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§41-119. Conveyance of property – Attornment of tenant.

A. A conveyance of real estate, or of any interest therein, by a landlord shall be valid without the attornment of the tenant, but the payment of rent by the tenant to the grantor at any time before written notice of the conveyance is given to the tenant shall be good against the grantee. B. […]

§41-108. Beneficial owner to maintain premises.

Any agreement, assignment, conveyance, trust deed or security instrument which authorizes a person other than the beneficial owner to act as landlord of a dwelling unit shall not relieve the beneficial owner of the duty to conform with this act and any other law, code, ordinance or regulation concerning the maintenance and operation of the […]

§41-120. Failure of landlord to deliver possession of dwelling unit to tenant.

A. If the landlord fails to deliver possession of the dwelling unit to the tenant, rent abates until possession is delivered and the tenant may terminate the rental agreement by giving a written notice of such termination to the landlord, whereupon the landlord shall return all prepaid rent and deposit, or the tenant may, at […]

§41-109. Rent.

A. In the absence of agreement, the occupants of a dwelling unit shall pay to the landlord as rent the fair rental value for the use and occupancy of the dwelling unit. B. Rent shall be payable at the time and place agreed to by the parties. Unless otherwise agreed, the entire rent shall be […]

§41-121. Landlord’s breach of rental agreement – Deductions from rent for repairs – Failure to supply heat, water or other essential services – Habitability of dwelling unit.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this act, if there is a material noncompliance by the landlord with the terms of the rental agreement or a noncompliance with any of the provisions of Section 118 of this title which noncompliance materially affects health or safety, the tenant may deliver to the landlord a written notice […]

§41-36. Renewal of lease presumed unless notice of termination given.

A lease of real property, for a term not specified by the parties, is deemed to be renewed, as stated in the last section, at the end of the term implied by law, unless one of the parties gives notice to the other of his intention to terminate the same, at least as long before […]

§41-37. Rent payable, when.

When there is no contract or usage to the contrary, the rent of agricultural and wild land is payable yearly at the end of each year. Rents of lodgings are payable monthly at the end of each month. Other rents are payable quarterly at the end of each quarter from the time the hiring takes […]

§41-38. Duty of tenant in case of proceedings.

Every tenant who receives notice of any proceeding to recover the real property occupied by him or the possession thereof must immediately inform his landlord of the same, and also deliver to the landlord the notice, if in writing, and is responsible to the landlord for all damages which said landlord may sustain by reason […]

§41-40. Forfeiture of lease – Release from record – Penalty.

When any lease on land heretofore or hereafter taken shall have become forfeited, it shall be the duty of the lessee, his, her, or their heirs, successors, assigns or legal representatives, within sixty (60) days from the date this act shall take effect, if such forfeiture occurs prior thereto, and within sixty (60) days from […]