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lt shall not be lawful for any person to claim or receive, in consideration of grant, renewal or continuation of a tenancy of any building, the payment of any salami, fine or any like sum in addition to the rent or payment of any sum exceeding one month's rent oi such building as rent in advance. Provided that the payment of premium during tenancy of a building is permissible. 7 (1) The rent payable in relation to a building shall be: (a) the rent agreed to between the landlord and the tenant in writing, or (b) the Sandard Rent as specified under seclion 9. 39 (2j ln the case of a tenancy entered into before the commencement of this Act, the landlord may, make an application to the Controller within six months from the date of such commencement to fix the slandard rent under sub-section (1) of section 12 and the rent so fixed shall be payable from the date ol such commencement.