Handbook for Building Owners in Kerala I: How to get fair rent for building already letout (English Edition)

Building owner in Kerala, India finds it very difficult to deal with tenants. The tenant seldom increase the rent at par with the inflation and resultant reduction in the money value. The only option is to file a petition for fixation of fair rent in a Rent Control Court. The court will fix a fair rent from the date of petition, hence delay in court will not affect the building owner as in the case of petition for eviction, in a petition for eviction the the building owner gets any relief only on getting the ultimate order and get the tenant evicted by an execution process. This book covers the criteria to be proved for enabling the court to fix fair rent of a building. Model petition also is provided. This handbook is to enlighten the building owner about their right of getting a fair return for their investment. Various cases decided by the High Court of Kerala and Supreme Court of India are elaborately discussed in a language common man understands. Further citation for every case law also is provided for easy location of cases in the Legal reports or in the web.