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Statutory release

Statutory release, a conveyance which superseded the old compound assurance by lease and release. It was created by 4 & 5 Vict. c. 21 (repealed, as being superseded by subsequent

Tenancy

another by his consent. 1. The possession or occupancy of land by right or title esp. under a lease a leasehold interest in real estate 2. The Period of such possession or occupancy, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th

Tenant by sufferance

Tenant by sufferance, denotes after a lease is terminated if the tenant continues in possession without the consent or acquiescence of the lessor, such a

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Tithe Rent-Charge

charged, i.e. (a) the estate owner in respect of the fee-simple unless it is subject to a long lease of more than 14 years at a rent less than a rack rent (see that title), and (b)

Unity of possession

right to two estates, and holds them together in his own hands, as if a person takes a lease of lands from another at a certain rent, and afterwards buys the fee-simple, this is an unity of

Void and voidable

of him who could take advantage of it. Thus, while acceptance of rent will make good a voidable lease, it will not affirm a void lease. See NULL AND VOID. The expression 'void' has several facets. One

Landlord and Tenant Act, 1927

for improvements and goodwill to tenants of premises used for business purposes or the grant of a new lease in lieu thereof, and in other respects amends the law of landlord and tenant. Ss. 1 to 3

Limitation of actions and prosecutions

the rightful owner was not dispossessed by the trespasser, for instance; a trespasser occupying land held under a lease acquires no rights against the reversioner, whatever the length of the term may be, even though the rent

Immediate purpose

Immediate purpose, 'immediate purpose', in the context in which the expression appears, relates to directness rather than speed, although absence of the latter negatives the former. It denotes connection and timely action, but not instant action;...

Building

Building, defined by Lord Esher in Moir v. Williams, (1892) 1 QB 270, as an inclosure of brick or stone covered by a roof, and said by Park, J., in R. v. Gregory, (1833) 5 B....

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