New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CONVEYANCING ACT 1919 - SECT 118

118 Obligation of lessors' covenants to run with reversion

(1) The obligation of a covenant entered into by a lessor with reference to the subject-matter of the lease shall, if and as far as the lessor has power to bind the reversionary estate immediately expectant on the term granted by the lease, be annexed and incident to, and shall go with that reversionary estate, or the several parts thereof, notwithstanding severance of that reversionary estate, and may be taken advantage of and enforced by the person in whom the term is from time to time vested by conveyance, devolution in law, or otherwise, and if and as far as the lessor has power to bind the person from time to time entitled to that reversionary estate, the obligation aforesaid may be taken advantage of and enforced against any person so entitled.

(2) This section applies to--

(a) leases made after the commencement of this Act, and

(b) leases made before the commencement of this Act so far only as relates to breaches of covenant committed after the commencement of this Act.