Some Aspects of the Law of Landlord and Tenant

Plummer, Brianna

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2230.1946.tb00996.x

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“…The landlord-tenant practices (LTP) are ruled by the landlord-tenant laws which detail the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants in a country. Therefore, such laws have significant social and economic impacts on a large proportion of the population (Plummer, 1946; Zalesne, 1997). Landlord-tenant laws, similar to other governance norms, are essentially the product of countries’ legal origins (LaPorta et al , 1996; Keller, 1988).…”

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Power distance and landlord-tenant practices across countries

Fereidouni

Tajaddini

2017

IJHMA

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate whether cultural dimension of power distance, which is the extent that inequality is expected and accepted in societies, can explain underlying differences in landlord-tenant practices (LTP) across countries. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a sample covering countries from different regions. They apply the ordered probit regressions to estimate the relationships between the explanatory variables and LTP. Findings The results show that hierarchical societies demonstrate more pro-landlord practices. This finding is robust to alternative measures of power distance and different sample sizes. In addition, the authors find that countries with larger rental sectors and larger numbers of landlords with mortgages demonstrate more pro-tenant practices. The results also show that differences in LTP across countries are not significantly influenced by legal origin. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, very limited studies have investigated the determinants of LTP across countries. In addition, while cultural values such as power distance have been used to explain the economic, social and financial variables, less, if any, number of studies have used them to explain the variation of real estate market variables such as LTP.

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confidence: 99%