Of mice - and other disasters - and men: Rent abatement due to unforeseen and uncontrollable events in the civilian tradition

Paul Du Plessis

Of mice - and other disasters - and men: Rent abatement due to unforeseen and uncontrollable events in the civilian tradition

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This article draws a comparison between the treatment of a specific aspect of the law of lease (the tenant's right to a proportional abatement of the amount of rent due, owing to the occurrence of unforeseen and uncontrollable events) in a codified civilian system and a mixed jurisdiction, partly founded on civil law. The methodological aim of the comparison is to examine the similarities in the treatment of this area of law in both systems owing to their Roman-law foundations, despite the different historical sources on which these systems are based.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	113-49
Journal	Tulane European and Civil Law Forum
Volume	17
Issue number	0
Publication status	Published - 2002

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Remissio mercedis
urban rent abatement
agricultural rent abatement
Law of the Netherlands
Louisiana Civil Code

Société Internationale 'Fernand De Visscher' pour l'Histoire des Droits de l'Antiquité (SIHDA)
Paul Du Plessis (Speaker)
Sept 2001
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Of mice - and other disasters - and men: Rent abatement due to unforeseen and uncontrollable events in the civilian tradition

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