5. (1) Every tenancy entered into after the commencement of this Act shall be valid for a period as agreed upon between the landlord and the tenant, and as specified in the tenancy agreement.
(2) The tenant may request the landlord for renewal or extension of the tenancy, within the period agreed to in the tenancy agreement, and if agreeable to the landlord, may enter into a new tenancy agreement with the landlord on mutually agreed terms and conditions.
(3)Where a tenancy for a fixed term ends and has not been renewed or the tenant fails to vacate the premises at the end of such tenancy, then such tenant shall be liable to pay an enhanced rent to the landlord as provided in section 23:
Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in this section, if the term of tenancy expires at a time when the locality where the premises let out on rent is situated, is affected by any disastrous event of force majeure, then, subject to requisition by the tenant, the landlord shall allow the tenant to continue in possession of the said premises till a period of one month from the date of cessation of such disastrous event, on the same terms and conditions of the tenancy agreement already entered into.
(2) The tenant may request the landlord for renewal or extension of the tenancy, within the period agreed to in the tenancy agreement, and if agreeable to the landlord, may enter into a new tenancy agreement with the landlord on mutually agreed terms and conditions.
(3)Where a tenancy for a fixed term ends and has not been renewed or the tenant fails to vacate the premises at the end of such tenancy, then such tenant shall be liable to pay an enhanced rent to the landlord as provided in section 23:
Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in this section, if the term of tenancy expires at a time when the locality where the premises let out on rent is situated, is affected by any disastrous event of force majeure, then, subject to requisition by the tenant, the landlord shall allow the tenant to continue in possession of the said premises till a period of one month from the date of cessation of such disastrous event, on the same terms and conditions of the tenancy agreement already entered into.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent, application and commencementSection 2 · DefinitionsSection 3 · Act not to apply to certain premisesSection 4 · Tenancy agreementSection 6 · Rights and obligations of successor in case of deathSection 7 · Restriction on sub-lettingSection 8 · Rent payableSection 9 · Revision of rentIndia Code, Government of India. Text fetched 10 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.