What is tenancy?
Tenancy is a kind of ownership over the property. A tenant is someone who is permitted to occupy the property of another person, by signing a lease or rental agreement. The rental agreement empowers … READ FULL STORY
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Coronavirus
Can a tenant be evicted for non-payment of rent during COVID-19?
Ever since the first case of Coronavirus was reported in India, on January 30, 2020, when a student from the Wuhan University came back home to Kerala’s Thrissur district for vacations, the number of … READ FULL STORY
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Eviction of forest dwellers: Number of people to be evicted reduces considerably after review
The number of cases where tribal and non-tribal dwellers could be evicted from forest lands, has ‘reduced considerably’ after a review of rejected claims for ownership rights under the Forest Rights Act, officials said, … READ FULL STORY
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Pay rent to people evicted from homes near Tansa pipeline: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court, on April 3, 2019, directed the Maharashtra government to pay Rs 15,000 per month as rent to people who were rendered homeless after their dwellings, located near a key water … READ FULL STORY
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Madras HC refuses to stay eviction of slum-dwellers in city
Refusing any interim relief, a vacation bench of the Madras High Court headed by justice MS Ramesh, ordered notice to the state government, returnable by January 5, 2108, on a PIL moved by Pennurimai … READ FULL STORY
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Maharashtra to amend redevelopment laws, to prevent building collapses
In the backdrop of the Bhendi Bazaar building collapse that killed 34 people in Mumbai, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on September 8, 2017, said that the state was planning to make some amendments … READ FULL STORY
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Parents can evict abusive adult children from their house: Delhi HC
Upholding the ‘right of senior citizens or parents to live peacefully and with dignity’, the Delhi High Court has ruled that “As long as the parents have the legal possession of the property, they … READ FULL STORY
