Tenanted Premises
Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 18 January 2011
This query is : Resolved
Dear Sir,
A tenant is living in a tenanted property for the last more than 50 years. She has been paying the rents regularly in the rent control. She is also paying the electricity, water, house tax of the property regularly. All the minor as well as major works and repairs are carried out by her, since her landlord/landlady refused the letters asking her to repair the same. Even the essential services of the premises for human occupation, like water supply pipeline network, the electrification of the premises, provision of a small bath cum wc along with a drainage system, a small kitchen unit was all done by the tenant after no action from the landlord was forthcoming on these issues. The house is a mangalore tiled roof structure which requires constant repairs and upkeep, borne by tenant.
The landlord has changed trice in this case. The first one was hereditary, the second bought the place for a small amount and the third also bought it for a small amount.
All along the poor tenant is bearing the expenses of this premises whether it is minor or major and these landlords are selling it and buying it for peanuts, and becoming landlords. All this seems a little bit absurd compared to the amount of money already spent by the tenant on this house over the period of more than 50 years.
So in this case,
1. What is the future of this tenanted property?
2. Should the tenant continue like this, not knowing when the landlord can move an application for eviction, even after doing all these things? and not knowing who the new landlord is?
3. Or is there a way out?
Chanchal Nag Chowdhury
(Expert) 18 January 2011
1. She may continue as she is.
2. All eviction suits require prior notice. If she has apprehensions, she can check with the local court periodically if an eviction has been filed against her.
3. I hope the above answers are adequate.
Uma parameswaran
(Expert) 18 January 2011
Property shall be continue as tenant property till the tenant is evicted by the landlord legally.
The owner of the property can known by taking Encumbrance certificate.
