Section 12State of Punjab Act

Section 12: Failure by landlord to make necessary repairs

East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949

Failure by landlord to make necessary repairs.

- If a landlord fails to make the necessary repairs to a building other then structural alterations, it shall be competent for the Controller to direct on application by the tenant, and after such inquiry as the Controller may think necessary, that such repairs may be made by the tenant, and that the cost thereof may be deducted from the rent which is payable by him.

Sec 11 — Conversion of a residential building into a non-residential building

Sec 13 — Eviction of tenants

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