said R.A. for the term and rent payable in manner aforesaid; and
that he will, at the expiration of the term, leave the house in as
good repair as he found it [reasonable wear and tear excepted]. The
said R.A. to be at liberty to re-enter, if any rent shall be in
arrear for 21 days, whether such rent has been demanded or not.
Witness our hands.
R.A.
L.O.
Witness, G.C.

1490. Payment of Rent.

Rent is usually payable at the regular quarter-days, namely, Lady-day,
or March 25th; Midsummer-day, or June 24th; Michaelmas-day, September
29th; and Christmas-day, December 25th. It is due at mid-day; but no
proceedings for non-payment, where the tenant remains upon the
premises, can be taken till the next day.

1491. Payment of Rent Imperative.

No consideration will waive the payment of the rent, should the
landlord insist on demanding it. Even should the house be burnt,
blown, or fall down, the tenant is still liable for rent; and the
tenancy can only be voidable by the proper notice to quit, the same as
if the house remained in the most perfect condition.

1492. Demanding Rent.

The landlord himself is the person most proper to demand rent; he may
employ another person, but if he does, he must authorize him by
letter, or by power of attorney; or the demand may be objected to.

1493. Receipt for Rent.

When an agent has been duly authorized, a receipt from him for any
subsequent rent is a legal acquittance to the tenant, notwithstanding
the landlord may have revoked the authority under which the agent
acted, unless the landlord should have given the tenant due and proper
notice thereof.

1494. Legal Tender.

A tender of rent should be in the current coin of the kingdom. But a
tender of Bank of England notes is good, even in cases of distress.

1495. _Form of a Receipt for Rent._

Received of Mr. L.O. the sum of ten pounds ten shillings, for a
quarter's rent due at Lady-day last, for the house, No. ,-------
street.

L10 10s. [Stamp] R. A.
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1496. Receipt Given by an Agent.

If the receipt be given by an agent, it should be signed:

G. C.,
Agent for R.A., landlord of the above premises.

1497. Care of Receipts for Rent.

Be careful of your last quarter's receipt for rent, for the production
of that document bars all prior claim. Even when arrears have been due
on f