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The following Ordinance which was promulgated by the Governor on

the 30th October 2019 is hereby published for general information:—

Tamil NADU ORDINANCE No. 5 OF 2019.

An Ordinance further to amend the Tamil Nadu Regulation of

Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017.

WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly of the State is not in session and

the Governor of Tamil Nadu is satisfied that circumstances exist which

render it necessary for him to take immediate action for the purposes

hereinafter appearing;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause

(1) of Article 213 of the Constitution, the Governor hereby promulgates

the following Ordinance:—

1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Tamil Nadu Regulation

of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants (Second

Amendment) Ordinance, 2019.

Short title and

commencement.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 20th day

of September 2019.

Tamil Nadu Act

42 of 2017.

2. In section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and

Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017, in sub-section

(2), for the expression “two hundred and ten days”, the expression

“five hundred and seventy five days” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 4.

30th October 2019.

BANWARILAL PUROHIT,

Governor of Tamil Nadu.

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chennai, Thursday, October 31, 2019

Aippasi 14, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2050

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

The Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017

(Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 2017) was brought into force on the 22nd February 2019 by repealing the

Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 (Tamil Nadu Act 18 of 1960). As per sub-section (2)

of section 4 of the said Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 2017, the landlord and tenant shall enter into an agreement in

writing with regard to that tenancy within a period of ninety days from the date of commencement of the said

Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 2017. Based on the representations received from landlords and tenants, the time

limit for entering into a tenancy agreement was extended for a period of two hundred and ten days from

the date of commencement of the said Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 2017. Now further representations have been

received from the landlords and tenants to extend the said period of two hundred and ten days for entering

into tenancy agreements.

2. The Government, on consideration of the representations have decided to amend section 4 of the

said Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 2017, so as to extend the time limit to enter into tenancy agreements for a

further period of three hundred and sixty five days.

3. The Ordinance seeks to give effect to the above decision.

(By order of the Governor)

C. GOPI RAVIKUMAR,

Secretary to Government (FAC),

Law Department.

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