Show LANDLORD AND TENANT AGAIN To the Editor of The Herald As you are aware there are two sides to every question and that of landlord and tenant furnishes no exception ex-ception to the rule though a persons prejudice may for a time at least hide the important fact from his view I am not among the number of those who are ever ready to denounce the landlords There are many poor landlords land-lords in l this city who have after a I life of industry put their little all I I in two or three cottages in order to I provide something for their families when they have passed over and also to pay interest on and finally liquidate li-quidate the mortgages they are carr ring r-ing Nor do I believe the landlords here are unduly severe on their tenants I have one in mind now who has carried I his tenant for thirteen months at 10 per mouth 130 and received but 1650 Now does anyone want that landlord 1 land-lord to pay all he has received and more too to get that tenant out when he ought to go out peaceably The landlord owes a debt he cant escape let the tenant do his part arid there will be Ua change of business all artmnd Respectfully S J J January 31 1894 I We do not doubt that a very large proportion of the landlords and landladies land-ladies in this city are lenient with their I tenants as stated in the foregoing letter let-ter But that Is not the question now to be decided It is how to protect the good landlord against the bad tenant I I and at the same time afford a fair shield for the honest but importunate renter against a hard and grasping landlord I Instances of fraud against landlords by tenants who will not pay rent If they can avoid it are beard of everyday every-day Occasionally but not often we hear of a landlord who will not wait for his rent from poor tenants unable to raise the money As a rule however how-ever we believe S J J is right as to his estimate of the landlords of this city cityThe The bill introduced in the House which we understand was not drawn by the gentleman who presented itwe would have been surprised If it wasis not likely to be seriously considered though it would give the landlords a tight grip on the neverpayrenters It is altogether too onesided and regardless regard-less of the rights of tenants If some moderate bill can be drawn which will enable defrauded landlords to maintain their just ckjms and also U 2 CJ jjjjj 11 to eject an imptudent and swindling I tenant without having to pay more to i get him out than tIi T0nt is worth an i act of justice will be performed which 1 will be appreciated by a large class i of worthy people whose only income is i that which they derive from renting I I houses orapartments tQ paying tenants ten-ants I |