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LEASE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY

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

LIABILITIES OF LESSEE SECTION 108 K-Q


• DUTY TO DISCLOSE – bound to dislose facts of lessor’s title which increases value of
the lease
• DUTY TO PAY RENT – lessee bound to pay agreed rent, once in possession of the
property
• DUTY TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY – maintain in as good a condition as he
found it and restore it in a condition it was given to him
• DUTY TO INFORM ABOUT ENROACHMENT
• DUTY TO USE PROPERTY REASONABLY (not to commit waste) - commit any act
which is destructive or permanently injurious.
• DUTY NOT TO ERECT PERMANENT STRUCTURE – Except for agricultural
purposes.
• DUTY TO RESTORE POSSESSION – Cannot refuse delivery of possession, in case
of joint lessees if one fails to give possession, all will be liable for damages

TERMINATION OF LEASE SECTION 111


• BY EFFLUX OF TIME
• BY HAPPENING OF SPECIFIED EVENT
• TERMINATION OF LESSOR’S INTEREST
• BY MERGER: greater estate coincides with a lesser estate
• BY SURRENDER; smaller interest unites with larger interest
• BY FORFEITURE: when lessee breaks express condition, lessee renounces his title
or claims the title himself, lessee is adjudicated as insolvent
• ON EXPIRATION OF NOTICE TO QUIT: formal statement issued by lessor to
end lease on grounds under 106 or 111
• IMPLIEDLY WAIVER OF NOTICE TO QUIT: when lessor issues notice to quit ,
on expiry issues another notice, the first notice is impliedly waived
• EXPRESS WAIVER: Acceptance of rent by lessor from lessee after notice to quit is
called express waiver

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