my tenant, and as your term for said premises expired, to wit, on the — day of, 19-, I hereby give you notice to remove from and leave the same.

C. D.

Rhode Island.-The time agreed upon in a lease shall be the time of the termination thereof for all purposes. If there be no time fixed, it is a letting from year to year. Tenants by parol of land, building, or parts of buildings from year to year shall quit at the end of the year upon notice in writing from the landlord given at least three months prior to the expiration of the occupation year. Notice must be in writing, but no particular form required.

South Carolina.-Written leases are interpreted by their own terms. Others are pre

sumed to be for one year, January 1st to December 31st, and full three months' notice must be given to terminate them. The form of notice depends on the facts of each case. Tenants may be ejected for non-payment of rent or unlawfully holding over.

South Dakota.-Length of notice to terminate depends on the character of the lease. If a tenant holds over, and landlord accepts rent, the lease is renewed for another term, not, however, exceeding one year. If tenant fails to pay rent, or otherwise breaks covenants, landlord may take action to evict upon three days' notice in writing to tenant.

If a

lease is from month to month or a tenancy at will, landlord must give 30 days' notice in writing to quit; but if the lease is from week to week, or fortnight to fortnight, notice only equal to the term is required. No form of notice provided for, but it should be plain and to the point.

Tennessee. No notice of any kind is necessary by a landlord to get possession of premises held by a tenant at the expiration of the lease, either to terminate the lease or to entitle the landlord to maintain a suit for possession. Of course, this can be varied by contract so that the landlord will be compelled to give the contract notice in order to terminate a lease.

Texas. No particular time fixed for notice to terminate a lease. Any notice in writing before or after end of term is sufficient. Even the notice to terminate need not be in writing, but must be written when before suit for forcible entry or detainer. No particular form of notice required. If lease provides for notice, the terms of lease govern. And yet it is customary in the State for landlords to give 30 to 60 days' notice.

Utah. When the lease is for a specified term, whether written or parol, the tenancy terminates without notice at the expiration of such term. If the lease be for an indefinite time, with monthly or periodic rent reserved, the tenant continues in possession, after the end of any such, or month, or period, in all cases where the landlord shall not have, fifteen days prior to the end of such month or period,

served him with notice to quit; ten days' notice required to terminate a tenancy at will. Three days' notice, when rent is overdue, to pay or surrender premises. Same notice when tenant has violated other covenants. In case of agricultural lands, where tenant holds over for sixty days after expiration of term, he is entitled to hold for balance of the year. No particular form of notice required, but it should be in writing, and served by copy personally on tenant, or some responsible person, at his place of abode.

Vermont. Where the tenancy is from year to year it requires 6 months' notice to terminate it, so as to entitle the lessor to possession and the lessee to exemption from payment of rent. If the tenancy be at will, only reasonable notice is required--say 30 days. Notice must be in writing, and in duplicate, the landlord retaining a copy. No particular form required.

Virginia. Tenancy from year to year may be terminated by either party by three months' notice in writing, prior to the end of any year, if it be of land within a city or town, or six months' notice if it be without. When such notice is by the landlord, it may be served on the tenant or any one holding under him; when by the tenant, upon the landlord, or his agent, according to common law. If the lease provides that no notice shall be given, none is required; and no notice is required if the lease is to end at a certain time. There is no prescribed form of notice.

Washington.-Tenancies from year to year abolished except when created by express written contract. Tenant holding over after expiration of term; or, if the term be indefinite with monthly or other periodic rentdays, he holds over after the end of any such month or period, and the landlord shall have served him with 20 days' written notice to quit, prior to the end of such month or period; or, if he holds over after receiving three days' notice in writing to quit or pay rent due; or, if he holds over after ten days' notice in writing to quit for violation of other covenants; or, if he holds over after three days' notice in writing to quit for permitting waste or violating other implied covenants; such tenant is guilty of unlawful detainer, and may be ousted by procedure in forcible entry and detainer.

