Pawlowski, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5473-5809 (2025) Retention of keys to residential premises. Estates Gazette (2533). pp. 34-35. ISSN 0014-1240

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Abstract

The article considers whether a landlord has a legal right to retain keys to its tenant's premises. In particular, it argues that retention of keys is not conclusive of the tenant's legal status and looks at express and implied terms allowing the retention of keys. It also asks whether the tenant's act of changing the lock constitutes an unauthorised alteration to the demised premises or an act of waste or breach of the implied term of tenant-like user.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	demised premises, landlord's duties, retention of keys, legal status, tenant's rights, unauthorised alteration, act of waste, implied term of tenant-like user
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General) K Law > KD England and Wales
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Law and Criminology
Last Modified:	15 Aug 2025 10:36
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50932

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