded to the Respondent were excessive, hence unjust.