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Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control Act, 1952 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958

State: Central

Year: 1952

.....payment of any sum exceeding one month's rent of such premises as rent in advance. (3) It shall not be lawful for the tenant or any other person acting or purporting to act on behalf of the tenant or a sub-tenant to claim or receive any payment in consideration of the relinquishment, transfer or assignment of his tenancy or sub-tenancy, as the case may be, of any premises. (4) Nothing in this section shall apply-- (a) to any payment made in pursuance of an agreement entered into before the 1st day of January, 1939; or (b) to any payment made under an agreement by any person to a landlord for the purpose of financing the construction of the whole or part of any premises on the land belonging to, or taken on lease by, the landlord, if one of the conditions of the agreement is that the landlord is to let to that person the whole or part of the premises when completed for the use of that person or any member of his family: Provided that such payment does not exceed the amount of agreed rent for a period of five years of the whole or part of the premises to be let to such person. Explanation. --For the purposes of clause (b) of this sub-section, a "member of the family".....

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Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 [Repealed] Chapter IV

Title: Deposit of Rent

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....Saving as to acceptance of rent and forfeiture of rent in deposit (1) The withdrawal of rent deposited under section 27 in the manner provided therein shall not operate as an admission against the person withdrawing it of the correctness of the rate of rent, the period of default, the amount due, or of any other facts stated in the tenant's application for depositing the rent under the said section. (2) Any rent in deposit which is not withdrawn by the landlord or by the person or persons entitled to receive such rent shall be forfeited to Government by an order made by the Controller, if it is not withdrawn before the expiration of five years from the date of posting of the notice of deposit. (3) Before passing an order of forfeiture the Controller shall give notice to the landlord or the person or persons entitled to receive the rent in deposit by registered post at the last known address of such landlord or person or persons and shall also publish the notice in his office and in any local newspaper.

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Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Delhi Rent Act, 1995

State: Central

Year: 1958

..... be it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-sixth Year of the Republic ofIndia as follows:-- 1. Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may becalled the Delhi Rent Act, 1995. (2) It extends to theareas included within the limits of the New Delhi Municipal Council and theDelhi Cantonment Board and to urban areas within the limits of the MunicipalCorporation of Delhi for the time being: Providedthat the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,exclude any area from the operation of this Act or any provision thereof: Providedfurther that the Central Government may, by notification in the OfficialGazette, exclude any premises or class of buildings from the operation of thisAct or any provision thereof. (3)It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, bynotification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2. Definitions Inthis Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a)"Bench" means a Bench of the Tribunal; (b)"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Tribunal; (c)"fair rate" means the fair rate fixed under section 39 and includesthe rate as revised under section 40; (d)"hotel or lodging house" means a.....

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Delhi Rent Act, 1995 Chapter II

Title: Rent

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....other charges payable, the Rent Authority shall fix or determine an amount which appears to him to be reasonable having regard to the provisions of section 7 or section 9 or section 8 and the ether circumstances of the case. (4) In fixing the standard rent of any premises part of which has been lawfully sub-let, the Rent Authority may also fix the standard rent of such part sub-let. (5) Where for any reason it is not possible to determine the standard rent of any premises on the principles set forth in section 7, the Rent Authority may fix such rent as would be reasonable having regard to the situation, locality and condition of the premises and the amenities provided therein, and where there are similar or nearly similar premises in the locality, having regard also to the rent payable in respect of such premises. (6) The standard rent shall in all cases be fixed for a tenancy of twelve months: Provided that where any premises are let or re-let for a period of less than twelve months, the standard rent for such tenancy shall bear the same proportion to the annual rent as the period of tenancy bears to twelve months. (7) In fixing the standard rent of any premises under.....

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Karnataka Rent Control Act, 2001 Chapter II

Title: Regulation of Rent

State: Karnataka

Year: 2001

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 107 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Central Act 4 of 1882), no person shall, after the commencement of this Act, let or take on rent any premises except by an agreement in writing. (2) Every agreement referred to in sub-section (1) or required to be registered under sub-section (3) shall be registered under the Registration Act, 1908 (Central Act 16 of 1908), within such period as may be prescribed and for this purpose the agreement shall be deemed to be a document for which registration is compulsory under section 17 of the said Act. (3) Where, in relation to a tenancy created before the commencement of this Act,- (a) an agreement in writing was entered into and was not registered under the Registration Act, 1908 (Central Act 16 of 1908) the landlord and the tenant shall, jointly present a copy thereof for registration before the registering officer under the said Act; (b) no agreement in writing was entered into, the landlord and the tenant shall enter into an agreement in writing with regard to that tenancy and present the same for registration before the registering officer under the said Act: Provided that.....

