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Section 16: Bar to eviction from dwelling houses.

The Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 67 of 1948

(1) If in any village, a tenant is in occupation of a dwelling house built at the expense of such tenant; or his predecessor-in-title on a site belonging to his landlord, such tenant shall not be evicted from such dwelling house (with the materials and the site thereof and the land immediately appurtenant thereto and necessary for its enjoyment) unless-

(a) the landlord proves that the dwelling house was not built at the expense of such tenant or his predecessor-in-title; and

(b) such tenant makes [any three defaults] in the payment of rent, if any, which he has been paying for the use and occupation of such site.

(2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply to a dwelling house which is situated on any land used for the purposes of agriculture from which he has been evicted under [section 31].

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act.
Section16
Marginal noteBar to eviction from dwelling houses.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

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