[27th June 1817]<\/p>\n
WHEREAS by an Act of Parliament pas<\/span>s<\/span>ed in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of His late Majes<\/span>ty King George<\/i> the Second,<\/p>\n [11 G. 2. c. 19. \u00a716.]<\/p>\n intituled An Act for the more effectual s<\/span>ecuring the Payment of Rents, and preventing Frauds by Tenants<\/i>, it is amongst other Things enacted, that from and after the Twenty-fourth Day of June<\/i> One thous<\/span>and s<\/span>even hundred and thirty-eight, if any Tenant holding any Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments at a Rack Rent, or wherethe Rent res<\/span>erved s<\/span>hould be full Three-fourths of the Yearly Value of the demis<\/span>ed Premis<\/span>es, who s<\/span>hould be in Arrear for One Year’s Rent, s<\/span>hould des<\/span>ert the demis<\/span>ed Premis<\/span>es, and leave the s<\/span>ame uncultivated or unoccupied, s<\/span>o as no s<\/span>ufficient Dis<\/span>tres<\/span>s could be had to countervail the Arrears of Rent, it s<\/span>hould and might be lawful to and for Two or more Jus<\/span>tices of the Peace of the County, Riding, Divis<\/span>ion, or Place (having no Interes<\/span>t in the demis<\/span>ed Premis<\/span>es), at the Reques<\/span>t of the Les<\/span>s<\/span>or or Landlord, Les<\/span>s<\/span>ors or Landlords, or his, her, or their Bailiff or Receiver, to go upon and view the s<\/span>ame, and to affix or caus<\/span>e to be affixed on the mos<\/span>t notorious Part of the Premis<\/span>es Notice in Writing what Day (at the Dis<\/span>tance of Fourteen Days at leas<\/span>t) they would return to take a Second View thereof; and if upon s<\/span>uch Second View the Tenant, or s<\/span>ome Pers<\/span>on on his or her Behalf, s<\/span>hould not appear and pay the Rent in Arrear, or there s<\/span>hould not be s<\/span>ufficient Dis<\/span>tres<\/span>s upon the Premis<\/span>es, then the s<\/span>aid <\/span>Jus<\/span>tices might put the Landlord or Landlords, Les<\/span>s<\/span>or or Les<\/span>s<\/span>ors, into the Pos<\/span>s<\/span>es<\/span>s<\/span>ion of the s<\/span>aid demis<\/span>ed Premis<\/span>es; and the Leas<\/span>e thereof to s<\/span>uch Tenant, as to any Demis<\/span>e therein contained only, s<\/span>hould from thenceforth become void: And whereas it is expedient, for the due Protection of the Interes<\/span>t of Landlords, that s<\/span>o much of the Paid Act as requires a Tenant to be in Arrear for One Year’s Rent s<\/span>hould be altered, and that the Provis<\/span>ions of the s<\/span>aid Act s<\/span>hould be extended to Tenancies where no Right of Entry in cas<\/span>e of Non-payment is res<\/span>erved to the Landlord; be it therefore enacted by the King’s mos<\/span>t Excellent Majes<\/span>ty,, by and with the Advice and Cons<\/span>ent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this pres<\/span>ent Parliament as<\/span>s<\/span>embled, and by the Authority of the same,<\/p>\n [Extended to Tenants in Arrear for One Half Year’s Rent instead of One Year.]<\/p>\n That from and after the pas<\/span>s<\/span>ing of this Act of the Provis<\/span>ions, Powers, and Remedies by the s<\/span>aid recited Act given to Les<\/span>s<\/span>ors and Landlords in cas<\/span>e of any Tenant des<\/span>erting the demis<\/span>ed Premis<\/span>es, and leaving the s<\/span>ame uncultivated or unoccupied, s<\/span>o as no s<\/span>ufficient Dis<\/span>tres<\/span>s can be had to countervail the Arrears of Rent, s<\/span>hall be extended to the Cas<\/span>e of Tenants holding any, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments at a Rack Rent, or where the Rent res<\/span>erved s<\/span>hall be full Three Fourths of the Yearly Value Year’s Rent of the demis<\/span>ed Premis<\/span>es, and who s<\/span>hall be in Arrear for One Half Year’s Rent (ins<\/span>tead of for One Year, as in the s<\/span>aid recited Act is provided and enacted), and who s<\/span>hall hold s<\/span>uch Lands and Tenements or Hereditaments under any Demis<\/span>e or Agreement either written or verbal, and although no Right or Power of Re-entry be res<\/span>erved or given to the Landlord in cas<\/span>e of Non-payment of Rent, who s<\/span>hall be in Arrear for One Half Year’s Rent, ins<\/span>tead of for One Year, as in the s<\/span>aid recited Act is provided and enacted.<\/p>\n Source: The Statutes of the United Kingdom, 1817<\/a>. See also Wikisource<\/a> and Legislation.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1817: 57 George 3 c.52:\u00a0 An Act to alter an Act passed in the eleventh year of the reign of King George the Second, for the more effectual securing the payment of rents, and preventing frauds by tenants. 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