The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-03-26
LAW S OF low A .
BY AUTHoRITY.l
AN Act relative to Landlords and Ten
ants

AN Act relative to Landlords and Ten
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Council
and House of Representatives of the Ter
ritory Of Iowa, That executors or adj
ministrators of any tenants for life, who
shall have demised any lands or tenements
SO held, and shall die on or before the day
when any rent on such demise shall be-
come payable, may recover,
TfrSt.-If tenant for life die on the day,
the whole rent.
Second.-If he die before the day, such
proportion of the rent as shall have accru-
ed before his death.
Sec. Q. Every person entitled to any
rents dependent upon the life of any may,
notwithstanding the death of such other
person, have the same remedy by action
for the recovery Of all arrears Of such rent
that are due and unpaid at the death of
such other person, as he might have had
if such other person was in full life.
Sec. 3. Every person having in right Of
his wife any freehold estate in any rents,
may, if such rent is due and unpaid at the
time of the wife's death, have the same
remedy by action for the recovery of such
arrears as he might have had if the wife
was in full life.
I Sec. 4. Any person having any rent
due upon any lease for life may have the
same remedy by action for the recovery
thereof, as if such lease were for years.
Sec. 5. The executors of any person to
whom any rent shall have been due and
unpaid at the time of the death of such
person, may have the same remedy by ac-
ton against the tenant, his executors or
administrators for the recovery thereof
that their testator or intestate might have
had.
Sec. 6. Every tenant on whom sum-
mons in an action of right to recover the
tenements held by him shall be served,
shall forthwith give notice thereof to the
person or the agent Of the person of whom
such tenant holds, under the penalty oil
forfeiting to such person the value Of two
years rent Of the premises occupied by
him.
Sec. Z. If any tenant shall give notice
in writing, of his intention to quit the pre-
misses held by him at time specified in
such notice, and shall not deliver up the
possession thereof at such time, such ten
ant, his executors or administrators shall
from thenceforward, pay to the landlord
his heirs or assigns. double the rent re-
served during all the time such tenan
! shall so continue in possession.
Sec. 8. Such double rent shall be re-
: covered in the same manner that the sin
gle is recoverable,
Sec. 8. If any tenant for life Of Years
or if any other person who may have
: come into the possession of any lands Of
f tenements, under, or by collusion will
such tenant, shall wilfully hold over til,
same, after the termination of such term
. and after demand made, and notice in wri,
f ing given, requiring the possession there
E of by the person entitled thereto, such pei
: son so holding over shall pay to the pei
son SO kept out of possession double til
:, yearly value of the lands or tenements S
: detained, for all the time he shall keep tn
person entitled out Of possession.
y Sec. 10. There shall be no relief i
y equity against any recovery had at Law
y under the preceding section.
IS Sec. IL. The attornmcnt Of tenant
IT a stranger shall be void, and shall not i