suddent increase in house rent by landlords

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 04 June 2011 This query is : Resolved
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I live in Hyderabad VijayNagarColony, I stay in very old Apartment as a TENENT . We shifted in this Flat in the November 2009. With house rent of Rs. 6500/- + maintenance of Rs. 600/- . This is a 3BHK flat but the Owner has lentout only 2BHK as one room was kept by the owner as his storeroom and this room has been locked since more than a year. The landland lord( I mean owner of the flat) after a year (i.e,NOV 2010) called us and said that he wants to increase the rent for Rs. 500/- then we said to him that there is no problem for us to increase the rent but we that another room also which he has kept as store room. Then he said he would vacate in 1 or 2 months and would give us the possession.
And he has vacate that room in last week of MAY 2011. And now the JUNE month has started now he says that he would increase the rent to Rs. 9000/-. After negotiating he said he can give it to last Rs. 8000/- or asking us to vacate the house. We said the owner that we can pay only 7500/- to him for this he is not agreeing. I would like to bring to you notice that there are around 50 flats in this apartments. And no one charging this much rent. All the flats are with 5500/- to 6500/-

And I want to inform you that We have not made any rental agreement and initially we have given 2months advance to the owner and every month we used to deposit the amount in his bank account. We have the deposit slip acknowledgement.

Sir, Please help us as we cannot suddenly vacate the house as the owner is saying that he will give the advance to us which we have given to him & asking us to vacate. Is there any law to restrict the owner for the sudden increase in rent . We paying the rent promptly before due date. Please help us..

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prabhakar singh (Expert) 04 June 2011
In the absence of an agreement of lease,your tenancy is month to month to month and can be terminated by land lord serving one month notice up on you.
Next,do not enhance the rent rather continue on the old rent and pay it in same mode as you have been paying and preserve slips of deposit.
Unless there is some state law which protects
your tenancy formed in 2009,nothing can be done.i am from up not knowing about A P law of building tenancy.
however you can delay the point of vacation since if he serves with notice to vacate giving you time of one month and you do not vacate,he shall file a suit of eviction if permitted by state law which often takes time in emerging a decree of eviction and that all shall give you sufficient time to shift elsewhere.
BUT NEVER DEFAULT IN DEPOSITING THE RENT JUST WAY HAVE BEEN DEPOSITING AND KEEP ALL SLIPS PRESERVED.

M.Sheik Mohammed Ali (Expert) 04 June 2011
yes, i do agree query reply mr.singh

DEFENSE ADVOCATE.-firmaction@g (Expert) 05 June 2011
No it can not be treated ,month to month tenancy. No agreement is fault of landlord.

You can not be evicted and no rent can be increased.

Go to the court- 1) apply for fixation of standard rent 2( apply for payment of rent in court.

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