Not paying rent for two months is sufficient to get the tenant evicted under the provisions of the “Andhra Pradesh Residential and non-residential premises Tenancy Act” which came in to force w.e.f 9-1-2018.
According to a provision in it, the “Rent Court is competent to make an order for the recovery of possession of the premises on certain grounds namely that the landlord and tenant have failed to agree to the rent payable and the tenant has not paid the rent for two months.
The salient features of this act are given below, on the whole the new act has simplified the tenancy rules and has rewritten the old act of 1960, and brought it close to the common man and citizens.
- As per Chapter II (Tenancy) Section 5(3), If a tenancy for a fixed term ends and has not been renewed, the tenant shall vacate the premises forth with and put in possession the landlord in such premises.
- As per Chapter III (Rent) Section 8 (b) (ii), in the absence of an agreement between the landlord and the tenant the landlord shall have the option to terminate the tenancy.
- In Chapter – V (Repossession of the premises by the landlord) is widely discussed in this act, especially when the landlord is need of the property for his self-occupation (Section 22 categorically discussed on this), as per this the landlord shall be entitled to obtain possession within a period of 1 month in case of residential premises and 2 months in case of non-residential premises.
- As pet the act (Section 23) a landlord is entitled to compensation of double the monthly rent for the use and occupation of premised by a tenant who does not vacate the unit after his tenancy has been terminated by order, notice or agreement for the first six months and thereafter it shall be thrice the monthly rent.
On the whole the new act can be called a people centric act which has simplified the Rent Control Act 1960 to a larger extent.
In the recent past the tenants are creating lot of nuisance and making the landlord /owners to run from pillar to post by not paying rent and not vacating the flats. Even when the land lord needs for his self-possession they are not vacating. T
This act indeed gives a good relief to many owners / landlords, as this act is afresh it is the need of the hour to create awareness among the public, this act will certainly put a rest to the acts of litigant tenants and wilful rent defaulters and gives the mental peace to the landlords.
