The Tamil Nadu government has exempted all premises owned by Hindu, Christian and Muslim religious public trusts and public charitable trusts from all provisions of the Tamil Nadu Landlord and Tenant Rights and Obligations Act, 2017. Recently, the Department of Housing and Urban Development issued an order in this regard.
In view of the increased growth of the real estate sector, widespread home ownership and the availability of larger housing stock, the State Government enacted the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Obligations of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 by repealing the old Tamil Nadu Buildings (Rent and Rent Control) Act, 1960. The Act was amended in February 2019. The Act was amended in 20
From February 2019, it initially came into force only in urban areas, and finally the law entered into force in all municipalities of the state with effect from February 2021. It was later amended with effect from June 2022, among other things, with regard to restrictions on subletting, consequences of breach of obligations, eviction. The law aims to regulate the rent according to the terms of the settlement and the owner’s obligations and to further agree between the landlord and the tenant.
The law established the mandatory registration of all rental contracts. No provision of the Act was intended to apply to premises owned or supported by the Central or State Government or a local authority or a Government undertaking or an undertaking or a statutory body or a cantonment council, premises owned by a company, university or organization leased to its employees as part of a service contract. According to § 3 letter (c) of the Act, nothing in the Act was to apply to premises owned by religious or charitable institutions, as may be the case if the Government by notification so directs.
Published – 16 Feb 2026 21:22 IST