‘The law leans against forfeitures.’ To forfeit a lease for non payment of rent, the landlord must make a formal demand for payment at the premises, and require the exact sum due to be paid before sunset on the last date for payment in accordance with the lease. Rent is not due until the midnight on the day on which it is reserved.
Judges:
Lord Coke
Citations:
(1669) 1 Wms Saund 282, [1669] EWHC KB J97
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 10 June 2022; Ref: scu.195880