State Act

The Gujarat Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947

62[10C. (1) A landlord shall also be entitled to make an increase in the rent of premises referred to in column 1 which were let on or before the first day of September, 1940, by an addition to the rent at the rates specified against them in cloumn 2 below :- 1 2 (1) Residential premises the rent of which does not exceed Rs. 20 per month. Not exceeding 5 per cent of the standard rent. (2) Residential premises the rent of which exceeds Rs. 20 per mouth but does not exceed Rs. 80 per month. Not exceeding 7 1/2 per cent. of the standard rent. (3) Residential premises the rent of which exceed Rs. 80 per month. Not exceeding 10 per cent. of the standard rent. (4) Non-residential premises other than those specified in items (5) and (6) below :- (a) the rent of which does not exceed Rs. 50 per month. Not exceeding 7 1/2 per cent. of the standard rent. (b) the rent of which exceeds Rs. 50 per month. Not exceeding 12 1/2 per cent. of the standard rent. 63[(5) Premises interest in which is transferred under the proviso to 64[sub-section (1) of] section 15 on or after the date of the coming into force of theBombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging HouseRates Control (Second Amendment) Act, 1953,as incidental to the sale of a business togetherwith the stock-in-trade and goodwill thereof. ] Not exceeding 25 percent. of the standared rant. (6) Premises used for the purposes of a cinema. Not exceeding 50 per cent. of the standard rent. (2) Any increase under sub-section (1) shall not be deemed to be an increase for the purposes of section 7. (3) Nothing contained in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall apply to premises to which this Part has been applied in the areas of the merged territories of the former State of Baroda to which this Part has been extended. Explanation.-For the purposes of sub-section (1), the expression "premises" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in sub-clause (b) of clause (8) of section 5.]