25 Interpretation
Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 (1927 c 36) | Legislation

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(1)     For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

The expression “tenant†means any person entitled in possession to the holding under any contract of tenancy, whether the interest of such tenant was acquired by original contract, assignment, operation of law or otherwise;

The expression “landlord†means any person who under a lease is, as between himself and the tenant or other lessee, for the time being entitled to the rents and profits of the demised premises payable under the lease;

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