What is the effect of statute transferring the "privity of contract" from the original landlord to the new landlord?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Nywening v. Melton Holdings Ltd., 1998 ABQB 103 (CanLII):
As was held in Stuart v. Joy (supra) the transfer of the "privity of contract" by statute does not operate to relieve the original landlord of his obligations under the original covenants of the contract. DAMAGES
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