The  payment  of  rent  was  not  regarded  as  a  condition  at  the
common  law  unless  it  was  expressly  made  a  condition  by  the
terms  of  the  lease.  In  every  well  drawn  lease  it  is  now  made
a  condition  by  the  re-entry  clause,  the  nature  and  effect
of  which  wUl  be  examined  hereafter.    In  addition  to  express


198  LANDIXJED  AND  TENANT.
provisions  in  the  lease,  the  payment  of  rent  is  now  generally
made  a  condition  by  statutory  provisions.  But,  unless  by  an
express  provision  of  the  lease,  or,  by  virtue  of  a  statute,  non-
payment of  rent  is  no  more  a  ground  for  forfeiting  a  lease  than
non-payment  of  the  purchase  price  is  for  rescinding  a  sale,  and
revesting  title  in  the  vendor.
TO  WHOM  RENT  IS  PAYABLE.
