Investment recovery amount from tenant

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You cannot recover your relative’s investment by keeping her or her belongings, because she is not a party to the transaction of investment and you will be creating an unnecessary legal problem for yourself. Regarding recovery of the invested money, your relative has to proceed directly against the tenant who took the money and absconded. The proper legal step is for your relative to file a police complaint for cheating and fraud, along with all proof of investment such as receipts, transfers, or any written communication. The police can investigate, trace him, and also freeze his bank accounts or assets if required. At the same time, a civil recovery suit can also be filed against the tenant to claim back the invested amount. But you as a landlord cannot legally attach his wife’s property or any items lying in your flat to recover that money, since there is no debt between you and the tenant.

Advocate Sanil Sarkar LawRato