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Relinquishment and assignment of tenancy

the case of relinquishment, it cannot be a unilateral transac-tion; it can only be in favour of the lessor by mutual agreement between them. The relinquishment of possession must be to the lessor or one who holds

Such consent, however

person.... These words in the lease deed did not amount to a separate or independent covenant by the lessor that he would not refuse consent except upon reasonable grounds in the case of respectable or responsible person,

Renewal of lease

a re-grant of an expiring lease for a further term. Where a lease contains a covenant by the lessor for renewal, this convenant is commonly subject to the condition that the covenants in the lease shall have

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Forfeiture

of the (English) Law of Properties Act, 1925. By this section, before proceeding to enforce a forfeiture, the lessor must serve on the lessee a notice requiring the lessee to pay compensation for the breach, and also

Quiet enjoyment

lawful entry whatever, whereas the express covenant, as usually worded, guarantees the lessee only against entry by the lessor or persons 'claiming by, from, or under him,' so that a lessor having no title to the demised

Landlord and tenant

Landlord and tenant. A tenancy arises when the owner of an estate inland, called the lessor or landlord, agrees expressly or by implication to allow another person, called the lessee or tenant, to enjoy

Dead rent and royalty

on the quantity of minerals extracted or removed. Thus, while dead rent is a fixed return to the lessor, royalty is a return which varies with the quantity of minerals extracted or removed. Since dead rent and

Nihil or nil habuit in tenementis

nil habuit in tenementis (he [the landlord] had no interest in the tenements [demised]), a plea denying the lessor's title pleaded in an action of debt only, brought by a lessor against a lessee for years, or

Zur-i-peshagi lease (Zurpeshgidars)

Zur-i-peshagi lease (Zurpeshgidars), means a form of lease made in consideration of money advanced by lessee to lessor. The lease is a security for the amount advanced by the tenant to the lessor, Chulhan Singh v.

Usual Covenants

by the lessee to pay rent, to pay taxes, and to repair, and a qualified covenant by the lessor for quiet enjoyment (see that title), are usual, but that no others are, and in particular that the

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