§ 1111 Land Grant Tenant Protections

This law says that when a landlord gives away rent rights or property interests, it's valid without the tenant's permission, and tenants who already paid rent can't claim damage from that transfer; it also says that land described as next to a highway includes the highway's center line unless the deed says otherwise.

Key Takeaways

•Rent paid before a property transfer cannot be used to claim damage from that transfer.
•Transfers of rent or future property interests are valid without needing the tenant's approval.
•If land is described as bordering a highway, the highway's center line is considered part of the land unless the deed says otherwise.

Example

A homeowner rents out an apartment and later sells the building to someone else. The tenant had already paid rent to the original owner before hearing about the sale.

The new owner must honor the rent agreement, but the tenant can't sue for damages just because the ownership changed, because the law protects the rent transfer and doesn't allow damage claims from prior rent payments.

Grants of rents or of reversions or of remainders are good and effectual without attornments of the tenants; but no tenant who, before notice of the grant, shall have paid rent to the grantor, must suffer any damage thereby. (Enacted 1872.) [1112.] Section Eleven Hundred and Twelve. A transfer of land, bounded by a highway, passes the title of the person whose estate is transferred to the soil of the highway in front to the center thereof, unless a different intent appears from the grant. (Amended by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 612.)

Key Takeaways

•Rent paid before a property transfer cannot be used to claim damage from that transfer.
•Transfers of rent or future property interests are valid without needing the tenant's approval.
•If land is described as bordering a highway, the highway's center line is considered part of the land unless the deed says otherwise.

Example

A homeowner rents out an apartment and later sells the building to someone else. The tenant had already paid rent to the original owner before hearing about the sale.

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