24. Refund of advance rent by the landlord, -(1) the period of first six
In
months and thereafter it shall be thrice the monthly under sub-section (2) of
Section 21, and he had received any rent or any other payment in advance
from the tenant, he shall before recovery of possession, refund to the tenant
such an amount after deducting the rent and other charges due to him.
(2) If any default is made in making any refund, the landlord shall be
liable to pay interest at the rate of 18% per annum on the amount liable to
pay interest at the rate of 18% per annum on the amount which he has
omitted or failed to refund.Source footnotes
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Act not to apply to certain premises.Section 4 · Tenancy agreement.Section 5 · Period of Tenancy.Section 6 · Inheritability of Tenancy.Section 7 · Restricting on subletting.Section 8 · Rent Payable.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 10 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-07-17. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.