Title : Karnataka Rent Control Act, 2001
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA RENT CONTROL ACT, 2001 Chapter I Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section 2 - Application of the Act Section 3 - Definitions Chapter II Section 4 - Registration of tenancy agreement Section 5 - Inheritability of tenancy Section 6 - Rent payable Section 7 - Standard rent Section 8 - Other charges payable Section 9 - Revision of rent in certain cases Section 10 - Notice of revision of rent Section 11 - Unlawful charges not to be claimed Section 12 - Controller to fix standard rent, etc Section 13 - Fixation of interim rent Section 14 - Limitation for application for fixation of standard rent etc Section 15 - Refund of rent, premium, etc., Section 16 - Receipt to be given for rent and other charges paid Chapter III Section 17 - Deposit..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Deposit of Rent and Other Charges by the Tenant
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) Where the landlord does not accept any rent and other charges tendered by the tenant within the time and the manner referred to in section 16 or refuses or neglects to deliver a receipt referred to therein, or where there is a bonafide doubt as to the person or persons to whom the rent and other charges are payable, the tenant may deposit such rent and other charges with the Controller in the prescribed manner. (2) The deposit shall be accompanied by an application by the tenant containing the following particulars, namely:- (a) the premises for which the rent and other charges deposited with a description sufficient for identifying the premises; (b) the period for which the rent and other charges are deposited; (c) the name and address of the landlord or the person or..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Receipt to Be Given for Rent and Other Charges Paid
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) Every tenant shall pay rent and other charges payable within the time fixed by contract or in the absence of such stipulation, by the fifteenth day of the month next following the month for which it is payable and where any default occurs in the payment of rent or other charges, the tenant shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of twelve per cent per annum from the date on which it becomes payable. (2) Every tenant who makes payment of rent or other charges payable or advance towards such rent or other charges to his landlord shall be entitled, to obtain forthwith from the landlord or his authorised agent a written receipt for the amount paid to him, signed by the landlord or his authorised agent: Provided that it shall be open to the tenant to remit the rent or..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Saving as to Acceptance of Rent and Other Charges and Forfeiture of Rent in Deposit
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) The withdrawal of rent and other charges deposited under section 17 in the manner provided therein shall not operate as an admission against the person with-drawing of the correctness of the rate of rent and other charges, the period of default, the amount due, or of any other facts stated in the tenants application for depositing the rent and other charges under the said section. (2) Any rent and other charges in deposit which is not withdrawn by the landlord or by the person or persons entitled to receive such rent shall except in cases where there is bonafide dispute of title 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..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Other Charges Payable
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) A tenant shall be liable to pay to the landlord, besides the rent, the following charges, namely:- (a) charges, not exceeding fifteen per cent of the rent for the amenities as specified in the Fourth Schedule or as agreed to between the landlord and the tenant; (b) maintenance charges at the rate of ten per cent of the rent; (c) without prejudice to the liability of landlord to pay the property tax to the local authority, the prorata property tax in relation to the premises. Explanation.- For the purpose of calculating the monthly charges payable by the tenant to the landlord towards the property tax, the amount paid or payable as property tax for the immediately preceding year or the estimated tax payable shall form the basis. (2) The landlord shall be entitled to recover..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Fixation of Interim Rent
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
When an application for fixing the standard rent or for determining the lawful increase or decrease of such rent and other charges payable is made under section 12, the Controller shall, as expeditiously as possible, make an order specifying the amount of the rent and other charges payable or the lawful increase to be paid by the tenant to the landlord pending final decision on the application and shall specify the date from which the rent and other charges payable or lawful increase so specified shall be deemed to have effect. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Landlords Duty to Keep the Premises in Good Repair
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) Subject to any contract in writing to the contrary every landlord shall be bound to keep the premises in good and tenantable repairs in relation to matters falling under Part A of Schedule V. Explanation.- Good and tenantable repairs under this section and under section 49 shall mean such repairs as shall keep the premises in the same condition in which it was let out, except for the normal wear and tear. (2) Where any repairs in relation to a matter falling under Part A of Schedule V without which the premises are not habitable or useable except with undue inconvenience are to be made and the landlord neglects or fails to make them within a period of three months after notice in writing, the tenant may apply to the Controller for permission to make such repairs himself and may..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Controller to Fix Standard Rent, Etc
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) The Controller shall, on an application made to him in this behalf, in the prescribed manner, fix in respect of any premises,- (i) the deemed rent for the purpose of clause (e) of sub-section (3) of section 2; (ii) the enhancement in rent in the manner provided in Third Schedule; (iii) the standard rent as per the provisions of section 7; (iv) the other charges payable as per the provisions of section 8; and (v) the revision in rent as per the provisions of section 9: Provided that it shall not be permissible for the land lord to apply for the fixation of standard rent as per the provisions of section 7 in the case of a tenancy entered into after the commencement of this Act. (2) In working out the cost of construction of any premises or the market price of land..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Middlemen or Estate Agents to File Information and Returns
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) Every middleman or Estate Agent carrying on business in any area from prior to the date of application of this chapter to that area, shall within thirty days from the date of application of this part submit to the Controller, a statement in the prescribed form showing his name, place of business and area of activity. (2) Every Middleman or Estate Agent shall within ten days from the last day of each quarter of every calendar year file return in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, to the Controller giving details of every transaction handled by him during the quarter, and the brokerage or commission received by him in each case. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Sub-tenant to Be Tenant in Certain Cases
State : Karnataka
Year : 2001
(1) Where an order for eviction in respect of any premises is made under section 27 against a tenant but not against a sub-tenant referred to in section 32 and a notice of the sub-tenancy has been given to the land-lord, the sub-tenant shall, with effect from the date of the order, be deemed to become a tenant holding directly under the landlord in respect of the premises in his occupation on the same terms and conditions on which the tenant would have held from the landlord, if the tenancy had continued. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section