The Model Tenancy Act aims at creating a vibrant, sustainable and inclusive rental housing market in the country, and to enable the creation of adequate rental housing stock for all the income groups, thereby addressing the issue of homelessness.
Model Tenancy Act gets Union Cabinet’s nod
June 02, 2021
Expected to give a fillip to private participation in rental housing
The Union Cabinet, on Wednesday, approved the Model Tenancy Act. Now, this will be circulated among States and Union Territories for adoption by way of enacting fresh legislation or amending existing rental laws suitably.
“It will help overhaul the legal framework with respect to rental housing across the country, which will help spur its overall growth,” a statement issued by the Government said. Further it mentioned that this Act aims at creating a vibrant, sustainable and inclusive rental housing market in the country. It will enable creation of adequate rental housing stock for all the income groups, thereby addressing the issue of homelessness.
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Campaign for the right to have pets
- Credit: PAAW.HOUSE campaign
A pet-loving landlady barred by the High Court from renting out her Limehouse apartment to anyone with a cat or dog has managed to get a parliamentary bill aimed at changing the law.
Gabby Kuehn with her loveable Maltese Yorkshire terrier Vinnie
- Credit: Vickie Flores
Gabby Kuehn had to quit her flat near the Limehouse marina in 2017 rather than give up Vinnie, her loveable Maltese Yorkshire terrier, after losing courtroom dog fight with managing agents.
She moved to a pet-friendly block in Bermondsey with Vinnie while renting out her Limehouse property but was forbidden to let it to a pet-owner.
b. its successor in interest,
c. or a trustee, guardian or receiver receiving rent for a
premises on behalf, on account of or for the benefit of a person
ineligible to enter into contracts.
Premises-
b. parking, garage or grounds, out houses, appertaining to
building,
not including
d. hotels, lodging dharamshala, inn
e. owned or promoted by government, government entities, cantt,
religious, charitable institutions, owned by trust, wakf,
f. given on rent to employees as per service contract,
g. premises of public interest, as may be notified.
Points e, f, g can be covered voluntarily.
Tenant or ‘Lessee -
b. on whose behalf or on whose account, rent is payable for any