A licensee must hand over the home when the licence period ends (section 24(1)). If you do not, the owner applies to the Competent Authority, which orders eviction once it is satisfied the period has ended. Any notice period or lock-in comes from the agreement you signed.
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What the record says
- For a tenant, no suit to recover possession for unpaid rent can start until 90 days after a written demand (section 15(2)).
- Section 16 lists the grounds on which a landlord can recover possession from a tenant.
- Read the notice and lock-in clauses in your agreement before you sign.
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The basis
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Maharashtra law, sections 15, 16 and 24 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. Coverage: Greater Mumbai is covered. Schedule I, Part I, entry 1 is the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (section 2(1) and 2(2) apply the Act to the areas listed). Section 33(1)(a) also names the Court of Small Causes, Mumbai.
MAHARASHTRA RENT CONTROL ACT, 1999 (FULL TEXT, MAHARASHTRA.GOV.IN) · CHECKED 14 OCT 2026
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Sources
Where it comes from. Level 1 is a government page; level 2 established press; level 3 a portal. Our own read of public listings is named as ours.
- Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 (full text, maharashtra.gov.in), https://maharashtra.gov.in/Upload/PDF/THE_MAHARASHTRA_RENT_CONTROL_ACT.pdf, level 1, read 14 October 2026
- Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, with Schedules I to III (Law and Judiciary Department copy, as modified up to 8 Feb 2016, listed on housing.maharashtra.gov.in), https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s30bf727e907c5fc9d5356f11e4c45d613/uploads/2025/09/202509111900892266.pdf, level 1, read 14 October 2026
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