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008			031007n2003 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u123860
100			_aMurdoch, S.
245			_aAt least unjust outcome
260			_c2003
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(0338) 20 September 2003, 143(1)
520			_aDiscusses "Smith v Muscat" [2003] EWCA Civ 962, which held that a tenant under a pre-1996 lease who is sued for arrears of rent is able to set off a damages claim that has accrued against a previous landlord. Warns assignees of the reversions of post-1995 leases governed by the Landlord and Tenant Act (Covenants) Act 1995 s141 to consider their position carefully.
590			_aABS
650			_aSMITH V MUSCAT
650			_aEQUITABLE SET-OFF
650			_aREMEDIAL WORK
650			_aDISREPAIR
650			_aLOTTERY KING LTD V AMEC PROPERTIES LTD
650			_aLAW OF PROPERTY ACT 1925 S141
650			_aLAW OF PROPERTY ACT 1925 S142
650			_aSET-OFF
650			_aRENT ACT 1977 S98(1)
650			_aRENT ACT 1977 SCHED 15 CASE 1
690			_aLANDLORD AND TENANT-RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES-CASE LAW
942			_n0
999			_c73563 _d73563