Sec 15 Chapter III (Relief Against Forfeiture)The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999

Sec 15 Chapter III (Relief Against Forfeiture)The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999

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15. No ejectment ordinarily to be made if tenant pays or its ready and willing to pay  standard rent and permitted increases.—

(1) A landlord shall not be entitled to the recovery of  possession of any premises so long as the tenant pays, or is ready and willing to pay, the amount of the  standard rent and permitted increases, if any, and observes and performs the other conditions of the  tenancy, in so far as they are consistent with the provisions of this Act. 

(2) No suit for recovery of possession shall be instituted by a landlord against the tenant on the  ground of non-payment of the standard rent or permitted increases due, until the expiration of ninety  days next after notice in writing of the demand of the standard rent or permitted increases has been  served upon the tenant in the manner provided in section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882  (IV of 1882). 

(3) No decree for eviction shall be passed by the court in any suit for recovery of possession on  the ground of arrears of standard rent and permitted increase if, within a period of ninety days from the  date of service of the summons of the suit, the tenant pays or tenders in court the standard rent and  permitted increases then due together with simple interest on the amount of arrears at fifteen per cent.  per annum; and thereafter continues to pay or tenders in court regularly such standard rent and  permitted increases till the suit is finally decided and also pays cost of the suit as directed by the court.

(4) Pending the disposal of any suit, the court may, out of any amount paid or tendered by the  tenant, pay to the landlord such amount towards the payment of rent or permitted increases due to him  as the court thinks fit.  

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