27. Special provision regarding vacant sites, - Notwithstanding anything
contained in Section 21, where any premises which have been let
comprising of vacant land, upon which it is permissible under the municipal
byelaws, for the time being in force to erect any building, whether for
residence or for any other purpose, and the landlord proposing to erect such
building is unable to obtain possession of the same from the tenant by
agreement with him and the Rent Court, on an application made to it 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 shall not cause undue hardship to the tenant, the Rent
Court 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
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(d) make such other orders as it thinks fit in the
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circumstances of the case.
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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.