Landlord and Tenant (Reversionary Leases) Act, 1958
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General provisions in relation to reversionary leases. |
13.— (1) Where the reversion immediately expectant on the termination of a building lease or a proprietary lease is less than the term for which a reversionary lease is to be granted, the immediate lessor and such (if any) superior lessors as may be necessary shall, on receiving notice of the application for a reversionary lease, join in the grant of the reversionary lease. | |
(2) For the purpose of securing the joinder of all necessary parties in the grant of a reversionary lease, the applicant may serve a notice in writing upon his immediate lessor requiring information as to the nature and duration of his reversion and the name and address of the person for the time being entitled to the next superior interest and shall also be entitled to serve a similar notice on each other person holding a superior interest. | ||
(3) It shall be the duty of every person upon whom a notice is served under subsection (2) of this section to give, within one month of such service, so much of the required information as is within his possession or procurement and if any such person neglects or refuses so to do, the applicant may apply to the Court and on the hearing of such application the Court may make such order as justice shall require with a view to compelling such person to give such information. | ||
(4) Where a lessee fails to apply for a reversionary lease within the time specified in section 11 or section 12 of this Act, the Court may, on such terms as the Court thinks proper, extend such time where it is satisfied that the failure was occasioned by disability, mistake, absence from the State, inability to obtain requisite information or any other reasonable cause. | ||
(5) Where an application is made for a reversionary lease before the expiration of the lease under which the applicant holds (in this section referred to as the old lease) the reversionary lease shall commence on the expiration of the old lease or on such other date as may be agreed upon between the parties. | ||
(6) Where an application is made for a reversionary lease after the expiration of the old lease the reversionary lease shall commence on such date as may be agreed upon between the parties or, in default of agreement, on the date of the application for a reversionary lease. |