State Act: Maharashtra
The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999
Act Maharashtra Act No. XVIII of 2000 · 60 sections
Text as published by India Code for the Government of Maharashtra, as on 7 March 2025; its footnotes record later changes to other Acts it cites, the latest being Mah. 24 of 2012.
A Maharashtra Rent Control (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (L. A. Bill No. LXXXII of 2025) was introduced in 2025; as of October 2026 no official record shows it passed or published as an Act, so it is not reflected in this text.
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Title, date and preamble
[This Act received the assent of the President on the 8th March 2000; assent was first published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Part-IV, on the 10th March 2000.]
An Act to unify, consolidate and amend the law relating to the control of rent and repairs of certain premises and of eviction and for encouraging the construction of new houses by assuring a fair return on the investment by landlords and to provide for the matters connected with the purposes aforesaid.
WHEREAS it is expedient to unify, consolidate and amend the laws prevailing in the different parts of the State relating to the control of rents and repairs of certain premises and of eviction and for encouraging the construction of new houses by assuring a fair return and to provide for the matters connected with the purposes aforesaid; It is hereby enacted in the Fiftieth Year if the Republic of India as follows :—
Contents
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER II PROVISIONS REGARDING FIXATION OF STANDARD RENT AND PERMITTED INCREASE
- 8.Court may fix standard rent and permitted increases in certain cases
- 9.No application for standard rent in certain circumstances
- 10.Rent in excess of standard rent illegal
- 11.Increase in rent annually and on account of improvement etc. special addition etc. and special or heavy repairs
- 12.Increase in rent on account of payment of rate, etc
- 13.Certain increase in rent expected
- 14.Landlords’ duty to keep premises in good repair
CHAPTER III RELIEF AGAINST FORFEITURE
CHAPTER IV RECOVERY OF POSSESSION
- 16.When landlord may recover possession
- 17.Recovery of possession for repairs and re-entry
- 18.Recovery of possession for occupation etc., and re-entry
- 19.Recovery of possession for demolishing building
- 20.Tenants’ right to give notice to landlord of his intention to occupy tenement in new building
- 21.Landlord to intimate to tenant date of completion and tenant’s right to occupy premises in new building
- 22.Recovery of possession in case of tenancy created during service period
CHAPTER V SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR RECOVERY OF POSSESSION IN CERTAIN CASES
CHAPTER VI PROVISIONS REGARDING SUB-TENANCIES AND OTHER MATTERS CONCERNING TENANCIES
- 25.Certain Sub-tenants to become tenants on determination of tenancy
- 26.In absence of contract tenant not to sub-let or transfer or give on licence
- 27.State Government or Government allottee to become tenant of premises requisitioned or continued under requisition
- 28.Inspection of premises
- 29.Landlord not to cut-off or withhold essential supply or service
- 30.Conversion of residential into commercial premises prohibited
- 31.Giving receipt for any amount received compulsory
- 32.Recovery of rent according to British Calendar
CHAPTER VII PROVISIONS REGARDING JURISDICTION OF COURTS, SUITS, APPEALS, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
CHAPTER VIII SUMMARY DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS
- 39.Provisions of this Chapter to have overriding effect
- 40.Appointment of Competent Authority
- 41.Definition of landlord for the purpose of Chapter VIII
- 42.Special provision for making application to Competent Authority by landlord to evict tenant or licensee
- 43.Special procedure for disposal of applications
- 44.Order of Competent Authority to be non-appealable and revision by State Government
- 45.Effect of refusal or failure to comply with order of eviction
- 46.Pending Suits and proceedings in courts
- 47.Bar of jurisdiction
- 48.Section 18 to apply with modification
- 49.Competent Authority to be deemed to be public servant
- 50.All proceedings before Competent Authority to be judicial proceedings
- 51.Competent Authority to be deemed to be civil court for certain purpose
- 52.Protection of action taken under this Act
CHAPTER IX MISCELLANEOUS
- 53.Certain offences to be cognizable
- 54.Offences by companies, etc
- 55.Tenancy agreement to be compulsorily registered
- 56.Right of tenant and landlord to receive lawful charges
- 57.Power to make rules
- 58.Repeal and saving
- 59.Removal of doubt as regards proceedings under Chapter VII of the Presidency Small Causes Court Act, 1882
- 60.Removal of difficulty
Schedules and appendices
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