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 1384 FIFPY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 854. 1901. §§g§}},'; gi §g§{,°,’g,O{f Sec.- 1234. ASSIGNEE or REyERs1oN.—The grantee or assignee of the reversion of any leased prem1ses shall have the same r1ght of action against the lessee, his personal representatives, heirs, or assigns, for rent or for any forfeiture or breach of any covenant or condition in the lease which the rantor or assignor might have had; and the assignee of the lessee shaIl have the same rights of action against the lessor, his grantee, or assignee, upon any covenants in the lease which the lessee might have had against the lessor. ,],;}**2;,};*11*} wgggseqgi EG. 1235. Whenever real and personal property shall be leased getger; judgment together, as, for example,a house with the furniture contained therein, “‘“"b° f°' b°"" the landlord, either in an action of ejectment or in the summary pro- . ceeding for possession, before a justice of the (peace, provided for in subchapter one of chapter one, may have a ju gment for recovery of the personalty as well as for the recovery of the realty. ué·;g¤€¢¤¤¤¤*¤¤*¤ ¤<r Sec. 1236. AGREEMENT AS TO NOTICE.··.NOthlHg herein contained ` shall be construed as preventing the parties to a lease, by agreement in writing, from substituting a onger or shorter notice to quit than is above provided or to waive all such notice. CHAPTER FORTY. Liens. M°°“““‘°’SH°“· Sec. 1237. MEéHANIC7S LIEN.-—Every building erected, improved, added to, or repaired by the owner or his agent, and the lot of ground on which the same is erected, being all the ground used or intended to be used in connection therewith, or necessary to the use and enjoy- ment thereof, to the extent of the right, title, and interest, at that time existing, of such owner, whether owner in fee or of a less estate, or lessee for a term of years, or vendee in possession under a contract of sale, shall be subject to a lien in favor of the contractor with such owner or his duly authorized agent for the contract price a reed upon between them, or, in the absence of an express contract, fghr the reasonable value of the work and materials furnished for and about the erection, construction, improvement, or repair of or addition to such building, or the placing of any engine, machinery, or other thing therein or in connection therewith so as to become a fixture, thou h _Q-Eyjgh, m me my capable of being detached: _Pr0vide¢§, That the person claiming ie nee. hen shall file the notice herein prescribed. N°*i°*’= °f“€¤· Sec. 1238. NoT10E.—Any such contractor wishing to avail himself of the provision aforesaid, whether his claim be due or not, shall file in the office of the clerk of the supreme court of the District durin the construction or within three months after the completion of sucg building, improvement, repairs, or addition, or the placing therein or in connection therewith of any engine, machinery, or other thing so as to become a fixture, a notice of his intention to hold a lien on the property hereby declared liable to such lien for the amount due or to ecome due to him, specifically setting forth the amount claimed, the name of the party against whose interest a lien is claimed, and a description of the property to be charged, and the said clerk shall iile said notice and record the same in a book to be ke t for the purpose. S¤b¤¤¤tm¤¤>r’¤ 1i¢¤· Sec. 1239. SUBGONTRACTOR.·—-ADY person directly employed by the original contractor, whether as subcontractor, material man, or laborer, to furnish work or materials for the completion of the work contracted for as aforesaid, shall be entitled to a similar lien to that of the original · contractor upon his filing a similar notice with the clerk of the supreme court of the District to that above mentioned, subject, however, to the conditions set forth in the following sections. I .-mnamcns Orem. Sec. 1240. COND1T1oNs.——All such liens in favor of parties so employed by the contractor shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the original contract except such as shall relate to the waiver