Is there any case law where a tenant in possession is not charged with occupation rent at all?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Foffano v. Foffano, 1996 CanLII 8097 (ON SC):
In an interesting case, M’Mahon v. Burchell (1846), 5 Hare 322 (L.C.), a tenant in possession was not charged with occupation rent during one period, “because he was then engaged in the affairs of the whole family.”
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