Rules for Tenant: Before renting out your house, keep in mind that if someone stays in your house as a tenant for a long time, then he can stake a claim on your flat. Let us tell you what are the rules regarding such things.
Often people have to leave their cities for work. Sometimes people leave a small city and shift to a big city. Sometimes people leave one big city and shift to another big city. On going to a new city, people first look for a place to live. In new cities, people live on rent.
So many times in big cities people rent out their empty big houses to earn money. And now this has become very common for some time. But let us tell you that if someone stays in your house as a tenant for a long time, then he can claim your flat. Let us tell you what are the rules regarding this.
After 12 years the tenant can claim the flat
Actually, if a tenant has been living in a flat for 12 years continuously without any objection and the landlord has not taken any legal action against him, then in such a situation, the tenant can claim that flat under adverse possession.
However, the tenant will not get the flat just by making a claim. He will have to show some important documents for that. Like electricity bill, water bill, property tax papers. If he has all these documents. And the landlord is not able to oppose them. Then the tenant can get possession of the flat.
In this case the tenant will not be able to make a claim
Let us tell you that if a tenant is living in your flat with a proper rent agreement, then he cannot make a claim. Apart from this, you do not have to issue water bill or electricity bill in the name of the tenant. If you feel that the behavior of your tenant is not right, then you can ask him to vacate your flat. For this, you can give him a notice. If you do not take care of these things, then you can lose your flat.
