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Landlord And Tenant-Covenants-Effect Of A Municipal Ordinance
Landlord And Tenant-Covenants-Effect Of A Municipal Ordinance
Michigan Law Review
L. let a building to T. with the provision in the lease that if the premises should be rendered unfit for occupancy by reason of fire or other casualty, L. would rebuild the same at his own expense. Subsequently the city council passed a building code prohibiting the rebuilding of a structure destroyed more than sixty per cent by fire. The building in this case was almost entirely destroyed by fire and L. was refused a permit to rebuild. Previous to the refusal of the commissioner to grant a permit, T. had preferred L. the monthly rent which L. had …
Municipal Corporations-Billboards-Prohibition Near Parks And Boulevards
Municipal Corporations-Billboards-Prohibition Near Parks And Boulevards
Michigan Law Review
The defendant acting under statutory authority passed an ordinance prohibiting billboards within five hundred feet of any park or boulevard. Held, the ordinance was valid but unenforceable as to existing billboards except upon the payment of compensation. General Outdoor Advertising Co. v. City of Indianapolis (Ind. 1930) 172 N.E. 309.