CHAPTER-IV RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE LANDLORD AND THE TENANT
The Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021
Text of the Act as enacted, from the Uttar Pradesh Gazette (Extraordinary) of August 24, 2021 as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh; the copy shows no later amendment.
Authoritative English translation published under clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution in the Uttar Pradesh Gazette, Extraordinary, August 24, 2021 (Notification No. 788(2)/LXXIX-V-1-21-1-ka-16-2021).
The official copy is a scanned gazette page; this text was read from the scan and checked line by line against the page images.
Section 1(4) provides that the Act is deemed to have come into force on January 11, 2021.
In Inder Bhushan Sawhney v. Kanchan Kumari Jain (Writ-A No. 13349 of 2024, 2026:AHC:177234-DB, decided on 21 August 2026), a Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court declared sections 8, 9, 10, 38 and 42 of this Act ultra vires from that date and held the provisions for eviction by order of the Rent Authority repugnant to the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. The text shown is the text as enacted. No order of the Supreme Court staying the judgment had been found when this page was checked (23 October 2026).
During the subsistence of tenancy, the tenant shall,-
(a) not intentionally or negligently damage the premises or permit such damage;
(b) inform the landlord in writing of any damage;
(c) take reasonable care of the premises and its contents including fitting and fixtures and keep it reasonably habitable having regard to its condition at the commencement of tenancy and the normal incidence of living.