The redemption of ground rents

8Exclusion of re-possession of land while redemption is pending

1

Without prejudice to any other civil remedy of the rent-owner or a superior owner while the redemption of a ground rent is pending—

a

any covenant giving the rent-owner or a superior owner a right to enter or re-enter the land when ground rent or a superior rent is in arrear, or in the event of any other breach of covenant, is not enforceable;

b

section 52 of the Landlord and Tenant Law Amendment Act, Ireland, 1860 (c. 154) (proceedings for ejectment when year’s rent in arrear) does not apply to the land.

2

For the purposes of this section redemption of a ground rent is pending between the making of an application under section 4(1) and the sealing of a certificate of redemption.