Translation:Shulchan Aruch/Choshen Mishpat/322

Paragraph 1- If one leases or rents a field from another and grasshoppers consumed it or wind destroyed it and this happened to most of the fields in that city, we would deduct the loss that resulted from the cost of the loss. If the plague did not spread to most of the fields, we would not deduct it from the lease, even if all of the owner’s fields were ruined. If all the renter’s or lessee’s fields were ruined, he would not deduct from the lease price, even if the plague spread to most fields, because this loss is attributed solely to the renter.

Paragraph 2- If the owner of the property made a condition that the renter would plant wheat, and he planted barley, he did not plant at all or he planted and it did not sprout, even if grasshoppers or wind came and affected most of the locale, the renter cannot deduct from the rental cost. How long is he required to work to plant again if the field did not sprout? So long as that area is fit for planting. ''This is only where one accepted the property. With respect to a lease, however, the lessee can acquire fruits from the market and give it him as the lease payment.''