Covenants and their Breach

Question

Explain what do you mean by Covenants and their Breach?

Answer 1

A commercial lease normally provides certain covenants or promises, as set out below:

The landlord has access to five remedies for breach of a lease contract:

1. Damages (for any breach of covenant other than payment of rent)

2. Recovery of rent

3. Eviction

4. Distress (right to seize assets of the tenant found on the premises and sell them for arrears of rent)

5. Injunction (right to order the tenant to stop a prohibited use.