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16 Lease must be in writing and signed (1) A landlord or tenant must not enter into a retail premises lease that is not in writing and signed by all of the parties to it. (2) A failure to comply with this section does not make the retail premises lease illegal, invalid or unenforceable. S. 17 (Heading) substituted by No. 26/2020 s. 9(1).

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