28. Terms of statutory tenancy
Feedback & supportA statutory tenant shall hold the premises of the landlord upon the following terms and conditions:
tenant
“tenant” means the tenant of premises in respect of which a tenancy exists and includes a statutory tenant and in the case of a sub-tenancy a sub-tenant to whom the premises or part thereof is sublet.
he shall be deemed to hold as tenant from month to month, and subject thereto, shall observe and be entitled to the benefit of all the terms and conditions of his original tenancy or subtenancy, as the case may be, so far as they are consistent with the provisions of this Act and with a holding from month to month:Provided that in the case of a sub-tenant becoming a statutory tenant such a statutory tenant shall in addition hold the premises subject to any subsisting restrictive covenants contained in the terms and conditions of the tenancy between the landlord and the tenant;
tenancy
“tenancy” means any lease, demise, letting or holding of premises whether in writing or otherwise, by virtue whereof the relationship of landlord and tenant is created, but does not include the letting or hiring of furnished rooms with board;
his tenancy shall be subject to be determined by such notice as would have been required by law to determine a monthly tenancy of the premises containing no express provision for determination; and
premises
“premises” means any dwelling-house, flat, factory, warehouse, office, counting house, shop, school and any other building whether of permanent or temporary construction in which persons are employed or work and any part of any such building let or sublet separately and includes any land whereon any such building is or has been erected with the consent of the landlord but does not include any new building built or completed after 7th September 1947;
he shall be subject to all the rights and powers conferred on a landlord under and by virtue of the Distress Act [Cap. 84].
landlord
“landlord” means the landlord of premises in respect of which a tenancy exists and includes the landlord of a statutory tenant and in the case of a subtenancy a tenant who sublets the premises or any part thereof;