Section 24
Special provision regarding vacant building sites.
The Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958
About this Act
An Act to provide for the control of rents and evictions and of rates of hotels and lodging houses, and for the lease of vacant premises to Government, in certain areas in the Union territory of Delhi.
Notwithstanding anything contained in
section 14, where any premises which have been let comprise vacant land upon which it is permissible
under the building regulations or municipal bye-laws, for the time being in force, to erect any building,
whether for use as a residence or for any other purpose and the landlord proposing to erect such building is
unable to obtain possession of the land from the tenant by agreement with him and the Controller, on an
application made to him in this behalf by the landlord, is satisfied that the landlord is ready and willing to
commence the work and that the severance of the vacant land from the rest of the premises will not cause
undue hardship to the tenant, the Controller may--
(a) direct such severance;
(b) place the landlord in possession of the vacant land;
(c) determine the rent payable by the tenant in respect of the rest of the premises; and
(d) make such other order as he thinks fit in the circumstances of the case.
(a) direct such severance;
(b) place the landlord in possession of the vacant land;
(c) determine the rent payable by the tenant in respect of the rest of the premises; and
(d) make such other order as he thinks fit in the circumstances of the case.