The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999
maharashtra · 2000
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Application.
- S. 3Exemption.
- S. 4Power of State Government to issue orders in respect of premises belonging to local authority, etc.
- S. 5Cessation of exemption.
- S. 6Provisions with regard to standard rent not to apply to certain premises.
- S. 7Definitions.
- S. 8Court may fix standard rent and permitted increase in certain cases.
- S. 9No applications for standard rent in certain circumstances.
- S. 10Rent in excess of standard rent illegal.
- S. 11Increase in rent annually and on account of improvement, etc., special addition, etc., and special or heavy repairs.
- S. 12Increase in rent on account of payment of rates, etc.
- S. 13Certain increase in rent excepted.
- S. 14Landlords’ duty to keep premises in good repair.
- S. 15No ejectment ordinarily to be made if tenant pays or is ready and willing to pay standard rent and permitted increases.
- S. 16When landlord may recover possession.
- S. 17Recovery of possession for repairs and re-entry.
- S. 18Recovery of possession for occupation etc., and re-entry.
- S. 19Recovery of possession for demolishing building.
- S. 20Tenants’ right to give notice to landlord of his intention to occupy tenement in new building.
- S. 21Landlord to intimate to tenant date of completion and tenant’s right to occupy premises in new building.
- S. 22Recovery of possession in case of tenancy created during service period.
- S. 23Members of armed forces of the Union, scientists or their successor-in-interest entitled to recover possession of premises required for their occupation.
- S. 24Landlord entitled to recover possession of premises given on licence on expiry.
- S. 25Certain sub-tenants to become tenants on determination of tenancy.
- S. 26In absence of contract tenant not to sub-let or transfer or to give on licence.
- S. 27State Government or Government allottee to become tenant of premises requisitioned or continued under requisition.
- S. 28Inspection of premises.
- S. 29Landlord not to cut-off or withhold essential supply or service.
- S. 30Conversion of residential into commercial premises prohibited.
- S. 31Giving receipt for any amount received compulsory.
- S. 32Recovery of rent according to British Calendar.
- S. 33Jurisdiction of courts.
- S. 34Appeal.
- S. 35Saving of suit involving tittle.
- S. 36Compensation in respect of proceedings which are not bona fide or are false, frivolous or vexatious.
- S. 37Procedure of courts.
- S. 38Time limit for disposal of suits, proceedings or appeals.
- S. 39Provisions of this Chapter to have overriding effect.
- S. 40Appointment of Competent Authority.
- S. 41Definition of landlord for the purpose of Chapter VIII.
- S. 42Special provision for making application to Competent Authority by landlord to evict tenant or licensee.
- S. 43Special procedure for disposal of applications.
- S. 44Order of Competent Authority to be non-appealable and revision by State Government.
- S. 45Effect of refusal or failure to comply with order of eviction.
- S. 46Pending Suits and proceedings in courts.
- S. 47Bar of jurisdiction.
- S. 48Section 18 to apply with modification.
- S. 49Competent Authority to be deemed to be public servant.
- S. 50All proceedings before Competent Authority to be judicial proceedings.
- S. 51Competent Authority to be deemed to be civil court for certain purpose.
- S. 52Protection of action taken under this Act.
- S. 53Certain offences to be cognizable.
- S. 54Offences by companies, etc.
- S. 55Tenancy agreement to be compulsorily registered.
- S. 56Right of tenant and landlord to receive lawful charges.
- S. 57Power to make rules.
- S. 58Repeal and saving.
- S. 59Removal of doubt as regards proceedings under Chapter VII of the Presidency Small Causes Court Act, 1882.
- S. 60Removal of difficulty.