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one quarter of the produce as compensation for his 

 trouble, such an agreement is not lawful. But if the 

 land be let out in consideration of gold, or silver, or 

 food, the amount of which is determined, this is law- 

 ful. 



[Lease of House Property. House at risk of owner. Per ah Code.] 



The law affecting the tenants of houses. If the 

 house is destroyed by the fault of the tenant he must 

 make good its value. 



Should the tenant desire to put an end to the 

 agreement, he may demand that a proportionate part 

 of the rent shall be returned to him. For instance, 

 a man rents a house on the undertaking that he shall 

 pay one hundred catties of tin for ten months ; he 

 resides there for one month, and then the house falls 

 down, or is otherwise destroyed ; in this case, ten cat- 

 ties of tin must be allowed for the one month of occu- 

 pation, and he may demand that the remaining ninety 

 catties shall be returned to him. If he likes to con- 

 tinue to live in that house, he can call upon the owner 

 to repair it for him, for he has paid in advance. 



The case may be put, " if the rent has not been 

 paid beforehand what will the law be V The answer 

 is, at the time that he refuses to live in the house any 

 longer, he must pay rent for the term that has already 

 expired ; or if he still desires to go on living in the 

 place, he may call on the owner to repair and must 

 pay all rent which subsequently becomes due. 



