(1) If at any time after the fair-rent of a house Redetcrmina- -lion of has been (etermined under seGtion 5, it ,appears ., the,ControlIer that ~subsequcnt to such deterrninat.ion, in certain some ,addition, improver~ient or ,alterafion, not beim,g cases. .* ~~n!the nature of necessary repairs or ,repairs lusuadly .,: , .
made to houses in that locality, has been 'made 40 ~t-he ,housemat tha landlord's expense,lhe may, -after mak- ,ingsuch enquiries as he thinks f i t , redetermine %he fair-rent of the house:
Provided that the excess rent payawle for the house shall not exceed sevcn and a haelf per cent per annum on the cost of such addition, improvement or alteration and dhall be cl~argeable from the daZe of completion of such addition, improvement or alteration.
(2) Notwi thst~nding the dete.l.mination or rede t~r - mination of the fair-rent as aforesaid if t he Contruller is satisfird ,l hat there is a general rise in the value of houses and 'house-sites in any Municipality or in any area within the jurj rdict ion of any other Local aut!tority and that such Municipality or other Local ~auBority ha s imposed a higher rate .of holding-!ax .on.the annual value of the holding in the local~ty, ,he may redetermine $he fair-rent in such cases as he may.thin.k fit, commensurate with the e~~hancement )in the holding-tax.
10. ( I ) If the landlord fails to effect normal Landlor( tc repairs to the house and there by renders the house cffml r d ~ ~ i l s - unirfhabitable, the tenant may make an application to the controller, who may, after making such enquiry as he deems fit, direct ?he landlord to eft'eci s-&:ch repairs as may be necessary in the opinion of the Controller within a ,reasorla bl e .period to bc fixed "uy him.
(2) In case the landlord fails to compIy with the directions issued under sub-section ( I ) the Controller may authorise the tenant to effect the repairs at his own cost and t o adjust the amount so spent against the rent payable to the Iandlord in such number of instalments as may be k e d by the Controller:
Provided that rhe tenant shall not be entitled to adjust any amount spent in excess ot' the amount which, in the opinion of the Controller, would have been reasonably necessary for effecting the said repairs.
Continuof tenancies
11. ( I ) lf a tenant in possession of any house other held on a tenancy other tban a tenancy from month tewd to month wished to extend the period of tenancy by from mouth ,, mwth. not less than six and not more than twelve months, he may give the landlord, not less than one month before the expiry of the tenancy, a written notice of his intention after depositing with the Controller or paying t o the landlord the arrears of rent, if any, and upon the delivery of such notice and upon such deposit or payment being made the ter~ancy shall, save as hereinalter provided, be deemed to haye been extended for the period specified in the notice.
(2) Wherethe landlord to whom a notice has been given under sub-section ( I ) wishes to object to the extension demanded by the tenant, he may withinfifteendays of the delivery to him of such notice, apply to the ControUer in that behalf, and if t be Controller is satisfied-
(a) that the house is in good faith required by the landlord for the occupation of himself or any member of his family or for the occupation of any person or persons for whose benefit the house is held by him ;
or
(b) that thetenant has done any of the acts provided in clauses (i) to (iv) of subsection (2) of section 7 ;
he shall . pass an order disallowing the extension demanded by the tenant.