Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
Assam Urban Areas Rent Control Act | Security Deposit Cannot Offset Rent Arrears Without Explicit Agreement : Gauhati HC
Gauhati High Court rules that landlords cannot unilaterally adjust a tenant's security deposit against rent arrears under the Assam Urban Areas Rent Control Act unless the tenancy agreement expressly permits such adjustment. The ruling reinforces tenants' strict liability for rent payment and bars automatic set-off, impacting landlord-tenant disputes in Assam.