ART. 53] FIRE——FIXTURES. 1315

1904, art. 53, sec. 27. 1904, ch. 286, sec. 26 A.

27. In all leases made after the first day of June, 1904, whenever
the improvements on property rented for a term of not more than seven
years shall become untenantable by reason of fire or other unavoidable
accident, the tenancy shall be thereby terminated, and all liability for
rent thereunder shall cease upon payment proportionately to the day
of fire or unavoidable accident.

Ibid. sec. 28. 1898, ch. 92, sec. 27.

28. The right of a tenant to remove fixtures erected by him under
one demise or term shall not be lost or in any manner impaired by
reason of his acceptance of a new lease of the same premises without any
intermediate surrender of possession.

This section apparently grew out of the decision in Carliln v. Ritter, 68 Md.
478. See also, Bauernschmidt Co. v. McColgan, 89 Md. 135.

Ibid. sec. 29. 1896, ch. 19, sec. 28.

29. A covenant or promise by the lessee to leave, restore, surrender
or yield up the premises in good repair shall not have the effect to bind
him to erect similar buildings or pay for such buildings as may be
destroyed by fire or otherwise without negligence or fault on his part,
unless otherwise expressly provided by written agreement or covenant
that he shall be so bound.