The landlord sued an assignee of half the land for half the rent. He defended on the ground that he was not liable for any part of the rent because both privity of contract and privity of estate remained in the original tenant.
Held: The assignee had privity of estate in half the land, which was enough to make him liable to pay half the rent.
Citations:
[1793] EngR 433, (1793) 2 Lev 231, (1793) 83 ER 532 (D)
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Cited – Smith and Another v Jafton Properties Ltd CA 2-Nov-2011
The landlord challenged the right of the tenants to acquire the freehold. Lessees had been subdivided the apartments and then, without the landlord’s consent, assigned them. The new arrangement had increased the number of qualifying tenancies so as . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 05 May 2022; Ref: scu.357020
