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Principle: A tenant may be asked to give up the premises before the end of the agreed term only if he has failed to pay the rent for two months running, or has put the premises to a use that the agreement forbids. In which of the following cases may the tenant, by this principle, NOT be asked to give up the premises early?

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  • AHarish has paid no rent for March and none for April, and it is now May
  • BSuresh runs a small printing press in a shop he rents under an agreement that permits its use only as a garment store
  • CKamal missed the rent for January, paid it together with February's rent within February, and has now missed the rent for April
  • DPrakash has paid no rent for June and none for July, and has also sublet part of the premises although the agreement forbids subletting

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Kamal has missed two months in all, but never two in a row: January was cleared inside February, and the next lapse is April with March paid. He is also not accused of any forbidden use, so neither limb of the principle is met. Harish has two months running, Suresh has a forbidden use, and Prakash has both.
Answer: C) Kamal missed the rent for January, paid it together with February's rent within February, and has now missed the rent for April

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