Section 231
Agreements by lessees and sublessees implied in absence of contrary intention
of National Land Code (Revised - 2020)
(1)
The following agreements on the part of the lessee shall be implied in every lease granted under Chapter 1 in the absence of any express provision therein to the contrary:
(a)
to pay all rates, taxes and other outgoings falling due in respect of the demised property during the continuance of the lease, with the exception of—
(i)
rent due to the State Authority; and 256
National Land Code 387
(ii)
any other outgoing which, by virtue of any written law for the time being in force, is payable exclusively by the lessor;
(b)
to keep the demised property (including all boundary marks thereon) in repair or, in the case of a lease relating to part of a building only, to keep the demised property in repair with the exception of the roof, the main walls and drains, and any common passages or installations;
(c)
to permit the lessor or his agent, at all convenient times and after reasonable notice, to enter upon the demised property (with or without workmen or others) and examine its condition;
(d)
not to transfer or charge the lease, or sublet or otherwise part with the possession of the demised property, without the prior consent in writing of the lessor (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).
(2)
The like agreements shall be implied in every sublease so granted, in the absence of any express provision therein to the contrary, and subject to the necessary modifications.