Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958
A section-wise reference to the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, covering rent regulation, protection against eviction, deposit of rent, Rent Controller powers, appeals, landlord obligations, penalties and schedules.
Current legal reference: The Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 continues to be listed on India Code under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Its application is subject to the territorial and premises-based exclusions contained in the Act, including Section 3. Always check the latest statutory text, notifications and binding judicial decisions for a specific tenancy dispute.
Short title, extent and commencement - Section 1
1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958.
(2) It extends to the areas included within the limits of the New Delhi Municipal Committee and the Delhi Cantonment Board and to such urban areas within the limits of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi as are specified in the First Schedule, subject to extension or exclusion by Central Government notification as provided by the Act.
(3) It comes into force on the date appointed by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette.
Section-wise Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958
Chapter I - Preliminary
Chapter II - Provisions Regarding Rent
- Section 4 Rent in excess of standard rent not recoverable
- Section 5 Unlawful charges not to be claimed or received
- Section 6 Standard rent
- Section 6A Revision of rent
- Section 7 Lawful increase of standard rent in certain cases and recovery of other charges
- Section 8 Notice of increase of rent
- Section 9 Controller to fix standard rent, etc
- Section 10 Fixation of interim rent
- Section 11 Limitation of liability of middlemen
- Section 12 Limitation for application for fixation of standard rent
- Section 13 Refund of rent, premium, etc., not recoverable under the Act
Chapter III - Control of Eviction of Tenants
- Section 14 Protection of tenant against eviction
- Section 14A Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to certain persons
- Section 14B Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to members of the armed forces, etc
- Section 14C Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to Central Government and Delhi Administration employees
- Section 14D Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to a widow
- Section 15 When a tenant can get the benefit of protection against eviction
- Section 16 Restrictions on sub-letting
- Section 17 Notice of creation and termination of sub-tenancy
- Section 18 Sub-tenant to be tenant in certain cases
- Section 19 Recovery of possession for occupation and re-entry
- Section 20 Recovery of possession for repairs and re-building and re-entry
- Section 21 Recovery of possession in case of tenancies for limited period
- Section 22 Special provision for recovery of possession in certain cases
- Section 23 Permission to construct additional structures
- Section 24 Special provision regarding vacant building sites
- Section 25 Vacant possession to landlord
Chapter IIIA - Summary Trial of Certain Applications
Chapter IV - Deposit of Rent
Chapter V - Hotels and Lodging Houses
Chapter VI - Controllers, Powers, Functions and Appeals
- Section 35 Appointment of Controllers and additional Controllers
- Section 36 Powers of Controller
- Section 37 Procedure to be followed by Controller
- Section 38 Appeal to the Tribunal
- Section 38A Additional Rent Control Tribunals
- Section 38B Power of High Court to transfer appeals, etc
- Section 40 Amendment of orders
- Section 41 Controller to exercise powers of a magistrate for recovery of fine
- Section 42 Controller to exercise powers of civil court for execution of other orders
- Section 43 Finality of order
Chapter VII - Special Obligations of Landlords and Penalties
- Section 44 Landlords duty to keep the premises in good repair
- Section 45 Cutting off or withholding essential supply or service
- Section 46 Landlords duty to give notice of new construction to Government
- Section 47 Leases of vacant premises to Government
- Section 48 Penalties
- Section 49 Cognizance of offences
Chapter VIII - Miscellaneous
- Section 50 Jurisdiction of civil courts barred in respect of certain matters
- Section 51 Controllers to be public servants
- Section 52 Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 54 Saving of operation of certain enactments
- Section 55 Special provision regarding decrees affected by the Delhi Tenants (Temporary Protection) Act, 1956
- Section 56 Power to make rules
- Section 57 Repeal and savings
- First Schedule of Delhi Rent Control Act
- Second Schedule of Delhi Rent Control Act - Basic Rent
- Third Schedule of Delhi Rent Control Act- Form of Summon
Provisions shown as omitted or repealed
Section 39
- Omitted.
Section 53 - Repealed.