landlord's right to distress for rent

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• distress — A common law right of landlord, now regulated by statute, to seize a tenant s goods and chattels in a nonjudicial proceeding to satisfy an arrears of rent. The taking of goods and chattels out of the possession of a wrong doer into the custody of …   Black's law dictionary

• distress — A common law right of landlord, now regulated by statute, to seize a tenant s goods and chattels in a nonjudicial proceeding to satisfy an arrears of rent. The taking of goods and chattels out of the possession of a wrong doer into the custody of …   Black's law dictionary

• landlord and tenant — Parties to the leasing of real estate, whose relationship is bound by contract. The landlord, or lessor, is the owner; the tenant, or lessee, supplies payment in order to enjoy possession and use of the property for a specified period. Important… …   Universalium

• Distraint — or distress is the seizure of someone’s property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed , especially in common law countries.[1] Distraint is the act or process whereby a person (the distrainor), traditionally even without prior… …   Wikipedia

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