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I f a landlord or his agcnt refuses wjthou! reasonable cause to rcceive payment or rent rzmilted by poslat money-ordcr or deposilcd in Cour~, ~ h c landlord shall bc precludzd from recovering, by suit, intcresl, costs or dntnngzs in rcspcct of [he same, and lhe Courr may in addjrion award 10 the non-agricultuml LenanL damages nor csceed- in€ ~wclvc and a half pel- cemtrtt on 11ie whole nmounr claimed by ~ h c plain~irr. 'Sre fool-norz 1 un p3gc 116. fltlre. l'he plea OF the existence of any dispurc as lo thc amoun~ ol'rznt olor -' thc arca of [he land con~prised in thc rcnnncy shall no1 be drea~cd ro bl: a reasonable cause under ~ b i s section: Pmvidcd rllat, when a landlord aoccprs rcnt, which has bcen dcposi~cd, or rcrnillcd by poslal money-order, 1l1c facr or his acceptance shall not be used in any way as cvidcncc that he has ad~njlted as corrccr ; m y of rhc parliculars scl forth in rhc appIication for permission to deposil or in thc posral money-order form.