Ejectment
بے دخلی
Property and rent
Ejectment (called eviction in the Punjab Rented Premises Act 2009) is an application by a landlord to the Rent Tribunal to have a tenant removed from rented premises on one of the grounds in section 15.
What does Ejectment mean in plain words?
In Punjab, the grounds in section 15 are: the tenancy period has expired; rent not paid within thirty days after the due period; breach of a term of the tenancy agreement; breach of the tenant's obligations under section 13; use of the premises for a different purpose; or subletting without the landlord's prior written consent. The application goes to the Rent Tribunal, a Special Judge (Rent), with the landlord's affidavit and those of up to two witnesses. The Tribunal should pass a final order within four months, and an appeal lies to the District Judge within thirty days. Other provinces have their own rent laws.
When will I hear Ejectment?
The landlord applied to the Rent Tribunal for eviction because the tenant had not paid rent for thirty days after it was due.
Which law covers Ejectment?
Sections 15, 16, 19, 27 and 28, Punjab Rented Premises Act 2009