Common use of Destruction of the Property Clause in Contracts

Destruction of the Property. 10.1 Should the property be completely destroyed or be so damaged as to render the property entirely uninhabitable, then the Landlord shall be entitled to declare the lease cancelled within 30 (Thirty) days after the destruction or damage to the property on written notice to the Tenant. 10.2 Should no such notice be given by the Landlord, this lease shall not be cancelled, but shall continue on the following terms and conditions: 10.2.1 If such destruction of the property was due to the fault of the Tenant or his family or servants or any person allowed onto the property by the Tenant, the Landlord shall be entitled to claim payment of such damages as he / she may have suffered. 10.2.2 If the property is only partially uninhabitable, the Tenant shall remain in occupation of the undamaged portion of the property and the Tenant shall be entitled to a proportionate abatement of the rent to the extent to which the Tenant is deprived of beneficial occupation of the property. 10.2.3 The Landlord undertakes to complete the repairs to the property within a reasonable time of the damage occurring and upon completion of the repairs the full rental shall immediately again become payable by the Tenant, with effect from the date upon which the Tenant resumes full occupation of the property.