(1) Every tenancy entered into after the commencement of this Regulation shall be valid for a period as agreed upon between the landlord and the tenant and as specified in the tenancy agreement.
(2) The tenant may request the landlord for renewal or extension of the tenancy, within the period agreed to in the tenancy agreement, and if agreeable to the landlord, may enter into a new tenancy agreement with the landlord on mutually agreed terms and conditions.
(3) Where a tenancy for a fixed term ends and has not been renewed or the tenant fails to vacate the premises at the end of such tenancy, then such tenant shall be liable to pay an enhanced rent to the landlord as provided in section 23.
Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in this section, if the term of tenancy expires at a time when the locality where the premises let out on rent is situated is affected by any disastrous event of force majeure, then, subject to requisition by the tenant, the landlord shall allow the tenant to continue in possession of the said premises till a period of one month from the date of cessation of such disastrous event on the same terms and conditions of the tenancy agreement already entered into.
Explanation.–– For the purposes of this section, “force majeure” means a situation of war, flood, drought, fire, cyclone, earthquake or any other calamity caused by nature affecting the habitation of the tenant in the premises let out on rent.
Period of tenancy.
6. The terms of agreement executed between landlord and tenant, Rights and shall be binding upon their successors in the event of the death of the landlord or tenant, as the case may be, and in such case, the successors of the deceased landlord or tenant shall have the same rights and obligations as agreed to in the tenancy agreement for the remaining period of such tenancy.
obligations of successor in case of death