CHAPTER VI PROVISIONS REGARDING SUB-TENANCIES AND OTHER MATTERS CONCERNING TENANCIES
The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999
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.
(1) A landlord shall not use or permit to be used for a commercial purpose any premises which, on the date of the commencement of this Act, were used for a residential purpose.
(2) Any landlord who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.
1 question in 1 of our papers cite Section 30.