General Flashcards
What is the difference between a Lease and a Licence?
A lease is an interest in land and is transferable. The occupier has exclusive possession.
A licence is a personal right to use land and cannot be transferred.
Minimum length of notice if not specified under tenancy agreement
Under common law in absence of a specified (any) length of notice period in the case of a annual tenancy, not less than 6 months notice must be given to terminate on the annual term date of the tenancy.
What is Common Law?
Law which has been established through precedent within case law rather than statute, such as legistlation like acts ATA 1995 etc.
Interpretation Act 1978 (Section 7)
Where an Act authorises or requires any document to be served by post (whether the expression “serve” or the expression “give” or “send” or any other expression is used) then, unless the contrary intention appears, the service is deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre-paying and posting a letter containing the document and, unless the contrary is proved, to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.
