double rent

Twice the amount of rent agreed to; specif., a penalty of twice the amount of rent against a tenant who holds possession of the leased property after the date provided in the tenant’s notice to quit.

• The penalty was provided by the Distress for Rent Act, 1737, 11 Geo. 2, ch. 19, § 13. [Cases: Landlord and Tenant 216. C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant §§ 547–551.]

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