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Delhi Rent Act, 1995 Section 15

Title: Receipt to Be Given for Rent Paid

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....signed by the landlord or his authorized agent: Provided that it shall be open to the tenant to remit the rent to his land-lord by postal money order. (3) If the landlord or his authorized agent refuses or neglects to deliver to the tenant the receipt referred to in sub-section (2), the Rent Authority may, on an application made to him in this behalf by the tenant within two months from the date of payment and after hearing the landlord or his authorized agent, by order direct the landlord or his authorized agent to pay to the tenant, by way of damages, such sum not exceeding double the amount of rent or other charges paid by the tenant and the costs of the application and shall also grant a certificate to the tenant in respect of the rent or other charges paid. (4) If the landlord or his authorized agent refuses to accept or evades acceptance of receipt of rent and other charges payable to him, the tenant may, by notice in writing, ask the landlord to supply him the particulars of his bank account in a bank located in the National Capital Territory of Delhi into which the tenant may deposit the rent and other charges payable to the credit of the landlord. (5) If the.....

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Karnataka Rent Control Act, 2001 Section 16

Title: Receipt to Be Given for Rent and Other Charges Paid

State: Karnataka

Year: 2001

.....landlord or his authorised agent: Provided that it shall be open to the tenant to remit the rent or other charges to his landlord by postal money order. (3) If the landlord or his authorised agent refuses or neglects to pass to the tenant the receipt referred to in sub-section (2), the Controller may, on an application made to him in this behalf by the tenant within two months from the date of payment and after hearing the landlord or his authorised agent, by order direct the landlord or his authorised agent to pay to the tenant, by way of damages, such sum not exceeding double the amount of rent or other charges paid by the tenant and the costs of the application and shall also grant a certificate to the tenant in respect of the rent or other charges paid. (4) If the landlord or his authorised agent refuses to accept or evades acceptance of receipt of rent or other charges payable to him, the tenant may, by notice in writing, ask the landlord to furnish him the particulars of his bank account in a bank in the place where the premises is situate into which the tenant may deposit the rent and other charges payable to the credit of the landlord. (5) If the landlord.....

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Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 [Repealed] Section 26

Title: Receipt to Be Given for Rent Paid

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....or his authorised agent refuses or neglects to deliver to the tenant a receipt referred to in sub-section (2), the Controller may, on an application made to him in this behalf by the tenant within two months from the date of payment and after hearing the landlord or his authorised agent, by order direct the landlord or his authorised agent to pay to the tenant, by way of damages, such sum not exceeding double the amount of rent paid by the tenant and the costs of the application and shall also grant a certificate to the tenant in respect of the rent paid. _______________________________ 1. Added by Act 57 of 1988, section. 14 (w.e.f. 1-12-1988). 2. Inserted. by Act 57 of 1988, Section. 14 (w.e.f. 1-12-1988).

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Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control Act, 1952 [Repealed] Chapter II

Title: Standard Rent and Provisions Relating to Other Charges by the Landlord

State: Central

Year: 1952

.....one month shall not be deemed to be an advance within the meaning of this section. (3) It shall not be lawful for the tenant or any other person acting or purporting to act on behalf of the tenant or a sub-tenant to claim or receive any payment in consideration of the relinquishment of his tenancy or sub-tenancy, as the case may be, of any premises. (4) Nothing in this section shall apply- (a) to any payment made in pursuance of an agreement entered into before the 1st day of November, 1939; or (b) to any payment made under an agreement by any person to a landlord for the purpose of financing the construction of the whole or part of any premises on the land belonging to the landlord, if one of the conditions of the agreement is that the landlord is to let to such person the whole or part of the premises when completed for the use of such person or any member of his family: Provided that such payment does not exceed the amount of agreed rent for a period of five years of the whole or part of the premises to be let to such person. Explanation.-For the purposes of clause (b) of this sub-section, a "member of the family" means, in the case of an undivided Hindu family,.....

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Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 [Repealed] Chapter II

Title: Provisions Regarding Rent

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....payment of any sum exceeding one month's rent of such premises as rent in advance. (3) It shall not be lawful for the tenant or any other person acting or purporting to act on behalf of the tenant or a sub-tenant to claim or receive any payment in consideration of the relinquishment, transfer or assignment of his tenancy or sub-tenancy, as the case may be, of any premises. (4) Nothing in this section shall apply-- (a) to any payment made in pursuance of an agreement entered into before the 1st day of January, 1939; or (b) to any payment made under an agreement by any person to a landlord for the purpose of financing the construction of the whole or part of any premises on the land belonging to, or taken on lease by, the landlord, if one of the conditions of the agreement is that the landlord is to let to that person the whole or part of the premises when completed for the use of that person or any member of his family: Provided that such payment does not exceed the amount of agreed rent for a period of five years of the whole or part of the premises to be let to such person. Explanation. --For the purposes of clause (b) of this sub-section, a "member of the family".....

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