National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 4 · Determination of leases and tenancies
Section 239
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(whether granted before or after the commencement of this Act)
may, with the agreement of the person or body for the time being entitled to the reversion expectant thereon, be surrendered to that person or body in accordance with the following provisions of this section.
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The surrender of any lease or sublease shall be effected by an instrument in Form 15c, and the interest of the lessee or sublessee, as the case may be, shall determine as from the date on which the instrument is registered.
The surrender of any tenancy exempt from registration may (as provided by subsection 213(2)) be effected either by word of mouth or by a written instrument in any form whatsoever;
tenancy exempt from registration
“tenancy exempt from registration” has the meaning assigned thereto by subsection 213(1);
and the person or body in whose favour the surrender is effected may, if the tenancy was protected by an endorsement on the register document of title pursuant to Chapter 7 of Part
register document of title
“register document of title” means any document registered, or prepared for registration, under this Act and evidencing or, as the case may be, intended to evidence title to land, and any document evidencing title to land registered before the commencement of this Act under the provisions of any previous land law;
Eighteen, apply under that Chapter for the cancellation of the endorsement.
The surrender of any lease, sublease or tenancy shall require the consent also of any chargee thereof, or of the reversion expectant thereon; and the consent of any such chargee shall be signified—
in the case of a lease or sublease, by his joining in the instrument of surrender, as indicated in Form 15c; and
in the case of a tenancy, in writing signed by him or his lawfully authorized agent.
The surrender of any lease, sublease or tenancy shall not extinguish any sublease or tenancy granted thereout, but any such sublease or tenancy shall thereafter have effect, and be construed in all respects, as if it had been granted in the first instance by the person or body in whose favour the surrender is effected.