Assume the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 applies, its standard-rent provisions govern the…
Subject to section 9, section 8(1)(c) gives the court discretion to fix standard rent for premises let rent-free or at a nominal rent. A dispute limited to permitted…
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Assume the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 applies, its standard-rent provisions govern the premises, and section 9 does not bar fixation. Which circumstance expressly permits the court to fix the standard rent under section 8(1)?
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Correct answer C
Subject to section 9, section 8(1)(c) gives the court discretion to fix standard rent for premises let rent-free or at a nominal rent.
A dispute limited to permitted increases is governed by section 8(2). Late payment or transfer of ownership by itself supplies no listed ground for fixing standard rent.
Authority. Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, sections 6, 8(1)–(4) and 9.
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Option A
Late payment alone does not trigger any listed ground for fixation on the stated facts.
Option B
Section 8(2) allows determination of a disputed permitted increase. The facts disclose no dispute about standard rent.
Option C
Section 8(1)(c) expressly covers premises let rent-free or at nominal rent.
Option D
A change of ownership alone is not a listed ground under section 8(1).
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