Landlord-Tenant
Mumbai Tenants’ associations say that if the government wants to increase the supply, it should do so by levying a ‘vacancy tax‘ on vacant and unsold flats in Greater Mumbai. The associations’ call follows a recent proposal mooted by the Centre-draft Model Residential Tenancy Act 2011-to do away with antiquated rent control legislation and bring [...] Continue Reading »
The Centre is of the opinion that the current legal system has discouraged landlords from reinvesting in their properties as rentals have been kept artificially low. The Model Residential Tenancy Act, 2011 prepared by the housing ministry is intended to replace archaic rent control legislations that capped rentals, resulting in landlords getting a pittance for [...] Continue Reading »
If a tenant has paid the rent regularly according to the agreement, landlord cannot evict the tenant for at least five years. If present and prevalent market rent assessed and fixed between the parties is paid by the tenant, then the landlord shall not be entitled to take any action for his eviction against such [...] Continue Reading »
The common complaint most tenants have is being overcharged for electricity by their landlords. Though the average consumption of a household is 150 units bi-monthly, tenants are asked to give a fixed amount monthly, which varies from Rs 500 to Rs 3,000.The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has issued a statement saying overcharging is [...] Continue Reading »
