Section 15Part 2 — Rights of Landlords
Tenant holding over after expiration of term
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In case any tenant for any term of life, lives or years or other person who is or comes into possession of any lands, tenements or hereditaments, by, from, under or by collusion with such tenant wilfully holds over any lands, tenements or hereditaments after the determination of such term or terms, and after demand made and notice in writing given for delivering the possession thereof by his landlord or lessor, or the person to whom the remainder or reversion of such lands, tenements or hereditaments belongs, or his agent thereunto lawfully authorised, then such person so holding over shall, for and during the time he so holds over or keeps the person entitled out of possession of the said lands, tenements or hereditaments, pay to the person so kept out of possession, his executors, administrators or assigns, double the yearly value of the lands, tenements or hereditaments so detained, for so long as the same are detained, to be recovered according to amount in any court of record in the Islands by action of debt.
Defined Terms
hereditaments