2A:42-4 - Undertenant's liability for rent
2A:42-4.Ā Undertenant's liability for rent
When premises shall be underlet by any tenant, the undertenant shall be liable to the lessor or landlord for the rent which shall accrue from and afterĀ notice in writing served for that purpose upon the undertenant, or which shallĀ be unpaid by the undertenant at the time of such notice, and the lessor orĀ landlord shall have all the remedy for the recovery of the same by distress; but the rent to be paid by such undertenant shall in no case exceed the amountĀ agreed to be paid by the first tenant.Ā If only a part of the premises shall beĀ underlet, payment shall be required only for the part underlet, at a rateĀ proportioned to the rent agreed to be paid by the first tenant or lessee.
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L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
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When premises shall be underlet by any tenant, the undertenant shall be liable to the lessor or landlord for the rent which shall accrue from and afterĀ notice in writing served for that purpose upon the undertenant, or which shallĀ be unpaid by the undertenant at the time of such notice, and the lessor orĀ landlord shall have all the remedy for the recovery of the same by distress; but the rent to be paid by such undertenant shall in no case exceed the amountĀ agreed to be paid by the first tenant.Ā If only a part of the premises shall beĀ underlet, payment shall be required only for the part underlet, at a rateĀ proportioned to the rent agreed to be paid by the first tenant or lessee.
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L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
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