Oklahoma Statutes - Title 41. Landlord and Tenant - §41-1 to §41-52

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Oklahoma Statutes, Title 41 (Landlord and Tenant) compiles statutory provisions governing the creation and termination of tenancies, including tenant holding over, notice requirements, and rules for termination tied to unpaid rent or contract terms. It also addresses landlord reentry after unauthorized assignment, attornment rules, sublessee and alienee rights, and liabilities affecting occupants without contract. Additional sections cover rents from life grants, rent arrears recovery, attachments and liens on crops, lease presumptions, renewal, forfeiture, and defined procedures for abandonment or surrender of nonresidential rental property.

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§41-1 Who deemed tenant at will

§41-2 Tenant holding over as tenant at will

§41-3 Tenant holds from one period to another

§41-4 Time of notice to terminate tenancy

§41-5 Termination of tenancy from year to year

§41-6 Notice to quit where rent not paid

§41-7 Notice when rent not paid under shorter tenancy

§41-8 Notice to quit not required

§41-9 Service of notice - Termination of tenancy

§41-10 Tenant may not assign

§41-11 Landlord may reenter after unauthorized assignment

§41-12 Attornment unnecessary to conveyance

§41-13 Attornment to stranger void

§41-14 Rights of sublessees

§41-15 Rights of alienees of lessors and lessees

§41-16 Rents from life grants

§41-17 Recovery of arrears after death

§41-18 Rights and liabilities of executors and administrators

§41-19 Occupants without contract liable for rent

§41-20 Contribution by joint tenants

§41-21 Joint tenant may recover his share of rents

§41-22 Recovery for waste or trespass by remainderman

§41-23 Farm rent lien on crop

§41-24 Crop rent

§41-25 Repealed

§41-26 Purchaser of crop with notice liable for rent

§41-27 Landlord may have attachment

§41-28 Attachment for rent lien on crops

§41-29 Repealed

§41-30 Taxation of improvements

§41-31 Repealed

§41-32 Repealed

§41-33 Lease presumed to be for one year

§41-34 Repealed

§41-35 Continued possession renews the lease

§41-36 Renewal of lease presumed unless notice given

§41-37 Rent payable, when

§41-38 Duty of tenant in case of proceedings

§41-39 Repealed

§41-40 Forfeiture of lease - Release from record - Penalty

§41-41 Repealed

§41-42 Repealed

§41-43 Repealed

§41-51 Abandonment or surrender of nonresidential rental property - Definitions

§41-52 Abandonment or surrender of nonresidential rental property - D

OKLAHOMA STATUTES TITLE 41. LANDLORD AND TENANT §41-1 . Who deemed tenant at will.........................................................................................................3 §41-2 . Tenant holding over as tenant at will-Expiration of unwritten contract....................................3 §41-3 . Tenant holds from one period to another, when.........................................................................3 §41-4 . Time of notice to terminate tenancy...........................................................................................3 §41-5 . Termination of tenancy from year to year...................................................................................3 §41-6 . Notice to quit where rent not paid..............................................................................................3 §41-7 . Notice when rent not paid under tenancy for less than three (3) months.................................4 §41-8 . Notice to quit not required, when...............................................................................................4 §41-9 . Service of notice-Termination of tenancy..................................................................................4 §41-10 . Tenant may not assign, when....................................................................................................4 §41-11 . Landlord may reenter after unauthorized assignment..............................................................4 §41-12 . Attornment unnecessary to conveyance...................................................................................5 §41-13 . Attornment to stranger void......................................................................................................5 §41-14 . Rights of sublessees...................................................................................................................5 §41-15 . Rights of alienees of lessors and lessees...................................................................................5 §41-16 . Rents from life grants.................................................................................................................5 §41-17 . Recovery of arrears of rent from life grants after death............................................................5 §41-18 . Rights and liabilities of executors and administrators...............................................................5 §41-19 . Occupants without contract liable for rent................................................................................6 §41-20 . Contribution by joint tenants.....................................................................................................6 §41-21 . Joint tenant may recover his share of rents...............................................................................6 §41-22 . Recovery for waste or trespass by remainderman....................................................................6 §41-23 . Farm rent lien on crop................................................................................................................6 §41-24 . Crop rent....................................................................................................................................6 §41-25 . Repealed by Laws 2002, c. 460, § 46, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.............................................................6 §41-26 . Purchaser of crop with notice liable for rent.............................................................................6 §41-27 . Landlord may have attachment, when......................................................................................7 §41-28 . Attachment for rent lien on crops..............................................................................................7 §41-29 . Repealed by Laws 1970, c. 107, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1970...................................................7 §41-30 . Taxation of im

FAQs

What determines whether a tenant is deemed a tenant at will under Oklahoma law?

Section §41-1 addresses who is deemed a tenant at will. The surrounding provisions in §41-2 to §41-5 further explain how holding over and time-based tenancies relate to tenant status.

How does Oklahoma law require notice for terminating a tenancy, especially when rent is unpaid?

Sections §41-4 and §41-6 through §41-8 set notice timing and specify when a notice to quit is required or not required, including situations involving unpaid rent and short tenancy periods.

What remedies and enforcement measures are available for rent liens or unpaid rent related to crops?

Sections §41-23 to §41-28 address farm rent liens on crops, crop rent, and attachment mechanisms, including when a purchaser with notice may be liable for rent.

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