117Obligations of lessee

117 Obligations of lessee (1) Subject to this Act, unless otherwise agreed there is, in every lease of land made after the commencement of this Act, implied the following obligations by the lessee with the lessor: (a) that the lessee will pay the rent reserved at the time mentioned in the lease; (b) that, if during the term of the lease and as often as it occurs, the leased premises or a part of the leased premises are destroyed or damaged by fire (without fault on the part of the lessee), flood, lightning, storm, or tempest so that the

Law of Property Act 2000 77 premises is rendered unfit for the occupation and use of the lessee, the rent reserved, or a proportionate part of the rent according to the nature and extent of the damage sustained, abates and all remedies for recovery of the rent or the part of the rent are suspended until the leased premises is rebuilt or made fit for the occupation and use of the lessee; (c) that the lessee is to, at all times during the term of the lease, keep and, at the termination of the lease, yield up the leased premises in good and tenantable repair having regard to their condition at the commencement of the lease, damage from fire, flood, lightning, storm and tempest and from reasonable wear and tear being excepted. (2) The obligation specified in subsection (1)(c) is not implied in the case of a short lease of premises for the purpose, or principally for the purpose, of human habitation. (3) In the case of a lease by deed, an obligation implied by this section takes effect as a covenant.