Keyword(s):
Rent, Lease, Eviction, Recovery of Possession

ACT No. 17 OF 2005
AN ACT FURTHER TO AMEND THE ANDHRA
PRADESH BUILDINGS (LEASE, RENT AND
EVICTION) CONTROL ACT, 1960.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
Andhra Pradesh in the Fifty sixth Year of the Republic of India
as follows :
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THE ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE
PART IV-B EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 19 ] HYDERABAD, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2005.2 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [Part IV-B

  1. (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh
    Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control (Amendment) Act,
    2005.
    (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State
    Government may, by notification, appoint.
  2. In the Andhra Pradesh Buildings (Lease, Rent and
    Eviction) Control Act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as the
    principal Act), after section 10 the following new sections shall
  3. be added, namely :-
    10-A (1) Where the landlord, –
    (a) is a released or retired person from
    any armed forces and the premises let out by
    him, spouse or his dependent son or daughter
    are required for his own use; or
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    title and
    com-
    mence-
    ment.
    (b) is a dependent of a member of any armed
    forces who had been killed in action and the premises let out by
    such member are required for the use of the family of such
    member, such person, his spouse or his dependent son or
    daughter, as the case may be, may within one year from the
    date of his release or retirement from such armed forces or, as
    the case may be the date of death of such member, or within a
    period of one year from the date of commencement of this Act,
    whichever is later, apply to the Court for recovering the
    immediate possession of such premises.
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    of new
    sections.
    Act 15 of
    “Right to
    recover
    immediate
    possession
    of premises
    to accrue to
    members of
    the armed
    forces etc.Right to
    recover
    immediate
    possession to
    accrue to
    employee of
    State or
    Central
    Government.
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    (2) Where the landlord is a member of any of the armed
    forces and has a period of less than one year preceding the date
    of his retirement and the premises let out by him, his spouse or
    his dependent son or daughter are required for his own use
    after his retirement, he may, at any time, within a period of one
    year before the date of his retirement, apply to the Court for
    recovering immediate possession of such premises.
    (3) Where the landlord referred to in sub-section (1) or
    sub-section (2) has let out more than one premises, it shall be
    open to him, his spouse or his dependent son or daughter to
    make an application under that sub-section in respect of only
    one of the premises chosen by him.
    Explanation : For the purpose of this section, “armed
    forces” means an armed force of the Union constituted under
    an Act of Parliament and includes a member of the police force
    as defined under the Andhra Pradesh Members of Police Force
    (Regulation of Transfers) Act, 1985.
    10-B (1) Where the landlord is a retired
    employee of the State or Central Government,
    and the premises let out by him, his spouse or
    his dependent son or daughter are required for
    his own use, such employee may, within one
    year from the date of his retirement or within a
    period of one year from the date of commence-
    ment of this Act, whichever is later, apply to the
    Court for recovering immediate possession of
    such premises.
    Act No. 9
    of 1985
    (2) Where the landlord is an employee of the State or
    Central Government and has a period of less than one year
    preceding the date of his retirement and the premises let out by
    him, his spouse or his dependent son or daughter are required.

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