Tenant-right is a term in thecommon law system expressing the right to compensation which a tenant has, either by custom or by law, against his landlord for increment at the termination of his tenancy.[1][2]
InEngland, it was governed for most part by theAgricultural Holdings Acts and the Allotments and Small Holdings Acts. The preceding were reformed by theAgricultural Tenancies Act 1995. InIreland, tenant-right was a custom, prevailing particularly inUlster, known as the Custom of Ulster, by which the tenant acquired a right not to have his rent raised arbitrarily at the expiration of his term. This resulted in Ulster in considerable fixity of tenure and, in case of a desire on the part of the tenant to sell hisfarm, made the tenant-right of considerable capital value, amounting often to many years rent.[1]
TheEvesham Custom is one example of a tenant-right custom still in 21st century operation, having been given a specific exemption from theAgricultural Tenancies Act 1995.[citation needed]
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tenant-right".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 613.