Payment of rent

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 14 August 2024 This query is : Resolved
MY HOUSE OWNER DIED EIGHT MONTHS BACK LEAVING BEHIND HIS WIFE AND ONLY DAUGHTER AS NOMINEE . SINCE THEY HAVE NOT SO FAR GOT THE LEGAL HEIR CERTIFICATE THEY HAVE ASKED ME TO DEPOSIT THE RENT IN THE BANK ACCOUNT OF THE DECEASED . I HAVE BEEN DOING SO SINCE THEN . IS THIS RIGHT ?
THE RENTAL AGREEMENT HAS ALSO EXPIRED AND HOW TO RENEW IT NOW ? THEY ARE KEEPING QUIET .

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T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 15 August 2024
It is not advisable to deposit the rent into a dead person's bank account knowing very well that the account holder has died long ago.
You can send a notice addressed to the legal heirs of the deceased owner to renew or enter into a fresh rental agreement, this will protect your future tenancy interests.

Advocate Bhartesh goyal (Expert) 15 August 2024
Issue notice to legal heirs of deceased landlord and as them to provide you their joint bank account details so in future rent can be deposited .

kavksatyanarayana (Expert) 15 August 2024
You cannot deposit any amount in the deceased person's name. If the legal heirs do not submit the death certificate of the house owner and the legal heir certificate, the bank will not close the account, though you cannot deposit.

P. Venu (Expert) 18 August 2024
With the death of the Landlord, the property has devolved upon the legal heirs. There is no constraint for the legal heirs to execute rent deed or to receive rent. Legal heir certificate is a mere ministerial document, not a document as to title to the property.

Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Expert) 21 August 2024
By deposit of rent in the account of deceased you cannot prevent the nominee to clam that amount in his account any time. That way the other claimants and argue to have been unpaid stake holders.

They have to assume ownership and claim rent. You can give notice to them to come forward and prove transfer of ownership.

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