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Ragesh (Business)     09 September 2026

Tenancy termination under rent act 1999

Manish Kunj - CTS 700- Malad - Mumbai - 68 Tenant Right terminated by new builder giving paper ad.

Original Landlord sold bldg to builder as it was C1 catagory. New builder did not issue Rent bill and BMC pulldown bldg in 2019. During many meeting held but failed. On 23 Dec 24 he terminate tenancy rights by giving ad in paper and all 68 replied with advocate advice asking the reason said we were not issed rent bill after several reminder and we reserve our rights.

On 25 Aug 26 we found from paper that new builder entered into buy sell and asked for claim if any within 15 days , we all 68 mailed with proof of light , last rent receipt 2013 etc.

we had approached to corporate , Mp, Mla , Pmo nothing comes out.

Q. How we can reatore our rights 

Q. What action we can take

Thanka



Quick Summary
This discussion concerns 68 tenants in Mumbai whose rights were terminated by a new builder via a newspaper advertisement, after the original building was demolished. The tenants argue their rights are still valid as they were not issued rent bills and the builder failed to redevelop the property for years. They are seeking guidance on how to restore their rights and what actions they can take, as previous attempts to resolve the issue with authorities have been unsuccessful.

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P. Venu (Advocate)     11 September 2026

The facts posted suggest that the tenants have statutory rights and the rights so vested have  survived the demolition, and the owner/developer cannot, after failing to reconstruct/redevelop for years, unilaterally declare that the tenancies have ceased and then sell the property free of the tenants.

Hence the tenants needs to initiate steps in seeking judicial remedies by appraching the City Civil Court/Small Causes Court. It could be that public authorities such as BMC are at fault. If so, it could be examined if the High Court of Bombay could be approached in Writ Petition.

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T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate)     11 September 2026

You may follow the practical advise rendered by learned expert Mr P Venu in this regard, you may contact any local advocate if your own is not cooperating properly  to proceed further

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