Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Section - 108 - Rights and liabilities of lessor and lessee

Rights and liabilities of lessor and lessee

108. In the absence of a contract or local usage to the contrary, the lessor and the lessee of immovable property, as against one another, respectively, possess the rights and are subject to the liabilities mentioned in the rules next following, or such of them as are applicable to the property leased:-

(A) Rights and liabilities of the lessor

(a)-The lessor is bound to disclose to the lessee any material defect in the property, with reference to its intended use, of which the former is and the latter is not aware, and which the latter could not with ordinary care discover;
(b)-the lessor is bound on the lessee's request to put him in possession of the property;
(c)-the lessor shall be deemed to contract with the lessee that, if the latter pays the rent reserved by the lease and performs the contract binding on the lessee, he may hold the property during the time limited by the lease without interruption.
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