(1) A landlord shall also be entitled to make an increase in the rent of premises referred to in column 1 which were let on or before the first day of September, 1940, by an addition to the rent at the rates specified against them in cloumn 2 below :- 1 2
(1) Residential premises the rent of Not exceeding 5 per cent of which does not exceed Rs. 20 the standard rent.
per month.
(2) Residential premises the rent of Not exceeding 7 1/2 per cent.
which exceeds Rs. 20 per mouth of the standard rent.
but does not exceed Rs. 80 per month.
(3) Residential premises the rent of Not exceeding 10 per cent. of which exceed Rs. 80 per month. the standard rent.
(4) Non-residential premises other than those specified in items (5) and (6) below :-
(a) the rent of which does not Not exceeding 7 1/2 per cent.
exceed Rs. 50 per month. of the standard rent.
(b) the rent of which exceeds Not exceeding 12 1/2 per cent.
Rs. 50 per month. of the standard rent.
Increase in rent Excepted.
Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 14 of 45 63[(5) Premises interest in which is Not exceeding 25 percent.
transferred under the proviso to of the standared rant.
64[sub-section (1) of] section 15 on or after the date of the coming into force of theBombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging HouseRates Control (Second Amendment) Act, 1953,as incidental to the sale of a business togetherwith the stock-in-trade and goodwill thereof. ]
(6) Premises used for the purposes Not exceeding 50 per cent. of of a cinema. the standard rent.
(2) Any increase under sub-section (1) shall not be deemed to be an increase for the purposes of section 7.
(3) Nothing contained in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall apply to premises to which this Part has been applied in the areas of the merged territories of the former State of Baroda to which this Part has been extended.
Explanation.-For the purposes of sub-section (1), the expression "premises" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in sub-clause (b) of clause (8) of section 5.]