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1669 Ormonde MSS. in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 89 Recovery of rent-arrears due on lands in the county of Dublin.

1714 G. Jacob Accomplish'd Conveyancer I. 176 If there were any Rent arrear at the Rent-day before the Lessor's Death, then the Executors or Administrators shall have that, and may either distrain, or have an Action of Debt for it.

1817 W. Selwyn Abridgem. Law Nisi Prius (ed. 4) II. 1121 If the defendant avow for so much rent arrear, part whereof is not due at the time of the distress, and enters judgment for the whole, it will be error.

1880 Times 6 Sept. 6/8 When he took possession of the field he made himself responsible in ecclesiastical law for the tithe rent arrears.

1976 Lancs. Evening Post 7 Dec. 3/3 The rent arrears started to build up but she had apparently used the money to buy clothes for her children.

2000 Big Issue 28 Feb. 6/3 The couple, up to their eyeballs in rent arrears, were only entitled to nominal housing benefit and their son refused to pay for food or rent.