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Settling security Deposit amount without agreement


09-Apr-2023 (In Landlord/Tenant Law)
Gave tenant house on 11th Feb and he left house in March end-served 11 days less of notice period.Could not have agreement in this period as am out of India.Tenant is disputing on notice period charge and late payment charges, electricity charges.Builder has not provided electricity and hence, have to pay diesel.Do not have anything in writing.
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A Lease (or Rental) Agreement is covered by restrictive rent control laws. The amount of rent that can be charged is based on a formula devised by the local executive, legislative or judicial government, as the case maybe. For Delhi, the maximum annual rent is 10% of the cost of construction and the market price of the land, but the cost of construction and the price of land are both based on historical values and not the current market valuation. So the older your property, the smaller the rent you can charge. Rents can only be increased by a fraction of the actual cost the landlord has incurred in improving the property.

The Lease Agreement transfers the right of ownership to the tenant for an indefinite period of time, which can be problematic because it encourages the tenant to claim the right to permanent occupation. In numerous cases, tenants have refused to relocate. When brought to court, these cases can take 10 to 20 years to resolve.
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