U-4 Lease
U-4 Lease
LEASE SECTION 105: Is a transfer of a right to enjoy such property, made for a certain time,
express or implied, in perpetuity for
• Consideration of a price paid or promised or for money, a share of crops, service or any
other thing of value
• Rendered periodically or on specific occasions to the transferor by the transferee
• Who accepts the transfer on such terms.
ESSENTIALS
• Parties- lessor and lessee
• Property- immovable
• Period – any period or perpetual
• Premium – consideration
• Partial transfer – demise or transfer of only right to enjoy
RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF LESSOR: ONYL RIGHT OF LESSOR FROM
CLAUSE C OF SECTION 108 IS TO RECEIVE RENTS
LIABILITIES
• DUTY TO DISCLOSE: H.V LAW& CO V JYOTI PRASAD: held that it was duty of
vendor to disclose to the vendee any defect in title
• DUTY TO GIVE POSSESSION – a lease by person not in possession is not ipso facto
void. Duty arises only when lessee makes a request
• Covenant for quiet enjoyment – if lessee pays rent and performs contract, he may hold
property during time limited by lease without interruption.
RIGHTS OF LESSE
• RIGHT TO ACCRETION – Accession made to the property during lease is deemed to
be comprised in the lease, lessee has right to sue and enjoy increased area
• RIGHT TO AVOID LEASE UPON DESTRUCTION – But destruction should not be
due to his wrongful act or neglect. VANNATTANKANDY IBRAYI V
KUNHABDULLLA HAJJEE
• RIGHT TO DEDUCT COST OF REPAIRS – From repair’s expenses with interest
from rent or from lessor
• RIGHT TO DEDUCT OUTGOING - According to section 108(g) of the TP Act, the
lessor may pay and deduct the amount from the rent if the lessee makes a payment that
the lessor is required to make and that, if not done, is recoverable from the lessee or from
the land.
• RIGHT TO REMOVE FIXTURES – fixtures made by him during continuance of
lease. BISHAN DAS V STATE OF PUNJAB: a person who puts constructions on land
belonging to others with their permission would not tresspass nor would the buildings
vest in the owner of the land.
• RIGHT TO REMOVE CROPS: free ingress and egress, entitled to any crops or trees
grown by him, right to remove crops after termination of lease
• RIGHT TO TRANSFER HIS INTEREST – 108(J) may transfer by mortgage, sublease
any part of his interest in the property