Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a ground of eviction of tenant by a landlord?

  1. The tenant has not paid the rent within 15 days after the expiry of the time fixed in the agreement of tenancy.

  2. The tenant has committed such acts as are likely to impair materially the value of the building.

  3. The tenant has been guilty of such acts and conduct as are nuisance to the occupiers of the building in the neighbourhood.

  4. The tenant has ceased to occupy the building or rented land for a period of 6 months without reasonable cause.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (3) is correct. If a tenant has been guilty of misconduct or nuisance to neighbourhood or has done such act as may impair the value of the building or unable to occupy the building within a said period, then these can be the ground for such notice.

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