Joint and Several Liability
- Each tenant is individually and jointly responsible for contractual liabilities arising during the tenancy.
- E.g. a TV is smashed and no one owns up.
- The landlord is at liberty to charge each tenant an equal portion, or
- Any tenant the whole portion or
- In disproportions
- To secure the "reasonable" replacement cost.
Published: 10 November 2013
Last Updated: 17 November 2021