Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-30
LANDLORD AND TENANT.

irgs yesterday We rubliBhoi in full The
bill introduced boz tho Houfo By Mr.
tvius, Tor the protection Of landlofds'
Two rathcrsh0rt sections comprise tho
Lil. tbs nrt gives 70 the landlord
ca lien upon ths furniture, household
effects aud other personal property ci
bin tonanr," lot any rent that may be
due, AMI ruihor zss him $40 hold aud
retain p1sscssion Of such furniture,
household effects OF other psfsoual
property until the amour, due f0r rent
shall be paid" The second lection
makes It a mlsiomuanor 10 o..
move from renlei promises an
furniture, household effects, 90
other personal property" while thee
remains any rem; due the landlord.
ifthls blll b, designed al more joke.
a plocc Of pleasantly Cor tho diversion
Of Legislators aud lobby, probably no
great harm may result from such
6muscment rs The members u tha
Aacmuly, and attending spectators
mas derive from IA airing 10 read. B4t
10 u embraces serious purp sc, o,-
ionllon should bo directed b the fe'
tulis 30 Will produce. Tho landlord i9
given a lien On all the personal proper
lty % tho touaUL whether fuch
property BE- on tho rented premises 9r
not. Tho COW, team, wagon, tool
AMI any live siocf, ou tho ranges or
elsewhere. which the tenant may OWL,
arc by tue mere operation of THE
proposed law mougngo1 10 tho
Landlord. The provisions which the
ioHaut may have On hand. tho stove
aus c1olging utensils for preparing the
sania Tor Che table, AMI even the wc'r'
Ing apparel Of the tenant, not ouly such
as may b. Eep. In his trunk, but that
wHi,h DO has on his person, arc all
subirc. ,Jihb l4Halofd's lien. Ana the
landlord may take into his rOs'cssi1n
everything covered by hls lien. Will
out judicial procedure " any kind,
without tho Intervention Of any officer
Of tue law, Without writ or process "
any sofl, tho landlord may snize nnd
take into hIa pgssoasIonuvory article ami
every stitch VI pcnonnl rpcrty which
tho Tenant may p1Elsa, " there hap
pcus to be- due aud unpali any rent.
10 may literally "Trip the tenant to .ta
sk.u.
Under section 2, u the tenant 6fall
take bis tools away from home, even O.
earn money with which TO pay his
rent, ho commits q misdomoag9g,
which, under general provision Of
the penal code, ia no way modified In
connection with this bill, Is punishable
by a fnu Of $500 AMI impnsonmen!
ior ia months. 10 the tenant shall
walk out upon tue street with his
watch IA HE pocket, or even
an article Of clothing upon his
person, he thereby removes p,riounl
properly rom the rented prentice, aud
incurs the penalty Bia,rj. Whether
this section would be- construct In c3u-
neolion with the provisions Of the
penal code which prohibits Indecent
exposure, may bo aquesli0n, but under
the rule that tho latest legislation must
prevail, II G ull not be.
The introduction OF such prepos,cr.
Gus proportions, such uumiuFg,ud
nonsense as this bill Is, does no, com.
port well with the dignity which
ought 20 characterize tho prInci.
PAL legislative body Of great
commonwealth. Unless the membeH
"oausut 40 when they visited the
inaane asy lum a few days ago, nothing
mofo neeI be- said to prevent anything
4, further from being heard Of this blu.
la oil civilized countries, md
especially IN the United States, the
problems arising from tho relations Of
landlord and teuant are among the
moot dfiicult with which legislation
has to deal, In very many cases. II the
Landlord Ia TO bo paid, the necossarles
Of life, belonging TO tho tenant,
viii have 10 ue sacrificed Vt n
fraction OF their value, Ia order 10
raise tue needed amount. This In turn
mrans that the tenant aud his pouni.
less dependents mus, become a burden
upon the public, aud thtt tne public
must pay the rent Heretofore, the
statutes Of this Territory have stated
ip Terms that there shall be no dlsirain.
ing for rent, tho policy being 70 put
10 dlogi aud tonant la the Same rela q.
don towards each other which other
d11,ora ana creditors sustain. Why
should landlord who iuruishes shelter
iJra poor family have any advantage
over Jhe merchant who furnishes them
food aud clothing? Attic present tmu
the landlord has the same protection
that the merchant has; aud until some
good reaa0u is given why ha should
have more, uJ mJge 6houli DO given
him.