The Union Cabinet has approved the draft Model Tenancy Act in
2021 which was drafted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
in 2020. According to the Census of 2011, a total of approximately
1 crore houses is unrented and vacant in urban areas1.
The concerns for the same being various conflicts in the
landlord-tenant relationships, fear of repossession, non payments,
late payments, damage to the premises, delayed court procedures,
old local rental laws of each States which were not amended for
many decades etc. After two years of announcement and one year of
preparing of the draft, the Union Cabinet aims to enhance and
improve the status of rent laws with Model Tenancy Act, 2021.
Unlocking those houses for rent and creating a transparent and more
balanced relationship as well as minimizing the cause of conflicts
between the landlords and tenants for future is the objective of
the Model Tenancy Act.
