Tenants Law: Or, The Laws Concerning Landlords, Tenants and Farmers..

1750. A Classic English Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant [R.T., Gent.]. Tenants Law: Or, The Laws Concerning Landlords, Tenants and Farmers. (Viz.) 1. Of the Several Kinds of Tenants and Tenures. 2. Of Leases, Covenants, Surrenders, And Assignments, &c. 3. Of Rent: Acceptance and Extinguishment Thereof. 4. Of Crops Growing, And Trees Blown Down, &c. Who are Entitled to Them. 5. Of Distresses, Replevins, And Rescous. 6. Of Waste; What is So, And What Not. 7. Of Common for Cattle. 8. Of Frauds in Buying and Selling Lands or Goods. 9. Of Trespasses and Nusances. 10. Modern Observations Relating to Covenants on Leases. 11. Of the Late Act to Prevent Fires; And Rules to be Observed in Erecting of New Buildings in and About London. Useful for All Landlords, Tenants, Farmers, Stewards, Agents, Solicitors and Others, Concerned in the Buying, Selling, Or Letting Estates. With all the Modern Cases: In Which are Added All such Acts of Parliament and Resolutions, As Relate to These Subjects, Down to the Present Year; And Likewise Plain Directions for Distraining for Rent. [London]: Printed by Henry Lintot for T. Waller, 1750. 314, [34] pp. (6-1/2" x 4"). Recent green cloth, gilt title to spine. Light soiling to edges of text block, occasional light soiling to interior, else very good. $200. * Thirteenth edition. First published in 1666, shortly after the Great Fire of London, this layman's guide was the most important early work on the subject. As indicated by the topics in its title, this book reflects the importance of leased cultivated land in the British economy. The identity of "R.T., Gent.," whose name appears on several early editions, is unknown. English Short-Title Catalogue N13450. (Inventory #: 81160)