House Rent Control Act

Rent control: A law that exists only on paper

Landlords often ignore the law, tenants do not know their rights, and enforcement is almost nonexistent

House Rent Control: HC verdict ineffective

The landmark High Court verdict delivered in 2015 to prevent owners from arbitrarily raising house rents and collecting excess rents from tenants has become ineffective as its full text could not be released due to death of the judge presiding the relevant bench.

September 9, 2025
September 9, 2025

Rent control: A law that exists only on paper

Landlords often ignore the law, tenants do not know their rights, and enforcement is almost nonexistent

May 19, 2019
May 19, 2019

House Rent Control: HC verdict ineffective

The landmark High Court verdict delivered in 2015 to prevent owners from arbitrarily raising house rents and collecting excess rents from tenants has become ineffective as its full text could not be released due to death of the judge presiding the relevant bench.