Questão jurídica principal
Whether unpaid agricultural lease rent was due despite the absence of prior administrative approval, and whether arrears justified eviction
Decisão extraída
The rent was still payable in full until the authority fixed it; the tenant therefore fell into arrears and eviction was permissible.
Fundamentação extraída
Under Art. 45 LPG, only the excess over the approved amount is void. Until approval exists, the tenant must seek fixation and may deposit the full agreed rent. Otherwise the lessor would be forced to provide the land free of charge, which the legislature did not intend.