‘The statutes of [1730] and [1737] being in pari materia ought to have the same construction’.
Judges:
Blackstone J
Citations:
(1776) 2 W Bla 1075
Statutes:
Landlord and Tenant Act 1730, Distress for Rent Act 1737 (II Geo 2, c 19) 18,
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Oliver Ashworth (Holdings) Limited v Ballard (Kent) Limited CA 18-Mar-1999
In order for the landlord to claim double rent where a tenant held over unlawfully after the tenancy was determined, the landlord must not do anything to indicate that the lease might be continuing, for example by denying the validity of break . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.188159