Rights of landlord: What to do if a tenant refuses to vacate your house

Synopsis
The rules of letting out property have been outlined in the Rent Control Act 1948, but each state follows its own version of the Act. To understand your rights as a landlord, check your respective state’s Act, but here are some guidelines to help you decide the course of action.

When 63-year-old J.P. Singh built his house in Delhi in 2010, he decided to rent it till his retirement, after which he planned to shift into it. The extra income, he thought, would be a bonus. Instead, he has been running from pillar to post since 2017 trying to get his house vacated because the tenant refuses to move out. “The court case has been going on for three years without any outcome and I’m losing hope I will ever get my house back,”

Riju Mehta

ET Bureau

6 mins read, Last Updated:

Nov 09, 2021, 09:26 AM IST

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