...the building on said premises shall, without any fault or neglect on his part, be destroyed, or be so injured by the elements, or any other cause, as to be untenantable and unfit for occupancy, the tenant shall not be liable or bound to pay rent to the lessor or owner thereof, for the time after...

...The provision of the real property law that where a leased building Is. without fault of the tenant, destroyed, or so injured, by the elements or any other cause, as to be untenantable, the tenant may end the lease, does not apply to a case where the landlord breaches a covenant to put...

...and duties reserved in the original lease surrendered. § 197. When tenant may surrender premises. -Where any building, which is leased or occupied,...may, if the destruction or injury occurred without his fault or neglect, quit and surrender possession of the leasehold premises, and of the land so leased...

...whole question. CONSTBUCTIVB EVICTION, — continued. 1. The statute. Where any building, which ia leased or occupied, is destroyed or so injured by...no express agreement to the 'contrary has been made ir writing, the lessee or occupant may, if the destruction or injury occurred without his fault or...

...197) which provides that " where any building which is leased or occupied is destroyed or BO jnjured by the elements or any other cause as to be untenantable...may, if the destruction or injury occurred without his fault or neglect, quit and surrender possession of the leasehold premises and of the land so leased...

...the U 1. See Landlord and Tenant, vul. S2, Cent. Dig. lessee, be destroyed, or be so injured by fire, or any other cause, as to be untenantable and unfit for occupancy, the lessee shall not be liable or bound to pay rent to the lessor until the same are rebuilt or repaired,...

...statute, which was first enacted as L. I860, ch. 345, and is now L. 1896, ch. 547, § 197, provides that: "Where any building, which is leased or occupied,...may, if the destruction or injury occurred without his fault or neglect, quit and surrender possession of the leasehold premises, and of the land BO leased...

...property law (page 589, c. 547, of the Laws of 1896) provides that : "Where any building, which la leased or occupied, Is destroyed or so injured by...occupancy, and no express agreement to the contrary bas been made in writing, the lessee or occupant may. if the destruction or injury occurred without...

...the whole term, whether the premises had been destroyed by fire or not, but our statutes now provide: "Where any building which is leased or occupied, is...any other cause as to be untenantable and unfit for occupation, and no express agreement to the contrary has been made in writing, the lessee or occupant...

...premises shall, without any default or neglect of the lessee, be destroyed, or be so injured by fire, or any other cause, as to be untenantable and unfit for occupancy, the lessee shall not be liable or bound to pay rent to the lessor until the same are rebuilt or repaired,...