Tenant Rights: Nowadays, living in a good rented house is no less than a challenge. People have to live outside their homes for livelihood. In such a situation, renting a house is a better option.
Be it big cities or small towns, the number of tenants has increased everywhere. In such a situation, the arbitrariness of the landlords also increases sometimes. The real problem starts when the landlord starts talking about increasing the rent in a few months.
There are rules for increasing the rent for the landlord. He cannot increase the rent arbitrarily. This is considered illegal legally. If he is making any change in the rent amount, then he has to follow certain rules and local regulations. For this, different rules have been made in every state.
Tenant Rights: Nowadays, living in a good rented house is no less than a challenge. People have to live outside their homes for livelihood. In such a situation, renting a house is a better option. Be it big cities or small towns, the number of tenants has increased everywhere. In such a situation, the arbitrariness of the landlords also increases sometimes. The real problem starts when the landlord starts talking about increasing the rent in a few months.
There are rules for increasing the rent for the landlord. He cannot increase the rent arbitrarily. This is considered illegal legally. If he is making any change in the rent amount, then he has to follow certain rules and local regulations. For this, different rules have been made in every state.
This is the rule in Maharashtra
Maharashtra Rent Control Act has been implemented in Maharashtra since March 31, 2000. Under this law, the landlord has the right to increase the rent of the rented premises by 4% per annum. Apart from this, if repair, alteration or improvement work has been done to improve the condition of the property, then the rent can be increased. However, in such a situation, the increase in rent cannot be more than 15 percent of the cost of the construction work done.
This rule is applicable in Delhi
The Rent Control Act of 2009 was implemented regarding rent in the national capital Delhi. It states that if the same tenant is continuously living in the property, then the landlord or lessee is not allowed to increase the rent by more than seven percent (7%) annually.
