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4. No distress otherwise than under this Act
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A landlord may distrain for rent only in the way set out in the Distress Act.
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No landlord shall distrain for rent except in the manner provided by this Act.
landlord
Defined · s 2
“landlord” means the lessor or sublessor of any premises under any lease or agreement of tenancy, and includes any person claiming to be entitled in any capacity to receive rents due under any such lease or agreement;