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Section 22: Bar to eviction from dwelling house.

The Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 99 of 1958

(1) If in any village a tenant is in occupation of 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 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 the tenant has been evicted under [section 38, 39 or 39A].

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act.
Section22
Marginal noteBar to eviction from dwelling house.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Mah. 2 of 1962. This portion was substituted for the words and figures "section 38 or 39" by Mah. 2 of 1962, s. 3.

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