14. Most landlords do properly compensate their tenants for any improvements effected by them.
15. They are justified in raising the rents when the land produces greater increase.
16. Even if a few bad landlords injure their tenants, it is unfair to visit on the heads of the majority the sins of the few by bringing them all under the same confiscating law.
17. The existing law provides ample safeguards against arbitrary and unjust eviction; the landlord’s power is sufficiently curtailed.
The relations of landlord and tenant are those of contract; the State must not interfere in freedom of contract.
18. Any State interference in contract between man and man is very inexpedient and demoralizing, more especially in interference in the matter of price and value.
19. The relations between landlord and tenant are merely those of contract.
20. The movement of progressive societies is from status to contract, and not the reverse.
21. It is illogical and unfair of the tenant to demand freedom of contract in the sale of tenant-right, and ask for curtailment of contract in his dealings with the landlord.
The objections to a fixed rent; and the difficulties in the way of fixing a fair rent.