Tenant asking for compensation to vacate
Karthik
(Querist) 01 March 2016
This query is : Resolved
We are a family staying in an ancestral bungalow. A portion of the house was rented out to a tenant almost 20 years ago. The tenant had set up an administrative office and eventually over the years he kept defaulting on payments and began installing a lot of his products the rented space and on the terrace and also kept threatening us about knowing goons.
We went to court 4 years ago and both of us came to an agreement that he'll vacate by Dec.31st 2015. However, he has still not vacated and we went back to court to get a warrant to evict him. In the last hearing the tenant's lawyer objected and asked for a compensation of Rs.15 lakhs saying the tenant has installed new tiles and some bathroom fixtures etc.
Now the thing is:
1: We have no use for any of the tiles/fittings that he has installed
2: The cost of those things will anyway not add up to Rs.15 lakhs
We have another hearing coming up where our lawyer can present the argument. My lawyer says that just the fact that his time to vacate has been mentioned in our first agreement so we have nothing to worry and can get a warrant.
I would like to get some expert insight into this and also understand what are the chances of us getting a warrant to vacate the tenant.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 09 March 2016
for specialized advise full case file need to be referred.
Since there existed agreement, your lawyer seem to be correct.
