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A landlord lets a field to a tenant for ₹500, then transfers the field to a buyer. Without notice of…

Section 50 protects a tenant who pays rent in good faith to the person from whom the tenant in good faith held the property. Its illustration covers payment to the former…

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A landlord lets a field to a tenant for ₹500, then transfers the field to a buyer. Without notice of the transfer, the tenant pays the ₹500 rent in good faith to the former landlord. Can the buyer recover that same rent from the tenant?

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Section 50 protects a tenant who pays rent in good faith to the person from whom the tenant in good faith held the property. Its illustration covers payment to the former landlord without notice of the transfer. The buyer cannot charge the tenant again for that ₹500.

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Option A

Section 50 protects the tenant as to the amount already paid in good faith.

Option B

Section 50 prevents a second charge for the same rent in this situation.

Option C

Section 50 protects the whole payment, rather than leaving half recoverable.

Option D

The statutory protection does not depend on the former landlord’s consent.

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