He was asked:

A man leased some land, after which an unjust levy was imposed on the locality, and he was asked to contribute towards it. Is the tenant obliged to pay anything or not?

He replied:

Unjust levies are not binding on either party. However, if they are imposed on the crops, they are collected from the owner of the crops; if they are imposed on the property, they are collected from the property, unless the tenant has been made responsible for them by stipulation. Thus, if the stipulated terms did not include such a levy among the tenant’s obligations, and it was imposed on the property rather than the crops, it is collected from the landowner. If it was imposed on the crops, it is collected from the tenant. If it was imposed without specifying either, the customary practice in such cases is followed.

He was asked—may Allah be pleased with him:

An emir took over a locality that was leased to its headman. Some of the land was planted with cane, and the cane remained covered by the tenant’s lease from before the emir assumed possession of the land grant until he relinquished it. So, if