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Repeal and Savings. FIRST SCHEDULE. SECOND SCHEDULE. THIRD SCHEDULE. FOURTH SCHEDULE. FIFTH SCHEDULE. * * * * STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Economic Administration Reforms Commission and the National Commission on Urbanisation have recommended reform of the Rent Legislation in a way that balances the interests of both landlord and the tenant and also stimulates future contruction. The Government of India have formulated a model rent control law and recommended to the State Governments to undertake amendments to existing rent control laws or enact new laws on the basis of the model law. It is considered necessary and expedient to bring about a new legislation to provide for regulation of rent and eviction in the spirit of modern economy in a manner more suited to our State, by adopting some provisions of the model rent control law and some of the existing law of Rent Control in the state. Therefore it is proposed to enact new legislation to replace the existing Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961, which is due to expire by 31.12.1999. Following are some of the features of the proposed measure. (1) Its application is now restricted to premises,- (i) to any residential building the Standard rent of which exceeds rupees 3,500 per month in the areas covered by Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 and rupees 2,000 per month in other areas and a commercial building having plinth area of not exceeding 14 square meter. (ii) which are more than 15 years old. (2) The Rent Deed is required to be in writing and registered. (3) Tenancy is made inheritable to a limited extent. (4) Provision is made,- (a) for collection of standard rent in relation to the investment on property and for enhancement of rent, and for determination of Standard Rent by Rent Controllers; 5 (b) for registration of middlemen and estate agents; (c) for adjudication of eviction application by Rent Courts, with only Right of Revision, but no appeal; (d) for immediate eviction of tenants of State or Central Government Employees, members of Armed Forces, widows, handicapped persons and persons above the age of 65 years under certain circumstances; (e) to laydown Special Procedure for trial of cases before the controllers and also the Courts so as to achieve quick disposals and negotiated settlement. (f) to impose certain Special obligations on the landlords and tenants, etc. Certain other necessary consequential and incidental provisions are also made. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.C. Bill No. 14 of 1999.) I Amending Act 17 of 2007.- In G.O.NO.RD 9 BMM 2003, dated: 8.9.2005 the posts of Regional Commissioners at Bangalore, Mysore, Gulbarga and Belgaum along with supporting staff has been created. The Regional Commissioners have to be conferred with statutory powers by necessary amendments to the relevant Acts. Since the matter was urgent and the Karnataka Legislature was not in session, the Karnataka Land Revenue and Certain Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2006(Karnataka Ordinance No.5 of 2006) was promulgated to achieve the above Object. Hence the Bill. [L.A.Bill No. 7 of 2007] [Entry 5 and 18 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] II Amending Act 28 of 2011.- In view of the observations of Supreme Court in B.P. Achala Anand Vs.S. Appi Reddy and another reported in ILR 2005 KAR 1721, it is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Rent Act, 1999 to provide for tenancy right in respect of a deserted wife of a tenant, who has been or is entitled to be in occupation of the matrimonial 6 home or tenanted premises of husband and a divorced wife of a tenant, who has a decree of divorce in which the right of residence in the matrimonial home or tenanted premises has been incorporated as one of the conditions of the decree of divorce. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 8 of 2008, File No.Samvyashae 10 Shasana 2007] [Entry 6 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] III Amendment Act 07 of 2026.- It is considered necessary further to amend the Karnataka Rent Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 34 of 2001), to achieve the principle of "Minimum Government Maximum Governance" by decriminalization of minor offences and rationalisation of monetary penalties as envisaged in the Jan vishwas (Amendment of provisions) Act, 2023 (Central Act 18 of 2023). Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 67 of 2025, File No. SAMVYASHAE 44 SHASANA 2025] [Entry 18 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No.21 in part- IVA dated:08.01.2026] * * * 7 KARNATAKA ACT NO. 34 OF 2001 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extraordinary on the Twenty Seventh day of November 2001) THE KARNATAKA RENT ACT, 1999 (Received in the assent of the Governor of Karnataka on the Twenty Second day of November 2001) (As amended by Acts 17 of 2007, 28 of 2011 and 07 of 2026) An Act to provide for the regulation of rent and eviction of buildings, in certain areas of the State of Karnataka, and for the matters connected their with or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the fiftieth year of the Republic of India, as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY