Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-21
AN IRISH TENANTS PRIVILEGES UNDER
THE PRESENT LAW.

A tenant who voluntarily surrenders his
farm must be paid by bis landlord compen-
sation for all improvements executed by
himself or his successors 1913 and 81 Vic,
C. 46, sec. 4.
A tenant who is disturbed in his holding
by the act of his landlord for causes other
than non-payment of rent must be paid
by his landlord not only full compensation
for all improvements, bat also as compen-
sation for disturbance, sum of money,
varying from one to seven years of his
rent. tSec. 81
A notice to quit is deemed disturbance.
A tenant even when evicted for non.
payment of rent, must be paid by his land.
lord full compensation for all his improve
ments. (Sec. d. And when his rent
does not exceed Els he must be paid, in
addition, a sum of money varying from enc
to seven years of his rent, if the Court de-
cides that the rent is exorbitant. (Sec. 81
A tenant cannot be evicted for non-
payment of rent until one years rent is in
arrear; and even when evicted he can,
within six months afterward, get back into
possession by paying the amount due, less
by any profit which the landlord may have
made out of the holding while the tenant
WAS Dub VI DOsoCo6lOA k-O anu II lCl.,
C. l54, sec. 10Y.
A tenant, where it is proved that he or the
predecessor has paid money with the land
lord s consent on coming into his holding,
and that he has not been paid compensa.
ton under custom or for disturbance, and
was not permitted to dispose of his inter-
est must be paid by his landlord, not
only such compensation as may be awarded
in respect of the money so paid on coming
in, but also full compensation for all i'm
provements made by himself or his prede-
cessor since such payment. (33 and "a
Wet, C. 46, sec. y.
The Court, In assessing the amount of
compensation referred to, is bound to take
into consideration any unreasonable con-
duct on the part of the landlord. (Sec. Is. y
A tenant can Immediately after the no
tice to quit bring his claim for compensa-
ton, and cannot then be elected from his
holding until the landlord has paid the
amount awarded. (Secs. l6-2I.)
In absence of proof to the contrary, the
improvements are presumed to have been
made by the tenant. (Sec. 81
No tenant whose holding is valued under
ESQ can by contract deprive himself of the
compensation to which he is by law en-.
titled. (Secs. 3, 4, l2.)
A tenant is not liable for tithes.
If tenants holding is valued at or over
"a, the landlord must pay half the poors
rate. Il and 2 Wet, C. 81, sec. a.
If the holding is valued under IA, the
landlord must pay the entire poor rate.
Is and Wet, C. 81, sec. l.
The process of distraint is rarely used in
Ireland, and q levy under it can only be
made for one years rent.
When property is sold in the Landed
Estates Court, the Court must give facili.
ties to tenants to enable them to purchase
their holdings. 1913 and "a Wet, C. 46,
sec. 49,
The Board of Works is empowered to
advance to tenants any sum not exceeding
two-thirds OF the money required for pur.
chasing their holdings, and the whole loan,
with interest, is discharged by installments
of f5 per cent. per annum for thirty-five
years on the money borrowed. tSec. 45. u
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