G.O.(Ms)No: 14, Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Rules, 2019
The Housing and Urban Development (HB4) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 14 dated 6 January 2020 to amend sub-rule (4) of rule 3 of the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Rules, 2019. The amendment replaces the period of "two hundred and ten days" with "five hundred and seventy five days" and directs publication of the notification in an Extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 6 January 2020.
What the notification changes
The notification appended to Government Order (Ms.) No. 14 dated 6 January 2020 makes one specific textual amendment to the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Rules, 2019.
In sub-rule (4) of rule 3:
- The words "two hundred and ten days" are removed.
- The words "five hundred and seventy five days" are substituted.
The supplied text does not describe the subject or procedure covered by sub-rule (4). It therefore establishes that the period has been extended, but does not provide enough information to explain what must be completed within that period.
Legal basis and publication
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using the power conferred by sub-section (1) of section 45 of the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017, identified in the notification as Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 2017.
The Housing and Urban Development (HB4) Department directed that the notification be published in an Extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 6 January 2020. The order was issued by order of the Governor and signed by Rajesh Lakhoni, Principal Secretary to Government.
The document also records earlier Government Order (Ms.) No. 36 of the Housing and Urban Development (HB4) Department dated 22 February 2019 and Government Order (Ms.) No. 103 of the same department dated 11 July 2019 as documents read before issuing the amendment.
Who may be affected
The Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Rules, 2019 concerns landlords and tenants. Anyone relying on rule 3, sub-rule (4), including a landlord, tenant or professional advising them, should use the substituted period of five hundred and seventy five days instead of two hundred and ten days.
The notification does not state any change to other parts of rule 3 or to any other rule. It also does not specify a fee, rate or separate application process.
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Common questions
What period was changed by Government Order (Ms.) No. 14?
The amendment replaces "two hundred and ten days" with "five hundred and seventy five days" in sub-rule (4) of rule 3.
Does the notification explain what the five hundred and seventy five day period is for?
No. The supplied notification identifies the amended provision and substitutes the period, but does not describe the subject or procedure covered by that provision.
Who issued the amendment and when?
The Housing and Urban Development (HB4) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 14 dated 6 January 2020. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment under the power stated in the notification.
Was the amendment ordered to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette?
Yes. The Housing and Urban Development (HB4) Department directed publication in an Extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 6 January 2020.
