What are the elemental rights of a tenant?

What are the elemental rights of a tenant in Mumbai when there’s no settlement in place? By what per cent can the proprietor revise the lease per 12 months?

—Name withheld on request

We assume that this tenant is residing inside the matter flat for the earlier 30-40 years with none formal settlement and the proprietor has acknowledged his rights as a tenant to the subject premises.

It is pertinent to note that no landlord can deprive the tenant of essential firms akin to electrical vitality, water, lighting inside the passage, and so forth.

With respect to share of enhance in lease yearly, it will in all probability be dominated by the provisions of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act 1999 (Act) which inter alia states that the proprietor shall be permitted/entitled to make an increase of 4% annually and as well as as permitted beneath the Act and it tips.

To clarify, a tenant is liable to pay customary lease and permitted will improve In case the proprietor has undertaken payments to ensure enchancment/structural alterations of the subject premises, he can enhance the lease previous 4% and as a lot as 25% annually beneath regulation.

Aradhana Bhansali is affiliate, Rajani Associates.

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