Date of Coming into Force of the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 (Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 2017)
The Housing and Urban Development Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 35, Housing and Urban Development (HB4), dated 22nd February 2019, appointed 22nd February 2019 as the date on which the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 came into force. The Governor of Tamil Nadu issued the notification under the power conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Act.
What the notification does
The Housing and Urban Development Department notification fixes the commencement date of the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017, identified as Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 2017.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 22nd February 2019 as the date on which the Act came into force. The notification was issued as G.O. Ms. No. 35, Housing and Urban Development (HB4), dated 22nd February 2019.
Who it affects
The Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 concerns landlords and tenants. The notification is relevant to people and professionals who need to establish the date from which that Act was legally in force.
This includes:
- Landlords whose rights or responsibilities may be governed by the Act.
- Tenants whose rights or responsibilities may be governed by the Act.
- Property buyers, owners and professionals checking when the statutory framework began operating.
- Anyone reviewing a tenancy matter where the commencement date of the Act is relevant.
Key provisions
G.O. Ms. No. 35, Housing and Urban Development (HB4), dated 22nd February 2019, provides that:
- The legislation concerned is the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017.
- The Act is identified as Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 2017.
- The Act came into force on 22nd February 2019.
- The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed the commencement date.
- The power used is contained in sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Act.
- The notification is numbered No. II(2)/HOU/165(g)/2019.
Practical significance
The Housing and Urban Development Department notification establishes only the date on which the Act came into force. It does not reproduce or explain the detailed rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants under the Act.
For a tenancy or property review, the confirmed point from the notification is that 22nd February 2019 is the commencement date of Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 2017. The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 22nd February 2019.
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Common questions
When did the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 come into force?
The Act came into force on 22nd February 2019.
Which department issued the commencement notification?
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 35, Housing and Urban Development (HB4), dated 22nd February 2019.
Does the notification explain the rights of landlords and tenants?
No. The notification appoints the date on which the Act came into force and does not set out its detailed rights and responsibilities.
Who appointed the date for the Act to come into force?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 22nd February 2019 as the commencement date.
