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claim compensation under this Act, instead of proceeding 

 to a reference hereunder. 



Compensation for Disturbance. 

 Compensation g. Where E tenant is compelled to quit his holding bv the 



for disturb- ^,., ,, ,^ '^ ,^ , , .°, -'. 



ance. act of his landlord for any cause other than the followmg, 



that is to say : — 



(i.) That he has not paid the rent due to his landlord 

 within any period agreed by the contract of tenancy 

 or otherwise ; or 

 (2.) That he has persisted in committing or permitting 

 waste, to the prejudice of his landlord, by the dilapi- 

 dation of buildings or fences, or by the deterioration 

 of the soil, after notice has iDcen given by the land- 

 lord to such tenant not to commit, or permit, or to 

 desist from the particular waste specified in such 

 notice ; 

 the tenant shall be entitled on quitting his holding to 

 obtain from the landlord, in addition to the compensation 

 if any, due to him under this Act, further compensation in 

 respect of the loss sustained by reason of quitting his 

 holding ; and any question under this section, if in dispute, 

 and the amount of such compensation, if the parties do not 

 agree, shall be determined by a reference under this Act, 

 and such compensation shall be separately specified in the 

 award, and shall be recoverable under the provisions of 

 this Act. 



Procedure. 



Statement of 

 claims [Act 

 1883, s. 7.] 



See Holmes 

 and Form by 

 (1895) 1 Q.B. 

 174- 



9. A tenant claiming compensation under this Act shall, 

 itoenty-cight days at least before the determination of the 

 tenancy, send in writing to the landlord a statement of the 

 particulars and amount of such claim. 



A landlord may make a claim under this Act in respect 

 of any waste or breach of covenant or other agreement, and 

 in any such case shall, twenty-eight days at least before 

 the determination of the tenancy, send in writing to the 

 tenant a statement of the particulars and amount of such 

 claim. 



