Indictment for stealing by tenants

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An indictment against a person for stealing property let to be used by the person as a tenant or lodger in relation to premises is sufficient—

(a)

in the case of a chattel, if it is in the common form for larceny, and

(b)

in the case of a fixture, if it is in the same form as if the person were not a tenant or lodger,

and in either case the property may be described as being owned by the owner of the premises or by the person letting the premises.

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