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Section 163

In every sublease there shall be implied the following powers in the lessor⎯

of Land Code, 1958

State OrdinanceIn forceProvision 118 of 209
Section 163

(a)

that whenever the rent reserved is in arrear, he may levy the same by distress;

(b)

that he may by himself or by his agent at all reasonable times during the term, upon giving to the sublessee two days previous notice, enter upon the property and view the state of repair thereof, and may serve upon the sublessee, or leave at his last or usual place of abode or upon the property, a notice in writing of any defect requiring him within a reasonable time to be therein mentioned to repair the same; and

(c)

that, whenever the rent or any part thereof, whether legally demanded or not, is in arrear for the space of three months, or whenever the sublessee has failed to perform or observe for a space of three months any of the covenants, conditions or stipulations contained or implied in the sublease, and on the part of the sublessee to be performed or observed or whenever repairs required by a notice in terms of paragraph (b)

have not been completed within the time specified, he may re-enter upon the premises and recover possession thereof and thereby determine the estate of the sublessee, but without releasing him from liability in respect of breach or non-observance of any such covenant, condition or stipulation.