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| (1) Where the tenant of any residential premises refuses to permit the landlord thereof to construct any building for residential purposes on the land within the boundaries of the premises, or to make such extensions to the existing buildings as are capable of being used for residential purposes, or refuses to permit any purchaser of such land to construct any other building for residential purposes on such land, the landlord or the purchaser, as the case may be, may make application to the board for an order directing the tenant to permit the landlord or the purchaser, as the case may be, to so construct or make extensions; and the board may make order accordingly if the board is satisfied, having regard to the minimum requirements relating to land appurtenant to buildings imposed by by-laws or regulations of the appropriate local authority, land not taking into account any structure unlawfully constructed or which is not an essential part of the premises, that there is sufficient space in such land for such construction or extensions and that the building or buildings or extensions proposed to be constructed or made will not unduly interfere with the amenities and facilities enjoyed by the tenant, or where such amenities or facilities may be interfered with, that the landlord or the purchaser, as the case may be, will provide to the tenant fresh adequate amenities and facilities; and the board may in such or subsequent order determine the number of residential units that shall be constructed on such land and the period within which such number of residential units shall be constructed and the amount of the rent to be paid by the tenant thereafter for his occupation of the existing premises. |
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| (2) Where the number of residential units determined by the board under sub-section (1) is not constructed, without reasonable cause, within the period determined thereunder or such extended period as may be allowed by the board on application made by the landlord or by the purchaser, the landlord or the purchaser, as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act. |
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