Part 129 (1/2)

1502. _Form of Notice from a Landlord to his Tenant to Quit or Pay an increased Rent._

To Mr. R. A.--Sir,--I hereby give you notice to deliver up possession, and quit on or before------, the [_here state the house or apartment_] and appurtenances which you now hold of me in [_insert the name of street, &c._], and in default of your compliance therewith, I do and will insist on your paying me for the same, the [_annual or monthly_] rent of----, being an additional rental of----pounds per annum [_over and above the present annual rental_] rent, for such time as you shall detain the key and keep possession over the said notice.

Witness my hand, this----day of----, 18.

Witness, G.C.

L.O.

[A HUNGRY MAN SEES FAR.]

1503. Refusal to Give up Possession.

If a tenant holds over, after receiving a sufficient notice to quit, _in writing,_ he becomes liable to pay double the yearly value; if he holds over after having himself given even parole notice to quit, he is liable to pay double rent.

1504. Lodgings and Lodgers.

1505. The Goods of a Lodger.

The goods of a lodger are not liable to distress for rent due to the superior landlord.

1506. Distraint on Furniture, etc., of Lodger.

If any furniture, goods, or chattels of a lodger are distrained for rent due to the superior landlord, the lodger should immediately serve the superior landlord or his bailiff with a declaration in writing, setting forth that the immediate tenant of the house has no interest in the things distrained which belong to the lodger, and also setting forth whether any and what rent is due, and for what period, from the lodger to his immediate landlord; and the lodger should pay to the superior landlord, or his bailiff, the rent so due from him, so much as shall be sufficient to discharge the claim of the superior landlord. The lodger should make out and sign an inventory of the things claimed by him, and annex it to this declaration.

1507. Application to Magistrate, etc., if Landlord proceed with Distress.

If, after taking these steps, the superior landlord, or his bailiff, should proceed with a distress upon the lodger's goods, the lodger should apply to a stipendiary magistrate or to two justices of the peace, who will order his goods to be restored to him.

1508. Broker Entering Apartments.

A broker having obtained possession through the outer door, may break open any of the private doors of the lodgers, if necessary, for the purpose of distraining the goods of the tenant.

1509. Renting for a specific Term.

If lodgings are taken for a certain and specified time, no notice to quit is necessary. If the lodger, however, continues after the expiration of the term, he becomes a regular lodger, unless there is an agreement to the contrary. If he owes rent, the housekeeper can detain his goods whilst on the premises, or distrain, as a landlord may distrain the goods of a tenant.

1510. Lodgers and Householders bound by the same Law.

No distinction exists between lodgers and other tenants as to the payment of their rent, or the turning them out of possession; they are also similarly circ.u.mstanced with regard to distress for rent, as householders, except that (as above mentioned) the goods of lodgers cannot be distrained for rent due to the superior landlord.