West Virginia.-Three months' notice in writing required to terminate a tenancy from year to year, except where the lease specifies that no notice is to be given. Notice is not necessary when the term is to end at a certain time. If tenant is in default of rent, and has left the premises, without goods sufficient to satisfy the rent by distraint, landlord may post notice in writing requiring payment within one month. If same is not paid in that time, he may enter and repossess the premises, and is entitled to collect rent to that date.

Wisconsin. No notice to tenant required when lease expires at a fixed date, unless lease

provides for notice. Tenancy at will or by suf ferance may be terminated upon one month's notice to quit; but when rent is payable at periods of less than a month, such notice is sufficient if equal to the interval between the times of payment. Where tenant neglects or refuses to pay rent, landlord must give 14 days' notice in order to terminate a tenancy at will. If tenant holds over without permission after default in payment of rent, or after any other breach of covenant, three days' notice in writing is required, either to pay rent, or remedy breach, or yield possession. Such notice must be served same as a summons. No particular form of notice required.

Wyoming. After the expiration of a lease, the tenant becomes a tenant at sufferance, as at common law, which required in England six months' notice to terminate a tenancy from year to year, and a quarter, month, or week's notice to terminate leases of like length. Three days' notice is necessary before beginning action for forcible entry and detainer.

CANADA.

Ontario Province.-If tenancy is monthly, landlord must give a month's notice to tenant to quit; if tenancy is yearly, then half a year's notice is necessary. A lease for a specific term terminates itself, and no notice is necessary; but if landlord accepts rent after termination of a lease, that creates a new tenancy, whose terms as to time and otherwise will depend on the special circumstances of the case. Ordinarily, on an overholding on a yearly lease, a new tenancy from year to year is presumed, and a half year's notice would be required. No special form of notice is necessary, though it is preferable to have one drawn by a lawyer to insure its sufficiency.

Manitoba. Aside from a few statutory provisions, the law relating to landlord and tenant is the English common law. A month's notice is required to terminate a monthly lease, and six months' to terminate a yearly lease. If a tenant is holding over under an expired lease, notice must conform to the terms of that lease. Proceedings for eviction generally embody a notice pursuant to the terms of the lease, and application to the Queen's Bench for eviction. No particular form of notice is required, provided it is definite and certain.

New Brunswick.-To terminate a yearly tenancy, landlord must give three months' notice to tenant; if the tenancy be monthly,

one month's notice. If tenant be holding over from year to year, a three months' notice is required. No particular form of notice prescribed.

Northwest Territories.-Six months' notice is required to terminate a lease where there is no provision in the lease itself. This length of notice is rather by custom than a requisite of strict law. Same length of time of notice required to terminate a hold-over lease. This also applies to a tenancy from year to year. No particular form of notice required, provided it demands the giving up of all demised premises at the proper time. Ejectment rarely resorted to, the usual procedure being by action in court to recover land.

Quebec.—If a lease is for no special time, it is presumed to be annual, if the rent is so much per annum; monthly if so much per month, and so on. Such leases may be terminated by giving the notice of the term, whatever it may be. If the tenant occupies by sufferance, with no contract as to rent or time, it is held in the case of houses to be an annual lease, expiring on May 1, and landlord may prove the value of the occupation. Leases of houses are supposed to expire on May 1, and where such leases are written notice must be given by either party on or before the first day of February of their intention to discontinue the same, otherwise there is a tacit renewal. Leases for a specified time terminate of their own accord on the date specified; but if the tenant remain over for eight days, the lease is renewed for another period. In this case a three months' notice to terminate must be given by either party. If a written lease be for a month, a month's notice to terminate is required. No special form of notice required, provided the intention be made clearly known.

British Columbia.-All leases in writing should contain provision as to notice to terminate. If they do not, they end of themselves at the end of the term mentioned. A holdover tenant is one at will, and can be ejected by legal process after demand for possession. Three months' notice is required to terminate a lease from year to year, unless some other agreement exists. No particular form of notice required, but it must be certain and definite.

Nova Scotia.-The relations of landlord and tenant are for the most part subject to common law regulations.