Rebuilding of London Act 1670

LXXIII. Houses pulled down near Tower Ditch not to be rebuilt.

Differences about certain other Houses, as to Breach of Covenant, referred to the said Judges.

And whereas a great number of Houses heretofore erected and built upon or very neare to the Tower Ditch of the City London were at, or a litle time after the said late great Fire pulled or blowne downe for safeguard of the said Tower and are not thought fitt to be rebuilt there, And whereas some Houses are yet standing which were in Lease for severall yeares yet to come, with other Houses pulled downe at and for certaine intire yearely Rents, which said [X1 Houses] are wholly now claimed by diverse Landlords as if the said Houses were yet standing: and diverse Suites in Law are and will be dayly brought against Tennants for breach of Covenants of the said Leases incurred since that time Bee it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid That the said Justices and Barons or any three or more of them shall have full power and authority to heare and determine all Differences that may arise betweene the said Landlords and Tennants as if the said Houses had perished by the late dreadfull Fire.

Editorial Information

X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Rents O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]