Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this -Act unless the -context otherwise requires- (1)"ControIler" in respect of any area means the '1 Subdivisions 1 Judicial Magistrate .] having juris- diction over t hat area .and shall .include any-Magi- strate of the first class .having jurisdiction oOer such area to whom the I[ Subdivisiondl Judicial Magistrate] may transfer any app licatiim 'for disposal; @) '<' fair-rent" .means -rent xonsiderea teaso- nable having regard to :the ,situation, locality, condi- tion of the premises, amenities p,rovided therein and the rental value fixed by the local -alithority, ;if any; (3) " house" includes any building ,or part of a buildjug with its appurtenances and out-houses used :far ,any -purpose whatso,exei; (4) " landlord" includes an person who is receik.ing or, is .entitled -tw receivect g elieht .of a house whether on his own account or on behalf of another or on behalf of himseif~andothers; (5) C L tenant " meam any ,person by whom. sr !on whose behalf rent .i's .payable for ,my.- house and i,ncludes- every ,person <whd. 60-m 9ime to: t h e ,derilves .title under, =,tenant-# or:a persomcontinni mg ,in posses- sion after the :'termination $of .his lte~lancy .4iitherwise than under . the proxisipns of this Act ..and shall :;ilj$lude-any persan+gainst,wbnm:a 'suit for, kjrctment ,is ,penaiqg in a Courtof c~mp~te~t.j~fis~ic'tidn but not a,peflon 9g;iinst whom a. decree 01: .order 'for eviction has been made by such a-Coiirt. , . salami m .3; After the, (dde of cornrrlencemedt~6f~thisSSAct Pr;:bmb:0t a:landlord shallnotrjb-eotitled .to charge :salami tor chargd. premiumifor:~et.tin~iqh~se ox f~~:reneajtrg:the I'm%:of any h ~ U s e ~ I , . . Landlord