Replacement and white washing

Replacement and white washing:

1. (1) The landlord shall be responsible for keeping the premises in good tenantable repair and shall be responsible for such interior and exterior maintenance and repair as may be agreed upon in the tenancy agreement.
2. (2) If the landlord fails to carry out the repairs mentioned in sub-section (1), the tenant shall be entitled to carry out the necessary repairs and deduct the cost of such repairs from the rent payable to the landlord. Provided that the total amount of such deduction shall not exceed twenty-five per cent of the monthly rent payable by the tenant: Provided further that the tenant shall not make any repair for which the cost of repair is more than the amount of rent payable for one month without the prior approval of the Rent Authority.
3. (3) The landlord shall be responsible for the annual white washing of walls and painting of doors and windows and in case the landlord fails to undertake the painting or white washing, the tenant shall be entitled to get the same done and deduct the cost thereof from the rent payable.