1504. Lodgings and Lodgers
1505. The Goods of a Lodger
The goods of a lodger are not liable to distress for rent due to the superior landlord.
1506. Distraint on Furniture, etc., of Lodger
If any furniture, goods, or chattels of a lodger are distrained for rent due to the superior landlord, the lodger should immediately serve the superior landlord or his bailiff with a declaration in writing, setting forth that the immediate tenant of the house has no interest in the things distrained which belong to the lodger, and also setting forth whether any and what rent is due, and for what period, from the lodger to his immediate landlord; and the lodger should pay to the superior landlord, or his bailiff, the rent so due from him, so much as shall be sufficient to discharge the claim of the superior landlord. The lodger should make out and sign an inventory of the things claimed by him, and annex it to this declaration.
1507. Application to Magistrate, etc., if Landlord proceed with Distress.