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1492. Demanding Rent. The landlord himself is the person most proper to demand rent; he may employ another person, but if he does, he must authorize him by letter, or by power of attorney; or the demand may be objected to. 1493. Receipt for Rent. When an agent has been duly authorized, a receipt from him for any subsequent rent is a legal acquittance to the tenant, notwithstanding the landlord may have revoked the authority under which the agent acted, unless the landlord should have given the tenant due and proper notice thereof. 1494. Legal Tender. A tender of rent should be in the current coin of the kingdom. But a tender of Bank of England notes is good, even in cases of distress. 1495. Form of a Receipt for Rent. Received of Mr. L.O. the sum of ten pounds ten shillings, for a quarter's rent due at Lady-day last, for the house, No. ,------- street. £10 10s. [Stamp] R. A. -------- 1496. Receipt Given by an Agent. If the receipt be given by an agent, it should be signed: G. C., Agent for R.A., landlord of the above premises. 1497. Care of Receipts for Rent. Be careful of your last quarter's receipt for rent, for the production of that document bars all prior claim. Even when arrears have been due on former quarters, the receipt, if given for the last quarter, precludes the landlord from recovery thereof. 1498. Notice to Quit. When either the landlord or tenant intends to terminate a tenancy, the way to proceed is by a notice to quit, which is drawn up in the two following ways: