A house owned by my mother had a tenant when bought. The tenant has shifted to his own premise at least 7 years ago while my mother continues to stay in the remaining part of house (part of house on rent is 30%).The tenant started paying the rent by money-order after he shifted to his newly bought house. But the money-order was refused on the bases that he need not pay the monthly water charges (as agreed upon earlier) as he is now not leaving and using the rented property. Since then, he has not paid rent, neither to my mother nor in the court (verified). Now, we want to rebuild the whole house as it is too old – more than 60 years and we need to get portion of our house vacated. The need is all the more urgent looking to the conveniences required by my aging mother. What can be done? Is out of court settlement the best option?
