About rent agreement
Anubhav
(Querist) 14 February 2015
This query is : Resolved
Namaskar to all experts,
Sir,
my father have a rented office space since past 35 years.he had a rent agreement with the owner of the building since he took it for rent.
The owner has sold the entire premises to my fathers brother(my uncle) some 5-6 years ago and has verbally asked my dad to pay the rent to my uncle.Since then my uncle gives us a bill(5% increment yearly) and dad pay him the advance yearly rent with cheque.
However there is no such rent agreement between my dad and my uncle.moreover the electricity bill of entire building still comes in the name of the original owner.
1.As a tenanent what should i do to be safe in terms of my ownership?
2.will the absence of Rent Agreement be a disadvantage for my dad?
3.neither original owner nor my uncle gives us a copy of their sale deed for our reference?
prabhakar singh
(Expert) 14 February 2015
Your uncle is now landlord and your father is his tenant.
Nothing to worry when rent is being paid and accepted through a/c payee not negotiable cheques,even if receipt is not advanced.
No renewal of tenancy is required.
The certified copy of sale deed can be obtained from sub registrar's office.
Anubhav
(Querist) 14 February 2015
Thanks prabhakar sir.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 14 February 2015
Well advised by the expert prabhakar singh ji, agree to it.
ajay sethi
(Expert) 14 February 2015
collect rent receipts issued by uncle. although you should not face problem since bill is being issued by your uncle and payment issued by cheque by your father
ADV-JEEVAN PATIL, MUMBAI
(Expert) 14 February 2015
Though rent receipt is receiced by uncle, preserve ur old rent receipts with old landlord to prove u are uninterrupted tenant in the eyes of tenancy laws.
