Also known as: arrented · arrenting · rent · license
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A historical practice of letting land at a fixed rent. It specifically allowed enclosure of public land upon royal grant in exchange for annual payments to the crown.
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Amelia Amari represented an indigent client in need of shelter. She arrented a small plot of land from the crown on the client's behalf and paid the fixed annual rent as a modest gift for basic living expenses. The arrangement complied with limits on promises or reimbursements.
Anika Anand arrented a meadow from the crown. The writing identified the parties, the premises, the lease duration, the fixed rent amount, and bore her signature as the party to be charged. The document satisfied all formal requirements for validity.
Arthur Abrams received permission to arrent royal land for grazing. The grant created an irrevocable license allowing him to enter and use the enclosed area. The interest was treated as an affirmative easement rather than a negative restriction.
Austin Abbott sought to arrent crown land for a family farm. He obtained the required license from the designated officer and completed a solemnization ceremony before a judicial officer. Both steps were necessary to validate the arrangement.
Andrew Avery arrented a parcel and granted a security interest in the enclosed land to secure a loan. The interest continued in the collateral after he later leased the land to a third party. The secured party had not authorized a disposition free of the lien.
Albert Allen attempted to arrent royal land without a sufficient writing. He took possession and paid rent that the crown accepted. The facts created a periodic tenancy with all lease terms except duration.
It permits enclosure of a portion of public land upon royal permission in exchange for payment of a fixed annual rent to the crown.
No. The practice historically required royal permission and involved payments to the crown for the right to enclose and use public land at a fixed rent.
…(1971); Iowa Code § 701.1 (1971); Ky. Rev. Stat. § 436.020 (1962); La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1285 (6) (1964) (loss of medical license) (but see § 14:87 (Supp. 1972) containing no exception for the life of the mother under the criminal statute); Me. Rev. Stat. Ann., Tit. 17, § 51 (1964); Mass. Gen. Laws Ann., c. 272, § 19…