Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(J) Where any building in a slum area is let to a tenant after the execu- Rent or tion of any work of improvement or after it has been re-erected the rent of~ulldingln .... um area. the building shall be determinated in accordance with the provisions of this section. t2) Where any such building is let to a tenant other than a tenant who is placed in possession of the building in pursuance of a direction issued under sub-section (4) of section 18, the tenant shall be liable to pay to the owner,- (a) if the Rent Act in force in the area in which the building is situated and is applicable to that building, the rent deteroiine<.l in accordance with the provisions of that Act or the agreed rent whichever is less; (b) if the said Act is not in force in such area, such rent as may be agreed to between the owner and the tenant. (3) Where any such building is let to a tenant in pursuance of a direction. issued under sub-section (4) of seclion IS, the tenant shall be liable to pay tu the owner- (a) if any work of improvement has been executed in relation to the building, an annual rent of a sum equivalenl to the aggregate of the follow- ing amounts, namely :- (I} the annual rent the tenant was paying immediately before he vacatcC the building for the purpose of execution of the work of improvement; (ii) six per cent of lhe cost of the work of improvement; Chapter not to apply to ton11nt." of Of>rtnin buil<linga, 1-':.ltabll~h. ment nf ~!um ('Jee.ranee P.n~..,1 1 "' auJ. dOVT. GAZ., -EX., MAY 16, 1973/VAISAKRA 2·5, IS{l5 [PART IV (b) 'ff the bililaID.g -has been re-erected, an annual rent of 'a sum equivtile.nt to four per ceht of the aggregate cost of re-erection of the building and the cost Or -ihe ·1anCl on whiCh the building is re-erected. Explanation: -For the purpose of this clause the cost of the land 'shall :be deemed to be a sum equivalent to the market value of the land on the date -Of<<:ommeneelnent ·of the re-erection of the buildiQg. (4) The rent payable by a tenant in respect of any building under sub- se-Oti<Jn- (3) shall, on an application made by lhe tenant or the owner, ·be deter- mined by the ,authority referred to in sub-section (5) : Provided that an application for determination of such rent by the ,owner JOr the tenant shall not, except for sufficient cause, be entertained by ·such autJro,. rity after the expiry of ninety days from the date of •Completion of the work of improvement or re-erection of the building, as the case may be. (5) The authority to which the application referred to in sub-section (4) shall be made, shall be,- (a) Where the Rent Act is in force in the area in which the buil<ling is situated, the authority to whom applications may be made for fixing of rentS of buildings situate in that area; and for the purpose of determining the rent under this section that authority may exercise all or any of the powers it has under the said Act and the provisions of the said Act including provi~ sions relating to appeals shall apply accordingly~ (b) if the said Act is not in force in that area. such authority as .may be specified by rules made in this behalf by the State Government and such ~1es may provide for the procedure to be followed by that authority in deter- mining the rent and also for appeals against the decision of such authority. (6) Where the rent is finally determined under this section, then the amount· of rent already paid by the tenant under section 18 shall be adjusted against the rent so finaliy detennined and if the amount so paid falls short of, or is in excess of, the rent finally determined, the tenant shall pay the deficiency or be entitled to a refund, as the case may be.