Many tenants were content to continue to rent with their guaranteed tenancies. The Scottish Land Court has jurisdiction over disputes involving agricultural tenancies and crofting rights. The scheme replaces two previous methods of controlling high rents for most new tenancies. Such areas included matters relating to housing, tenancies and the Fatal Accidents Act 1976. VCAT has four divisions&colon; Civil, Administrative, Residential Tenancies and Human Rights. Short tenancies were then granted by The Crown for its ownership. Furthermore, these villein tenancies were remarkably uniform in terms of size. In 1979, the "Residential Tenancies Act" was enacted. Most common law jurisdictions recognize tenancies in common and joint tenancies. Any remaining controlled tenancies were converted to regulated tenancies. Some tenancies became hereditary and went with both privilege and title. Rising populations meant increasing land values, especially for small tenancies. It gradually fell into dereliction and was divided into multiple tenancies. In parts of Byker turnover of tenancies has been high. The majority of buildings on the Mall contain a small number of retail tenancies.