A person other than a landlord who would be entitled to possession (either by purchase or by succession or by any other reason) of the rental unit shall notify the tenant as soon as practicable, after becoming so entitled that the person would be entitled to possession and that the person who was landlord is no longer landlord and that the tenancy will continue on same terms and conditions as in the existing tenancy agreement with the previous landlord.
CHAPTER V Termination of Tenancy by the Landlord or Tenant
Section 24: Successor in title to landlord
The Jammu and Kashmir (Residential and Commercial Tenancy) Act, 2012 (repealed)
Repealed in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir from 15 February 2026 by section 47(1) of the Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 2025 (Act No. IV of 2025), which reads "The Jammu and Kashmir Residential and Commercial Tenancy) Act, 2012 which is in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, is hereby repealed", with pending cases saved by section 47(2).
How current this text is
Text as adapted by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020 (S.O. 1229(E), 31 March 2020), as published by India Code for the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kept for reference only: the Act was repealed from 15 February 2026 by the Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 2025, and applies now only to cases pending at that date under section 47(2) of that Act.