Landlord And Tenant

Cap. 189 · Revised Edition 2020 · 69 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Nature of tenancies and the law applicable thereto
s. 4Tenancies in Belize and the law applicable thereto
s. 5General contract law to govern capacity to enter into tenancies
s. 6Conditions implied in the letting of houses
s. 7Leases for more than three years to be by deed and other leases to be in writing
s. 8Form of lease
s. 9Vesting of land in possession
s. 10General words implied in leases
s. 11Voluntary waste and accidental fires
s. 12Person holding over after expiration of tenancy
s. 13Fixtures, etc., of tenant
s. 14Attornment
s. 15Forfeiture of lease for breach of covenant other than for non- payment of rent
s. 16Saving of equitable principles
s. 17Waiver of covenant in a lease
s. 18Effect of extinguishment of reversion
s. 19Rights and duties of assignees of reversions
s. 20Rent and benefit of lessee’s covenants to run with the reversion
s. 21Obligation of lessor’s covenants to run with reversion
s. 22Effect of licences granted to lessees
s. 23No fine to be exacted for licence to assign
s. 24Lessee to give notice of ejectment to lessor
s. 25Legal term to take effect after 21 years void
s. 26Application of Part III to existing leases
s. 27Summary recovery of rent under $14,400 per annum
s. 28Rent payable in advance
s. 29Claim by landlord before magistrate for rent due and issue of distress warrant
s. 30Breaking open place for goods removed
s. 31Liability of person assisting
s. 32Detention of furniture being clandestinely removed
s. 33Sale of goods distrained and not replevied
s. 34Replevin
s. 35Things privileged from distress
s. 36Liability of person distraining where no rent due
s. 37Preference of landlord over execution creditors for rent due to certain amount
s. 38Effect of irregularity in making distress
s. 39Delivery of copy of costs and charges of distress
s. 40Distress within six months after lease determined
s. 41Distress for rent exceeding $14,400 per annum
s. 42Power of sale of distress taken for rent exceeding $14,400 per annum
s. 43Application of certain provisions to distress for rent exceeding $14,400 per annum
s. 44Power of under-tenant, lodger or other person, where distress levied, to make declaration that immediate tenant has no property in goods distrained
s. 45Penalty on the superior landlord for illegal distress after declaration
s. 46Payments by under-tenant or lodger to superior landlord
s. 47Exclusion of certain goods
s. 48Exclusion of certain under-tenants
s. 49Notice by superior landlord to under-tenant to pay him rent due by immediate tenant
s. 50Definitions
s. 51Distress levied on goods and chattels in bill of sale, etc
s. 52Neglect to pay rent a determination of tenancy in certain cases
s. 53Recovery of possession after termination or determination of tenancy where tenancy is at a rate not exceeding $14,400 per annum
s. 54Warrant obtained without right to possession
s. 55Protection of magistrate, bailiff and constable
s. 56Irregularity in proceeding but landlord has lawful right to possession
s. 57Regulation of costs of distress and ejectment
s. 58Remedy for taking unauthorised costs and charges
s. 59Summoning of witnesses
s. 60Power to order costs if complaint not well founded
s. 61Proof of order and judgment
s. 62Mode of serving notices
s. 63Appointment of certified bailiffs
s. 64Registration of agents
s. 65Receipts or acknowledgements to be given on payment of rent
s. 66Rent-book
s. 67Disturbance of tenant’s peaceable enjoyment
s. 68Offences and penalties
s. 69Power to prescribe forms, fees and costs