Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-19
The Land Bill.

FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1881.
I The Land Bill.
The following are the main heads OF the
Land bill as it has finally passed Dotn
Houses of Parliament:
First, Tenant may sell his tenancy for
the hest price he can get. Conditions l.
Sale to one person only. 2. Notice to land
lord. 3. Landlord may purchase on re-
ceiviup notice. 1. Tenant must state con-
sideration. 5. Court may declare sale
void. G. Landlord may object to pur'
chaser. z. Court may recOmpense land
lord for debt out of the purchase money.
8. Where improvements made by landlord,
purchase money apportiOned by court. >,
Landlord may give notice that he has claims
on the estate. TO- Where purchase money
Maid into court, court must determine all
anp,icatiOns. II. Tenant who has sold his
tenancy shall not he entitled to cOmpensa-
tion for disturbance orim prOvement.. IL.
Tenant, if holding subject to Ulster ten
ant right system, may sell in pursuance OF
that custom or in pursuance oil this Sec
ton, but not both.
Second. When person receives q ten
ancy as bequest he must be accepted by
the landlord as though he were pur-
chaser.
Third. When landlord demands increase
of rent, then, 1. Tenancy shall be deemed,
if tenant accepts, a tenancy subject to
statutory conditions for fifteen years. 2.
If tenant does not accept, tenancy shall be
sold and tenant shall receive amount by
which court decides the selling OF tenancy
to have been deprecated below amount
which would have been selling value if rent
were fair rent. 3. If tenant does not ac-
cent he is entitled to compensation for
disturbance 4. Tenant, in place of accept
ing or declining such increase, may apply
to court to have the rent fixed. 5. When
landlord cannot agree with tenant on the
subject he may also have access to the
court. The last clause was an amendment
of the Lords. Mr.. Gladstone's assent to it
provoked the hostility of the Irish party.
Fourth. Tenant shall not be compelled
to pay increase of rent unless he violates
what are in this act referred to rs statu-
tory conditions namely: 1. Punctual
payment of rent. 2. No waste. 3. No
subdivision OF subletting. 4. No act
whereby tenancy becomes vested in as
signee in bankruptcy. 5. Not refusing
landlord right of entry for purpose of mini
ing, cutting, hunting or fishing. g. Not
opening house for the sale of intOxicat-
ing liquors.
Fifth and Sixth. Repeating portion of
the land bill and tenant Qrcland) ct OF
1870.
Seventh. 1. Court may determine fair
rent. 2. Rent thus fixed, called Judicial
rent, payable first rent day after decision.
3. When rent thus fixed, tenancy to be held
under statutory conditions for fifteen years.
4. Court may disallOw application under
this section when improvements have been
made and maintained by landlord. ).
When application is made landlord and
tenant may agree to fix a specified value
for tenancy. Then if tenant wants to soil
landlord has right of purchase at that
value. G. Statutory terms not renewed
till preceding statutory term has expired.
Z. No application for fidicial rent may be
made till the last twelve months of the
current statutory term. 8. No rent pay
able in respect of improvements made 10y
tenant. .. Court may take action when
it considers the conduct of landlord or OF
tenant 20 he unreasonable.
Twelfth. 1. Time of sale limited to one
month after receipt Of notice to quit. 2
Court may enlarge time. ). Court may
suspend proceedings taken against tenant,
unless for breach of statutory conditions
4. If notice of quit is served for breach OF
statutory condition tenant may apply ia
court, and if court thinks adequate salts
faction is made by payment Of damages to
landlord it may so order.
Eighteenth. Tenancy deemed 10 have
determined when landlord has resumed
possession by purchase, or default, Oh
operation of law.
Nineteenth. Existing leases to con
tinue rs though this act had not passed
Provided that at their expiration they be
come subject to it's provisions and if,
since the act of 1870, the court considers
the acceptance Of any lease to have been
unreasonable it may annul it.
Twenty-third. /. Estates may be pur.
chased by the Land Commission to res el
to "a competent number of tenants. ,
9. Sale by commission to tenant may b'
in consideration Of Il fine and of fc'
farm rent. g. Land commission may ad
vance to tenant sum not exceeding 70 pei
cent. of the price. 4. Commission ma.
indemnify, and such indemnity will be {
charge on the Consolidated Fund. To thi
must be added the Lords amendment
accepted by Mr.. Gladstone, that any ap
plicant to tho commission who may con
slider himself aggrieved may appeal to the
court of appeals in Ireland, with the lin
itation that the leave Of the court mus
be asked.