Property & rent
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Property & rent law covers ownership, transfer, possession and tenancy of land and buildings.
What is Property & rent law in Pakistan?
Transfer of property is governed by the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, while land records and tenancy are mostly provincial. Rent law is provincial or, for Islamabad, federal: Punjab has the Rented Premises Act, 2009 (Rent Tribunal), Sindh the Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979 and Islamabad the Rent Restriction Ordinance, 2001 (Rent Controller). Check the rent statute for your area.
Which are the main laws?
- Transfer of Property Act (1882)
- Punjab Rented Premises Act (2009)
- Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance (1979)
- Islamabad Rent Restriction Ordinance (2001)
- Illegal Dispossession Act (2005)
Which courts hear these cases?
- Civil Courts (Punjab)
- Civil Courts (Sindh)
- Civil Courts (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
- Civil Courts (Balochistan)
- Civil Courts (Islamabad)
- District & Sessions Courts (Punjab)
- District & Sessions Courts (Sindh)
- District & Sessions Courts (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
- District & Sessions Courts (Balochistan)
- District & Sessions Courts (Islamabad)
- Lahore High Court
- High Court of Sindh
- Peshawar High Court
- High Court of Balochistan
- Islamabad High Court
Which terms will I meet?
Common questions
- Which rent law applies to my tenancy?
- It depends on where the property is. Rent law is provincial, and Islamabad has its own federal law: in Punjab the Rented Premises Act, 2009, in Sindh the Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979, and in Islamabad the Rent Restriction Ordinance, 2001. For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, check the provincial law portal for the law that applies.
- Where do I challenge illegal possession of my land?
- Under the Illegal Dispossession Act, 2005 a complaint is made to the Court of Session, which must decide the case within sixty days. A civil suit for possession is the alternative.