... mission to achieve a just relationship between the landlord and the tenant. He then introduced his First Land Act in 1870. This act gave force of law to the Northern Custom; fair rent, free sale and fixity of tenure (the three F's) wherever it was agreed that these rights existed. A tenant who did not enjoy the benefit of the custom was given increased security in his holdings:- 1. Tenants leaving farms were to be compensated for any improvements they made. Compensation was awarded based on the fact that any improvements became a benefit to the landlord on the departure of the tenant. 2. Eviction for causes other than the non-payment of rent was to involve compensation for disturbance. For the first time in history the landlord's rights were no longer considered to be private but rather they could be controlled by the state. Although in theory this would seem to be a ...

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