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CHAPTER VI PROVISIONS REGARDING SUB-TENANCIES AND OTHER MATTERS CONCERNING TENANCIES

Section 31: Giving receipt for any amount received compulsory

The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999

How current this text is

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) Every landlord shall give a written receipt for any amount at the time when such amount is received by him in respect of any premises in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed.

(2) Every landlord shall, without charging any consideration, issue the rent receipt in respect of the premises let out to the deceased tenant in the name of the family member referred to in sub-clause (d) of clause (15) of section 7.

(3) Any landlord or person who fails to give a written receipt for any amount received by him in respect of any premises shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for each day of default.

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