The Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 with Rules, 1959

Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 with Rules, 1959, Delhi Rent Act, 1995, Slum Areas (Improvement & Clearance) Act, 1956 with Rules, 1957

This 2024 edition of The Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (Act 59 of 1958) reproduces the statute verbatim and binds in every allied instrument Delhi practitioners still rely on:

Delhi Rent Control Rules, 1959 – procedural forms, service of notice and deposit-of-rent mechanics

Delhi Rent Act, 1995 – enacted but yet to be brought into force; full text provided for comparative insight

Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956 & Rules, 1957 – mandatory Slum Authority clearance for eviction and demolition in notified pockets

Brief, practice-oriented short comments sit beneath pivotal sections—flagging recent Delhi High Court interpretations on bona-fide requirement, sub-letting, and standard-rent fixation, while preserving full Bare-Act integrity for examinations and authoritative citation.

Core statutory coverage

• Standard rent & permitted increases—Section 9 applications, essential-services surcharge, and repair cost recovery

• Eviction protections—twelve statutory grounds, comparative hardship test, and one-time contract breach cure for late rent

• Bonafide personal requirement—five-year lock-in, single-property exception and senior-citizen urgency rulings

• Essential services & habitability—landlord duty to maintain water, sanitation and electricity; Rent Controller restoration orders

• Security & rent deposits—lawful interest rate, refund timeline and double-deposit sanction for non-return

• Slum-area consent—pre-eviction clearance, hardship waiver and appeal path under the 1956 Act

• Appeals & revisions—Rent Control Tribunal, High-Court supervisory jurisdiction and condonation of delay mechanics

• Penalties & compounding—overcharge recovery, unauthorised sub-letting fines and imprisonment triggers for harassment

This edition is particularly suited for

• Landlord-tenant advocates & mediators handling eviction, standard-rent or essential-service complaints

• Property managers, RWAs & real-estate consultants ensuring compliant tenancy agreements and rent-receipt protocols

• Rent Controllers, tribunal members & court clerks referencing authoritative text during summary trials and appeals

• Urban planners & NGOs working on slum-redevelopment and tenant-relocation projects

• AIBE candidates and law students studying housing, municipal and urban-development law modules

Exact Gazette text · pinpoint explanatory notes · zero superfluous commentary—your quickest route to clarity, authenticity and practical insight on Delhi’s rent-control landscape.