In the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, residential and commercial tenancies, including the rent…

The Jammu and Kashmir Residential and Commercial Tenancy Act, 2012 regulates residential and commercial tenancy matters, including rent, the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, termination of tenancies and adjudication by Rent Controllers and an Appellate Rent Tribunal. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 lists it among the State Acts that remain in force (Fifth Schedule, Table 4), and the 2020 adaptation orders replaced references to the Jammu and Kashmir Houses and Shops Rent Control Act, 1966 in other laws with references to the 2012 Act. The 1966 Act, under which section 8 provided for fixation of fair rent by the Controller, has thus been replaced. The Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, Samvat 1980 dealt with agricultural tenancies and has been repealed (section 140 of the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, inserted in 2020), and the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 has not been extended to the Union territory.