(1) Every landlord desirous of obtaining clearance from the Local Authority for letting out his house or rental unit as required under Section 7 of the Act shall submit an application for the purpose in prescribed Form B specified in Section 9(2) of the Act and the Local Authority shall give acknowledgement of receipt of application to the landlord forthwith.
The landlord, along with Form B, shall also enclose all the documents furnished to him by the existing or intending tenant under Rule 3.
(2) The Local Authority shall decide the application within a period of 15 (fifteen) days failing which clearance shall be deemed to have been granted by the Local Authority.
(3) Decision of the Local authority shall be communicated to the landlord in prescribed Form III A or in Form III B appended to these Rules as the case may be.
(4) The landlord shall give a copy of the decision of the Local Authority to the tenant or person intending to be tenant.
(5) A fee not exceeding Rupees fifty may be charged by the Local authority for processing the application of the landlord:
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Provided that the rate of fees under this sub-rule may be revised by the Government from time to time by notification.