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Rent Act (No. 7 of 1972) - Sect 37

Rent Register

37.
(1) The board shall prepare, keep and maintain up to date a Rent Register in respect of each of the premises situated within its area of jurisdiction, and for that purpose the board may require the landlord or tenant of any premises to furnish to the board such information and particulars as it may deem necessary.
(2) The landlord of any premises let prior to the date of commencement of this Act shall within three months of such date send by registered post to the board and also to the tenant of such premises a statement in writing containing the following particulars: -
(a) the name of the tenant;
(b) the name and address of the landlord;
(c) the assessment number and address of the premises, with the boundaries and the extent;
(d) the square area of the building;
(e) the amenities provided to the premises, prior to and after the commencement of the tenancy:
(f) the standard rent of the premises;
(g) the authorized rent of the premises;
(h) the receivable rent of the premises;
(i) the proportionate rent of any part of the premises;
(j) the date of commencement of tenancy;
(k) the date on which rent becomes due under the tenancy;
(l) the name and address of the person to whom rent is payable; and
(m) any other particulars pertaining to the tenancy of the said premises.
(3) Where any premises or part thereof are let on or after the date of commencement of this Act, the particulars required to be furnished under sub-section (2) and particulars relating to any agreement entered into under section 29, shall be furnished by the landlord within six weeks of the date on which such premises are let.
(4) The particulars furnished by the landlord under sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) and by the tenant under sub-section (1) shall be entered in the Rent Register.
(5) In the event of a dispute between the landlord and the tenant regarding any of the afore-mentioned particulars the board shall make a decision after due inquiry. Such decision shall be final and conclusive.
(6) Any tenant or subtenant of any premises shall have the right to apply to the board to have his name entered in the Rent Register as a tenant or subtenant, as the case may be, of such premises. The board after notice to the landlord or to the landlord and the tenant, as the case may be, and after due inquiry, shall if satisfied, enter such person's name in the Rent Register as a tenant or subtenant of such premises. The decision of the board shall be final and conclusive.
(7) Where a change occurs in any of the particulars afore-mentioned, such change shall be notified to the board, by the person who has furnished such particulars, within six weeks of the occurrence of such change.


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