Model Tenancy Act 2021
On 2nd June, 2021, the Union Cabinet approved the Model Tenancy Act for circulation to all States / Union Territories for adaptation by way of enacting fresh legislation or amending existing rental laws suitably.
Objectives
- To regulate renting of residential and commercial premises by establishing conditions for tenancy, eviction, and management of the property.
Background
- Rental housing is regulated by states as land, land improvement, and control of rents falls under the State List of the Constitution.
- A model law to regulate tenancy was first proposed in 1992.
- Reforms in tenancy laws were first recommended at the central level under the Jawaharlal ....
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