Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-25
THE LAND BILL.
A Comprehensive synopsis Of
That ImpOrtant Measure.

both Houses of Parliament:
SALE OF TENANcIEs.
l. Tenant may sell his tenancy for
the best price he can get. Condi-
tions.
|. Sale to one person only.
2. Notice to landlord.
3. Landlord may purchase on re-
ceiying notice.
4. Tenant must state consideration.
5, Court may declare sale void.
6. Landlord may object to pur-
chaser. sga
z. Court may recompense landlord
for debt out Of the purchase money.
8. Where improvements made by
landlord, purchase money apportioned
by court.
9. Landlord may give notice that he
has claims on the estate.
10. Where purchase money paid
into court, court must determine all
applications.
IL. Tenant who has sold his tenancy
shall not be entitled to compensation
for disturbance or Improvement.
II. Tenant, if holding subject to
Ulster tenant right system. may sell
in pursuance of hal custom or in
in pursuance OF this section, but not
both.
DEvoLUTI0N OF TENANCIEs.
II. When a person receives a ten
ancy as a bequest, he must be accept.
cd by the landlord as though he we're
a purchaser,
INCREASE OF RENT.
III.-When landlord demands an
increase of rent, them
/. Tenancy shall be deemed, if ten
mt accepts a tenancy, subject to stat
utory conditions for fifteen years.
2. 1T tenant does not accept, tenan-
cy shall be sold and tenant shall
receive amount by which court decides
the selling Of tenancy to have been de-
preeiated below amount which would
have been selling value ifrent we're
fair rent.
3. If tenant does not accept he is
entitled to compensation for disturb
ance.
4. Tenant, in place of accepting or
declining such increase, may apply 10
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.
INCIDENTS OF TENANCY.
IV.-Tenaut shall not be compelled
to pay increase of rent unless he vio-
lates what are in this act referred to
as statutory conditions, viz:
/. Punctual payment of rent.
9. No waste.
3. No subdivision or subletting.
4. No act whereby tenancy becomes
vested in assignee in bankruptcy.
5. Not refusing landlord right of en-
try for purpose Of mining, cutting,
hunting or fishing.
6. Not opening a house for the sale
of Intoxicating liquors.
COMPENSATION.
" and V[-Repealing portion OF
the Land Bill and Tenant (Ireland)
Act Of 1870.
INTERVENTION OF COURT.
VIII. Court may determine fair
rent.
2. Rent thus fixed, either judicial
rent, payable first rent day after de-
cisiOn.
3 Whereat 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.
5. When application is made land
lord and tenant may agree to fix a
specified value for tenancy. Then if
tenant wants to sell, landlard has a
right to purchase at that value.
6. Statutory terms not renewed till
preceding statutory term has expired.
z. No application for fducial rent
may be made till the last twelve
months of the current statutory term.
s. No rent payable in respects Of
improvements by tenant.
8. Court may take action when it
considers the conduct of landlord or
Of tenant to be unreasonable.
MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS.
KILL Time of sale limited to one
month after receipt of notice to quit.
2. Court may enlarge time.
B. 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 to court, and if court
thinks adequate satisfaction is made
by payment of damages to landlord, it
may so order.
DETERMINATION OF TENANCY.
Tenancy deemed to have
determined when landlord has resumed
possession by purchase, or default, or
operation Of law.
EXISTING LEASES.
XIX.-Existing leases to continue
as though this act had not passed;
provided that at their expiration they
become subject to its provisions; and
if, since the act of 1870, the court
considers the acceptance OF any lease
to have been unreasonable, it may
annul it.
PURCHASE OF ESTATES.
! XXIII.-1. Estates may be fur
nished by the Land Commission to
resell TO "a competent number OF ten
ants"
2. Sale by commission to tenant
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