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Section 5: P rotection from ev iction

The Assam Non-Agricultural Urban Areas Tenancy Act, 1955State Act of Assam · Act 12 of 1955

(1) Notwithstanding anything in any con­ tract or in any law for the time being in force—(a) where under the terms of a contract entered into between a landlord and his tenant whether before or after the commencement of this Act, a tenant is entitled to build, and has in pursuance of such terms actually built within the period of five years from the date of such con­ tract, a permanent structure on the land of the tenancy for residential or business purposes, or where a tenant not being so entitled to build, has actually built any such structure on the land of the tenancy for any of the purposes aforesaid with the knowledge and acquiescence of the landlord, the tenant shall not be ejected by the landlord from the tenancy except on the ground of non-payment of rent ; (A) where a tenant has' effected improvements on the land of the tenancy under the terms whereof he is not entitled to effect such improvements, the tenant shall not be ejected by the landlord from the land of the tenancy unless compensation for reaso­ nable improvements has been paid to the tenant.

(2) No tenant shall be ejected by his landlord from the land of the tenancy except in execution of a decree for ejectment passed by a competent civil court.

’ (3) No decree for ejectment passed on the ground of non-payment of rent shall be executed within a period of thirty days from the date of the decree and if the tenant pays into the Court whose duty it is to execute the decree the entire amount payable under the decree within the aforesaid period, the Court shall record the decree as satisfied

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ActThe Assam Non-Agricultural Urban Areas Tenancy Act, 1955
Section5
Marginal noteP rotection from ev iction
JurisdictionState of Assam
StatusIn force as published by the source

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