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Orignal proviso read as follows : “Provided that where the building has been let out for the first time previous to the 1st day of January, 1965, the fair rent shall not exceed the rent payable in respect of such building on that date.” Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. I) – 495 – Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act carried out at the landlord’s expense and, if the building is then in the occupation of a tenant at his request: Provided that the increase shall be calculated at a rate per annum not exceeding 10[twelve per cent] of the cost of such addition, improvement or alteration. (2) Any dispute between the landlord and the tenant in regard to any increase claimed under sub-section (1) shall be decided by the Rent Tribunal. (3) Where, after the fair rent of a building has been fixed under this Act, there is a decrease or diminution in the accommodation or amenities provided, the tenant may claim a reduction in the fair rent as so fixed. (4) Any dispute between the landlord and the tenant in regard to any reduction so claimed shall be decided by the Rent Tribunal.