LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 181, 3 August 1933, Page 14

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

«. (By A BARIiISTER-AT-LAW.) [Letters of inquiry will be answered every week xn tills column. As far as possible they will bo dealt with in the order in which they are received, and replies will lie inserted with the least possible delay.] B.C. —The tax deducted is correct. ELASTO. —Your landlord is not responsible unless you are holding under a lease by which he covenanted to keep the premises in repair, and was aware of the defect. Your remedy, if you do not like the place, is to leave. E. BRAY.—You are liable for the bill. The injury was not an accident within the scope of the Workers Compensation Act. FAIRPLAY.—You are entitled to a reduction reducing your rent to a figure 20 per cent less than the rent that would have been charged in January, IU3O. You can claim back for 13 weeks only. Your landlord may give you notice to' quit whenever he likes. One week's notice is sufficient. WORRIED.—No taxis payable. Claim a refund from the seller. DILEMMA. —You arc entitled to one week's notice. (2) You should continue to pay the original owner until he consents to payment to someone else. If, however, the new owner claims the rent, you should hold the rent until you have satisfied yourself that he is entitled to it. In the e—mt of both claiming you may pay into Court, if you cannot decide between them. A.B.C. —The judgment lasts for 20 years, and I doubt whether the biggest pessimist expects to be out of work so Jong. The occupier is primarily liable, and it is usual to sue him. FURNITURE. —It would be business-like to call on your tenant and make suitable arrangements for the disposal of her goods. It would not be fair to sell them while she is helpless in hospital. If you get no satisfaction write again. H.J.H.—You are entitled to cut Ihe roots where they cross the boundary. You may sue for damage to your house through blockage of the spouting. T.S. 143.—The risk of loss falls on you. and consequently you should, in your own interests, Insure. , Without knowing the form of the agreement, I could not say whether you are bound to pay Insurance premiums. Such a provision may bo implied in the agreement even though it is not set out in v so many words. WORRIED.—-You can bo kept to your bargain and have no right to relief unless the agreement happens to be a bill of sale which is unljkcly. If you cannot make a suitable ajrangement with your creditor you may be able to arrange a loan in order to pay him off. WORRIED (Waitomo). — (1) The girl's father is liable to contribute if lie is of sufficient financial means. Probably you will find that if Ills daughter writes to liiin and explains lier need he will contribute without the need for proceedings. (2,' If proceedings are necessary file a complaint at the nearest Magistrate's Court under the Destitute Persons Act.