Karnataka Rent Act, 1999
Bare Act · 1999
In the syllabus of: Karnataka Civil Judge
- Act number
- 34 of 2001
- Enacted
- 22 November 2001
- Contents
- 75 sections · 9 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Application of the Act
- Section 3 – Definitions
Chapter II — Regulation of rent
- Section 4 – Tenancy agreement to be in writing
- Section 5 – Inheritability of tenancy
- Section 6 – Rent payable (preview)
- Section 7 – Standard rent (preview)
- Section 8 – Other charges payable (preview)
- Section 9 – Revision of rent in certain cases (preview)
- Section 10 – Notice of revision of rent (preview)
- Section 11 – Unlawful charges not to be claimed (preview)
- Section 12 – Controller to fix standard rent, etc (preview)
- Section 13 – Fixation of interim rent (preview)
- Section 14 – Limitation for application for fixation of standard rent etc (preview)
- Section 15 – Refund of rent, premium, etc (preview)
- Section 16 – Receipt to be given for rent and other charges paid (preview)
Chapter III — Deposit of rent
- Section 17 – Deposit of rent and other charges by the tenant (preview)
- Section 18 – Time limit for making deposit and consequence of incorrect particulars in application for deposit (preview)
- Section 19 – Saving as to acceptance of rent and other charges and forfeiture of rent in deposit (preview)
Chapter IV — Registration of middlemen or estate agents
- Section 20 – Registration of Middlemen or Estate Agents (preview)
- Section 21 – Middlemen or Estate Agents to file information and returns (preview)
- Section 22 – Limitation of liability of middleman (preview)
Chapter V — Controllers, their powers and procedure
- Section 23 – Appointment of Controllers (preview)
- Section 24 – Powers of Controller (preview)
- Section 25 – Procedure to be followed by Controller and time limit for deciding cases generally (preview)
- Section 26 – Appeal (preview)
Chapter VI — Regulation of eviction
- Section 27 – Protection of tenants against eviction (preview)
- Section 28 – Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to certain persons (preview)
- Section 29 – Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to members of the armed forces, etc (preview)
- Section 30 – Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to employee of State or Central Government (preview)
- Section 31 – Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to a widow (preview)
- Section 32 – Restriction on sub-letting (preview)
- Section 33 – Notice of creation and termination of sub-tenancy (preview)
- Section 34 – Sub-tenant to be tenant in certain cases (preview)
- Section 35 – Recovery of possession for occupation and re-entry (preview)
- Section 36 – Recovery of possession for repairs and re-building and re-entry (preview)
- Section 37 – Recovery of possession in case of tenancies for limited period (preview)
- Section 38 – Special provision for recovery of possession in certain cases (preview)
- Section 39 – Permission to construct additional structures (preview)
- Section 40 – Special provision regarding vacant building sites (preview)
- Section 41 – Vacant possession to landlord (preview)
- Section 42 – Procedure to be followed by the Court (preview)
- Section 43 – Dispute of relationship of landlord and tenant (preview)
- Section 44 – Court to promote negotiated settlement of disputes (preview)
- Section 45 – Deposit and payment of rent during the pendency of proceedings for eviction (preview)
- Section 46 – Revision (preview)
Chapter VII — Special obligations of landlords and tenants
- Section 47 – Landlord’s duty to keep the premises in good repair (preview)
- Section 48 – Duties of tenant (preview)
- Section 49 – Cutting off or withholding essential supply or service (preview)
Chapter VIII — Miscellaneous
- Section 50 – Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred in respect of certain matters (preview)
- Section 51 – Proceedings by or against legal representatives (preview)
- Section 52 – Landlord and tenant to furnish particulars (preview)
- Section 53 – Omitted (preview)
- Section 54 – Offences and penalties (preview)
- Section 55 – Offences by companies etc (preview)
- Section 56 – Controllers to be public servants (preview)
- Section 57 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 58 – Controller to recover fines as arrears of land revenue (preview)
- Section 59 – Procedure in Appeals (preview)
- Section 60 – All proceedings before the Controller to be judicial proceedings (preview)
- Section 61 – Decisions which have become final not to be reopened (preview)
- Section 62 – Orders to be pronounced in open Court (preview)
- Section 63 – Finality of Orders (preview)
- Section 64 – Amendment of Orders (preview)
- Section 65 – Costs (preview)
- Section 66 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 67 – Rules and Notifications to be laid before the State Legislature (preview)
- Section 68 – Removal of difficulties (preview)
- Section 69 – Transfer of pending cases (preview)
- Section 70 – Repeal and Savings (preview)
Schedules
- Fifth Schedule – Fifth Schedule — Repairs (sections 47 and 48) (preview)
- First Schedule – First Schedule — Areas to which Chapters I to III and V to VIII apply (section 2(1)) (preview)
- Fourth Schedule – Fourth Schedule — Items for which additional charges may be levied (section 8) (preview)
- Second Schedule – Second Schedule — Areas to which Chapters I and IV apply (section 2(2)) (preview)
- Third Schedule – Third Schedule — Enhancement of rent (sections 6 and 7) (preview)