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    Question

    According to the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, how much

    notice period is required to be given by a tenant if a landlord does not perform his duty to make repairs?
    A 15 days Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 1 month Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 months Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 6 months Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    S.14. Landlords' duty to keep premises in good repair. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force and in the absence of an agreement to the contrary by the tenant, every landlord shall be bound to keep the premises in good and tenantable repair. (2) If the landlord neglects to make any repairs, which he is bound to make under subsection (1), within a reasonable time after a notice of fifteen days is served upon him by post or in any other manner by a tenant or jointly by tenants interested in such repairs, such tenant or tenants may themselves make the same and deduct the expenses of such repairs from the rent or otherwise recover them from the landlord:

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