RENT
Categories: Property
Definition (1910 Edition)
RENT. At common law. A certain profit issuing yearly out of lands and tenements corporeal; a species of incorporeal hereditament. 2 Bl. Comm. 41. A compensation or return yielded periodically, to a certain amount, out of the profits of some corporeal hereditaments, by the tenant thereof. 2 Steph. Comm. 23. A certain yearly profit in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and tenements, in retribution for the use. 3 Kent, Comm. 460.
UK Law Commentary
Status: ✅ Still applies. Periodical payment for use of land. Modern law controls unfair terms and provides protection for tenants.
Modern Application
📜 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 • Housing Act 1996 • Rent Act 1977 • legislation.gov.uk
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational
reference only and does not constitute legal advice.