State Act
446
Section 446. In default of owner the occupier of any premises may execute required work and recover expenses from the owner.
The Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act
Act no. LIX of 19491949In forceMaharashtra (State Act)
446. In default of owner the occupier of any premises may execute required work and recover expenses from the owner.— Whenever the owner of any building or land fails to execute any work which he is required to execute under this Act or under any rule, regulation or by-law the occupier, if any, of such building or land may, with the approval of Commissioner, execute the said work, and he shall be entitled to recover the reasonable expenses incurred by him in so doing from the owner and may without prejudice to any other right of recovery deduct the amount thereof from rent which from the time to time becomes due by him to the owner.