On expiry of lease period you have to refund the security deposit taken by you 

2) the terms of lease are sacrosanct 

3) you have to refund security deposit or lease amount on lessee vacating premises 

4) inform the lessee that you will refund amount on lock down being lifted 

5) most probably lock down would be e tended till month end 

Hi

Since it is a total lock down, you can claim force majeure clause and commit to your tenant that you shall pay him by June 30. 

Even if force majeure clause is not there in rental agreement, you can take umbrage under sec 56 of Indian contract act and issue legal notice to your tenant . 

Please contact a lawyer with copy of your rental agreement and issue the notice. 

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What do you mean by refund leased amount ? Were the rent component was interest on amount ?

You can make part payment and rest refund in intervell of three months. Not finding new tenant is not an excuse to defer refund.

What was the terms of lease deed regarding refund ? And till house not vacated, don't make full refund.

See as per the agreement you have to pay him amount back since lock down is not effecting the performance of contract.

Therefore you have to refund the amount though you can talk to tenant and ask for some time. After lockdown is over you can pay the amount.

Hi

You can reply by saying that you are not capable of paying the lease amount due to lock down.

If he mentions the conditions of rent agreement then reply with mentioning the reason of force majeure.

You are not bound to pay back this payment during this period of lockdown.

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hi, please check the terms of the agreement, what was the notice period for the tenant to leave the house if he is going as per the agreement technically you will have to refund. However, as the country is in lockdown, therefore, time should be given to returning the money. You request your tenant and explain the situation. You may also come to an agreement that you will return the money in a particular time period.

However, if the tenant is adamant he might send you legal notice and drag issue to court, just don't be afraid as courts are only hearing the urgent matter and there are chances matter will not go to court due to this even if it does it will be in your favour.

Dear Sir,

You are suggested to write an humble email or letter to the tenant stating the whole situation and request him to give some time due to the present pandemic situation and also express your willing to return the amount as and when the situation is normalised. it is expected that the tenant will not be able to do anything, if you take this recourse. 

1. You can take recourse to the Clause in the Lease agreement that states that in case of Act of God ( in the present situation Covid19), the agreement will be kept in suspended animation, till the situation comes back to normal.

2. Because the present lockdown prevailing throughout our country due to Covid19 is an act of God and advice your tenant accordingly that he has to wait till normalcy is restored.

Hello,

1. Usually in an Agreement there is a clause named "force majeure" which  is meant to cover unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract. If such a clause is not there, you can still send a notice to the tenant stating that  due to "force majeure" you are unable to fulfill the conditions of the lease and shall comply within three months and he can continue in occupation on the mean time.
    

2. In case the tenant refuses to budge and sends you a reply, you may offer a compensation for the unforeseen delay or offer to pay in part if agreeable.
3. Ensure that take a lawyer's assistance in drafting and sending the notice/reply etc.

Check the refund policy and time limit which mention in the lease agreement between tenant and land lord. Also check the notice period. So better you did not to act, please wait for getting a legal notice from tenant as per demands. It will take time and may get time as per your wish.

1. The lessee is right in his own way to demand security deposit immediately on vacating the premises. 

2. Your failure to get new tenants in normal or extra ordinary circumstances is no excuse to avoid paying his security deposit. 

3. Do note any delay in returning his security deposit would attract penal interests on the money for the delay caused in repaying. 

So act accordingly. 

You need to pay him immediately as per the agreement. If you take 3 months more you need to pay him interest for the same

The corona problem arose now only whereas the lease agreement was entered three years ago and you were very well aware of the expiration of the lease period.

Thus it becomes your duty to be ready to return the deposit amount on the date it became due.

You cannot quote that there was no tenant coming forward hence you cannot return the amount.

That is your problem and not the problem of the tenant, hence you are liable to return the amount on the due date whether you got a new tenant or not.

You have no excuse nor there is any solution for this in law.

However you may request the tenant to bear with you to return the amount in due course of time sooner the national crisis comes to an end.

You may remember that you cannot stop your tenant from adopting legal steps to recover the mount with interest for the period of delay.

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Dear Sir/Madam,

You are suggested consult the kannoon platform for consultation with advocate of your choice and such reference can't be given here.  

You can find a lawyer from Bangalore in this forum itself.

If you dont find any one suitable to your requirement then you may visit the court bar association after the courts are reopened post lifting of lock down and select an advocate of your choice.

1. You can engage an advocate from this website from your city for notice.

You can contact me also for the same. I can send the same for you. Contact me in kaanoon on 9a7g6g9g4e9g0f9f1a1.

SIr eventually you will have to refund the amount as the lock down will not effect the terms of the contract, you can pay him some amount under your capacity and take an extension for sometime, if in case he is adamant, let him him send you a legal notice and go to the court, by the time he does all these things 2-3 months will be gone and you will get time to pay back the money. worst case if he manages to reach the court early, the court will grant you sometime as it is an unusual situation. 

Notice can be send from anywhere by any lawyer.

In the present context the law if Force Majure is not applicable.  This rule has no blanket applicability and by sending notice you would burden yourself more with penal interest. 

Non availability of tenant is no excuse to avoid payment of security deposit and if you delay in paying it the tenant on the contrary can file case of cheating which would cause more loss to you both in money and reputation. 

Don't cheat his money. 

1. You can refuse to pay refund of lease deposits during lockdown period due to forced Majeure which alters the contract conditions due to unavoidable circumstances.

2. You can send him a written notice that you are not able to refund the money due to lockdown of corona virus outbreak and need three months time to refund the deposits. 

Better you may select any one of the advocate registered in this website all are good and efficient. 

there are number of lawyers in this website from banglore having good ratings . you can check their profile on the website. 

Dear Sir.

Why you are so afraid of. Ask him to go to civil court and recover the same legally, which take years together. Most of the landlords virtually not returning the leased amount for years together. You seems to be more loyal to the laws of the land. Let him issue legal notice and then approach the advocate to get issue a legal reply notice to him which may shut his mouth closed. He cannot do anything. Lodge police complaint online he he threatens you in any manner.

Hi, send a notice/intimation to this fellow citing the covid-19 situation and press for the desired extension from him which you want.

This notice can be send through a local lawyer. 

You may get in touch to get leads as regards to Bengaluru lawyers. 

Immediately upon expiry of lease, you are duty bound to refund the security deposit amount to tenant.

At the  most, you can request him to wait for some specified time to refund.

You can contact one of the panel Advocate's from Kanoon's Portal for doing the needful.

Instead of you reacting, wait for him to react, let him make his move first, accordingly you take it forward.

Anyone can do.

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