What are the things not to be done while evicting a tenant?

Aghil
Answered on December 31,2019

You should strictly refrain yourself from taking wrongful eviction steps like cutting off the elementary utilities like water or electricity or change the lock mechanism of the rented house or throw away personal things of the tenant or impose an unlawful penalty (until it is mentioned in the rent agreement). All these actions fall under the criminal offense category.
Along with this, the Supreme Court of India has stated that no landlord can evict a tenant for at least a time span of up to 5 years provided that the rent is paid regularly until the landlord actually requires the property for self-use.
You should never evict the tenant without sending a prior eviction notice.
The grounds on which you are evicting the tenant should be in consonance with and should be admissible under the corresponding State's rental laws.

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