The terms of agreement executed between landlord and tenant, shall be binding upon their successors in the event of the death of the landlord or tenant, as the case may be, and in such case, the successors of the deceased landlord or tenant shall have the same rights and obligations as agreed to in the tenancy agreement for the remaining period of such tenancy.
CHAPTER II TENANCY
Section 6: Rights and obligations of successor in case of death
The Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 2025
How current this text is
Text as enacted, published in the Jammu and Kashmir Official Gazette (Extraordinary) of 1 November 2025 and made available by India Code; no amending Act has been found.
The Act came into force on 15 February 2026, the date appointed under section 1(3) by S.O. 31 of 9 February 2026 of the Housing and Urban Development Department.
Questions on this section
1 question in 1 of our papers cite Section 6. Try these from the free papers:
1. Under Section 6 of the Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 2025, on the death of the tenant during the tenancy, the terms of the tenancy agreement: