Troublesome Tenant
Hello my name is Rajesh, native of Vidarbha presently working in Pune.
I have 4 room house at my native place, given it on rent to family from August 2009.
Out of four rooms one is in my possession and is locked... furniture some other stuff.
My tenant has not paid rent of last 6 months and it's been couple of months now I have asked to vacate the house.
Every time when I call him most of the time he will not pick up the phone, if at all he picks up the phone he tells me that he will pay the money and will vacate the house.
But he never keeps his word. Many times his wife picks up the phone and tells me that he is out of station.
While renting the property he told us that he is a govt employee (Gramin Rojgar Hami Yojana) but now he says he doesn't get salary every moth as he works on contract basis.
In last 6 months at least dozen times he told me that "tomorrow he is going to deposit the money" but that never happened so far.
As far as legal documents are concerned I had made lease agreement on 100 Rs stamp paper but it's not registered agreement.
Secondly last year my father passed away in July (2009) so we made the agreement showing my elder brother as the owner of the property.
I don't know what to do....
Request you to provide me some suggestion to get rid of my tenant problem.
I'm thinking of disconnecting the power.
But I don't know if it will work.
I don't know if he has any influential or criminal links.
Waiting for your reply.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Rajesh
