Chapter II TENANCY

4.

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, any agreement for letting of any premises entered into between the landlord and the tenant, after the commencement of this Act, shall be in writing and shall be informed to the Rent Controlling Authority by the landlord and tenant jointly, in the form specified in Schedule I : Provided that, notwithstanding anything in the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (No.4 of 1

5. From the commencement of this Act, all premises which have been requisitioned or allotted by the Government under Section 39 and 40 of the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961 (No. 41 of 1961) (repealed enactment) will stand derequisitioned and the same shall be treated to be tenancy created for a limited period of two years under Section 7.

6.

1. (1) After the commencement of this Act, no tenant shall, without the pervious consent in writing of the landlord,
   • (a) sublet whole or any part of the premises held by him as a tenant;
   • (b) transfer or assign his rights in the tenancy or any part thereof.
2. (2) Where the premises are lawfully sublet as in sub-section (1), the tenant, or the sub-tenant to whom the premises are sublet shall inform the landlord about the creation of sub-tenancy within one month of the date of such subletting and also inform the termination of such sub-tenancy within one month of such termination, and

7.

1. (1) Where a landlord does not require the whole or any part of any premises for a particular period, he may let such or part of such premises for a specified period for residential or non-residential purposes and inform the Rent Controlling Authority in the manner provided in Section 4, and such tenancy shall automatically cease on the expiry of the limited period and the possession of the rented premises shall be reverted back to the landlord immediately. (2)

8.

1. (1) The tenancy shall cease immediately after the death of the tenant save as provided in sub section (2).
2. (2) In the event of the death of a tenant, the right of tenancy of residential and non-residential premises shall devolve for the remaining period of tenancy to his successors in the following order :,
   • (a) Spouse,
   • (b) Sons/unmarried daughters,
   • (c) Parents,
   • (d) Daughter-in-law being the widow of a predeceased son : Provided that the successor had been ordinarily living or working in the premises with the deceased tenant upto his death.