234.Section 140 provides that business tenants (who must also meet the residence condition in section 140 above) do not qualify for the right to enfranchise unless they were granted a lease with an original term of more than 35 years, or the lease contained a covenant or obligation for renewal which has been exercised to make the total of the term more than 35 years.
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