Transfer subject to lease

A transfer of land which is subject to a lease shall be valid without the lessee acknowledging the transferee as lessor, but nothing in this section– (a) shall affect the validity of any payment of rent made by the lessee to the transferor; or (b) shall render the lessee liable, on account of his failure to pay the rent to the transferee, for any breach of agreement to pay rent, before notice of the transfer is given to the lessee by the transferee or transferor.