Dear Sir,
I am giving the following legal advise which is more than enough. Be assured that you will get back the premises very soon.
Grounds for eviction
A landlord can ask the tenant to leave if he has completed the tenure as per the lease agreement. Other valid grounds are refusal to pay the rent or indulging in unlawful activities on your property. You can demand eviction if the tenant has sub-let a part or all of your property without your permission. Unfortunately, due diligence in selecting a tenant and an iron-clad lease agreement are no guarantees against legal hassles with rogue tenants. So what is a landlord to do in such cases?
Approach the designated authority in your state:
The simliest way in Karantaka State is to approach Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) under the provisions of Senior Citizens Act. One twist here, Mother must file a petition saying that her son rented out the building to a person with whom he was colluded and collecting rents by himself. Thus by exercising summary procedure the AC can order for eviction with police, if need arise. This is the best solution.
approaching the local police will not help. "The police can only intervene if the tenant is involved in an illegal activity. It has no jurisdiction if the tenant refuses to vacate the premises or pay
rent," points out advocate and property expert Vinod Sampat. This is also true in case of a housing society. "The police can, of course, act once the judicial order arrives in favour of the landlord and the court orders the tenant to vacate the property,"
Approach the civil court: In case either party is not happy with the decision given by the state competent authority, he may approach the small cause or city civil court. "There is no fixed period to sort things at this level. The case may go on for a year or two before the final decision is taken. If the judgement fails to satisfy both the parties, the high court can be approached,"
The one thing a landlord must refrain from doing is opting for strongarm tactics. Trying to vacate the tenant through use of force is illegal. "It is also not advisable to shut off utilities like electricity or water connection in order to compel the tenant to vacate the property,"
Legal notice under section 106 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 must be issued to the tenant. The format is as follows: You are best assured:
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Legal Notice To Vacate Property Under Section 106 Format
Dated:
To
__________________
Dear Sirs,
Re: _______________________________________________
Our Client: ______________________________________
Under instructions received from and on behalf of our client above named, we do hereby address you as follows.
1. The ______________________of the ______ Floor of _________________________ measuring _______sq. ft. has been let out to you for commercial use. You are holding the said ______________ as a tenant under our client @ Rs. _____________ per Sq. ft. aggregating to Rs. ___________________/- (__________________) per month Only.
2. The tenancy in your favour was for _________ years and has expired on _____________________ but you have not yet handed over the vacant and peaceful possession of _______________________ measuring ____________to our client.
3. As our client ____________________ of ______________________________, who is the owner, is no longer interested in continuing with the tenancy, we, at the instance of our client, do hereby give notice that your monthly tenancy, in respect of ___________________________measuring ___________ sq. ft. shall stand terminated upon expiry of 15 days from the date of receipt of this Notice.
4. We, on behalf of our client, accordingly, call upon you to quit, vacate and deliver up peaceful and vacant possession of the ____________________________ measuring ________sq. ft. upon expiry of 15 days from the date of receipt of this Notice to our client in the same condition as _______________________________ measuring ___________ sq. ft. was given to you in the year ______.
5. In the event, you fail to quit, vacate and deliver up vacant and peaceful possession of ____________________________ measuring ______________________ sq. ft. upon expiry of 15 days from the date of receipt of the instant Notice, you will be treated as a trespasser and appropriate legal proceedings, against you, would be initiated for recovery of vacant possession of __________________________________ measuring ________________ and other reliefs. Needless to mention that you will be responsible for the costs and expenses thereof.
6. Please treat this Notice as a Notice under Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act 1882.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Advocate
Copy to: Client