fair rent

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noun

(in Britain) the rent for a private tenancy, fixed and registered by a rent officer, and based on the size, condition, and usefulness of the property, but not its scarcity value

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How to use fair rent in a sentence

If you can get a fair rent for the house, the land will pay its own way.
Town Life in Australia|R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny
His father, who died thirty years ago, paid twenty-four pounds, which he thinks a fair rent to-day.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
The act was meant to give tenants fixity of tenure, fair rent, and free sale.
Irish History and the Irish Question|Goldwin Smith
Perhaps the most important provisions of the act are those enabling a landlord or tenant to have a “fair rent” fixed.
Irish History and the Irish Question|Goldwin Smith

The rights of tenants under the Fair Rent Laws should be maintained intact.
Irish History and the Irish Question|Goldwin Smith