View All - 1972 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances RENTMarginal Notes1. Short title and date of operation. 2. Operation and application of Act. 3. Restriction on increase of rent. 4. Standard rent. 5. Permitted increases. 6. Authorized rent. 7. Receivable rent. 8. Repairs Fund. 9. Prohibition of excessive advance, premium or other additional payment. 10. Letting of parts of premises and subletting of premises or part thereof. 11. Contracts for the hire or lease of furniture, fittings, &c. 12. Use of residential premises for other purposes. 13. Provision of amenities, repairs, &c. 14. Tenancy and amenities of premises purchased under Partition Act or allocated under partition decree. Cap. 69. 15. Withholding amenities provided to tenants. 16. Use of force on tenants and causing damage to premises. 17. Interference with occupation by tenants. 18. Demolition of buildings. Cap. 268. 19. Number of independent units in residential premises not to be reduced. 20. Construction of additional residential units on excess land. 21. Rent may be paid to the authorized person instead of the landlord. 22. Proceedings for ejectment. 23. Ejectment of occupiers of residential premises purchased or constructed with moneys provided by prescribed State institutions on mortgages of such premises. 24. Prohibition of ejectment proceedings for ten years after obtaining a decree for ejectment 25. Withdraws of notice on provision of guarantee for payment of rent. 26. Ejectment of tenants of parts of premises. 27. Ejectment of tenant of part of premises another part of which is occupied by the landlord. 28. Ejectment of tenants who cease to occupy premises for six months. 29. Agreements in respect of tenancy, rent, &c. 30. The board to select tenants where premises assessed as residential premises are kept unoccupied and where residential premises the authorized rent of which does not exceed thirty rupees fall vacant. 31. Continuance of original contract of tenancy. 32. Recovery of payments in excess of authorized rent or receivable rent. 33. Statement as standard rent, receipt, &c 34. Power of board to determine authorized rent or receivable rent. 35. Certificate of tenancy. 36. Continuance of tenancy upon death of tenant. 37. Rent Register. 38. Constitution of Rent Board. 39. Proceeding before the board. 40. Board of Review. 41. Financial provisions. 42. Offences and penalties. 43. Regulations. 44. Enforcement of Act by authorized officers. 45. Removal of difficulties. 46. Repeal and transitional provisions. 47. Pending actions. 48. Interpretation.