Iu Scotland the law on the subject of landlord and tenant differs in a great variety of details from the law of England, as above stated, but it will be necessary only to notice the leading points. There is no implied right in the tenant to assign and sublet an ordinary lease of an agricultural subject, such as a farm; but subletting and assign ing are implied rights of the tenant of an urban property. If a tenant take a farm or house, lie is impliedly bound to stock the one and furnish the other. If a house is let, the landlord impliedly warrants that it is in a fit state of repair; and if the landlord is bound to repair, the tenant may either do the repairs at the landlord's expense, or retain the rent till the repairs are done. Usually,•the landlord puts the fences, roadways, etc., in thorough repair at entry of the tenant, who is bound to leave the whole, at the end of the lease, in good condition, except as regards deterioration from ordinary tear and wear; by which arrangement all disputes, such as occur in Ireland, are avoided. The tenant has no claim for improvements, unless when his lease is abruptly terminated, and this is a rare occurrence. See LEASE. The tenant of a farm is, in the absence of special agreement, not entitled to the game. Rent is payable twice a year, if not otherwise agreed. In case of accidental fire, the tenant is no longer bound
to pay rent if the destruction is complete, and otherwise is bound only pro tanto. A landlord bas a hypothec, and can sequestrate (resembling the power of distress in Eng land) the tenant's goods for rent which is current, but not yet due. But the landlord cannot in general sequestrate a stranger's goods, unless in town-houses, and even then subject to qualification; and lie cannot take a subtenant's goods, if the subtenant has paid the rent to the tenant. 'File landlord's hypothec or security over the goods follows the goods wherever they go; but in case of farms this right was curtailed, as regards crops sold or removed, in various particulars by the hypothec amendment (Scotland) act, 1867, 30 and 31 Viet- c. 42, The notice to quit, or warning, is sufficient if given 40 days before the term of removal. But in Edinburgh the local custom is to give a three months' warning at Candlemas. Rent cannot be retained for an illiquid or unconsti tuted If no notice is given 40 days before the termination of a lease that advantage is to be taken of its close, the agreement is held to be removed for another year by tacit relocation. See Paterson's Compendium of English and Scotch Law, pp. 127- L49.