Landlord and Tenant Act 1709
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the better Security of Rents and to prevent Frauds committed by Tenants. |
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| Citation | |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 5 April 1710 |
| Commencement | 1 May 1710[d] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
Status: Partially repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1709 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1709[a] (8 Ann. c. 18)[b] is an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulates the relationship between tenants and their landlords.
As of 2025, the act was partly in force in England and Wales.[1]
Subsequent developments
Sections 2, 3 and 5 of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59), which came into force on 15 July 1867.[2]
Notes
- 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- 1 2 This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm
- ↑ This is the citation in The Statutes at Large
- ↑ Section 1.
References
- ↑ The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN 978-0-11-840509-6. Part I. Page 81, read with pages viii and x.
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1867", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/30-31 c. 59
External links
- Text of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1709 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.