Lawgist107leases how made
A lease of immoveable property from year to year, or for any term exceeding one year, or reserving a yearly rent, can be made only by a registered instrument.
1[All other leases of immoveable property may be made either by a registered instrument or by oral agreement accompanied by delivery of possession.
2[Where a lease of immoveable property is made by a registered instrument, such instrument or, where there are more instruments than one, each such instrument shall be executed by both the lessor and the lessee:]
Provided that the State Government may, 3 *** from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that leases of immoveable property, other than leases from year to year, or for any term exceeding one year, or reserving a yearly rent, or any class of such leases, may be made by unregistered instrument or by oral agreement without delivery of possession.]
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1. Subs. by Act 6 of 1904, s. 5, for the Second paragraph.
2. Ins. by Act 20 of 1929, s. 55.
3. The words "with the previous sanction of the Governor General in Council" omitted by the A. O. 1937.
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- 110 Exclusion of day on which term commences
- 111 Determination of lease
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- 113 Waiver of notice to quit
- 114 Relief against forfeiture for non-payment of rent
- 114A Relief against forfeiture in certain other cases
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