Section 53Part 5 — Dispositions
Agreements implied in leases on part of lessee
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53. Save as otherwise expressly provided in the lease, there shall be implied, in every lease, agreements by the lessee with the lessor binding the lessee —
to pay the rent reserved by the lease at the times and in the manner therein specified;
to pay all rates, taxes and other outgoings which are at any time payable in respect of the leased premises during the continuance of the lease unless the same are payable exclusively by the lessor by virtue of any written law;
in the case of agricultural land, to farm the same in accordance with the rules of good husbandry and to yield up the land at the end of the term in good heart;
except where part only of a building is leased, or where a dwelling house is leased furnished, to keep all buildings comprised in the lease and all boundary marks in repair;
where part only of a building is leased, or where a dwelling house is leased furnished, to keep the leased premises, except the roof, main walls and main drains, and the common passages and common installations in repair;
where the lease is of furnished premises, to keep the furniture in as good condition as it was at the commencement of the period, fair wear and tear only excepted, and to replace such articles as are lost, destroyed or so damaged as to be beyond repair with articles of equal value to those so lost, destroyed or damaged;
to permit the lessor or his agent, with or without workmen or others, at all convenient times and after reasonable notice, to enter on the leased premises and examine their condition; Registered Land Law Section 54 c Revised as at 28th day of February, 2018 Page 31
to repair or otherwise make good any defect or breach of agreement for which the lessee is responsible and of which notice has been given by the lessor to the lessee, within such reasonable period as may be specified in the notice; and
not to transfer, charge, sublease or otherwise part with the possession of the leased premises or any part thereof without the previous written consent of the lessor, but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.