The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 — Bare Act, All Sections & Free PDF
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Overview
An Act to unify, consolidate and amend the law relating to the control of rent and repairs of certain premises and of eviction and for encouraging the construction of new houses by assuring a fair return on the investment by landlords and to provide for the matters connected with the purposes aforesaid.
Sections (Showing 1 to 10 of 60)
Section 1 to Section 10 (10 Sections)
Short title, extent and commencement
Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Maharashtra. (3) It shall ...
Application
Application. (1) This Act shall, in the first instance, apply to premises let for the purposes of residence, education, business, trade or storage in the areas specified in Schedul...
Exemption
Exemption. (1) This Act shall not apply- (a) to any premises belonging to the Government or a local authority or apply as against the Government to any tenancy, licence or other li...
Power of State Government to issue orders in respect of premises belonging to local authority, etc
Power of State Government to issue orders in respect of premises belonging to local authority, etc. - Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the State Government may, from...
Cessation of exemption
Cessation of exemption. - Where there is any contravention of any conditions or terms subject to which any exemption is granted by or under the provisions of this Act, it shall be ...
Provisions with regard to standard rent not to apply to certain premises
Provisions with regard to standard rent not to apply to certain premises. - Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, from the commencement of this Act, the provisions relati...
Definitions
Definitions. - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context,- (1) "Competent Authority" means the competent authority appointed under section 40; (2) "...
Court may fix standard rent and permitted increases in certain cases
Court may fix standard rent and permitted increases in certain cases. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 9 in any of the following cases, the court may, upon an application m...
No applications for standard rent in certain circumstances
No applications for standard rent in certain circumstances. - No court shall, upon an application or in any suit or proceeding, fix the standard rent of any premises under section ...
Rent in excess of standard rent illegal
Rent in excess of standard rent illegal. (1) Save as otherwise provided in section 6, it shall not be lawful to claim or receive on account of rent, for any premises any increases ...
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