Hashem,

I do not see any criminal issue here. Except, if he is physically
preventing you or cutting electricity etc. Otherwise, This is
entirely based on agreement and civil matter. I very much doubt if
Police will entertain this case.

Also, You think it over what you want to achieve by persuing this.
You need LOT of energy and LOT of time. Please decide if this is
worthwhile.

Thanks

Jay


--- In Consumer_Voice_India@yahoogroups.com, Hashem SM
<syed_hashem@...> wrote:
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> Dear Jay,
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> Thanks a lot for your note, i'm just wondering if i cna take this
matter to POLICE. Just in case it continues for ever?
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> Thanks again for your time.
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> Regards
> Hashem SM
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> To: Consumer_Voice_India@...: vaithikasri@...: Sat, 6 Dec 2008
05:48:04 +0000Subject: [Consumer Voice India] Re: Rent House :
Issues ....please advice
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> Hi Hashem!I am saddened to read about your problems. Chennai has
become a tenant's nightmare. It is a owner's market now. They have
started placing exhobident demands, hiking the rents at will and
generally behaving abnoxiously.Having said that, Let me add my
comments to your issues.//// --- In
Consumer_Voice_India@yahoogroups.com, "webhashem" <syed_hashem@>
wrote:I have isted down the agreed terms for this house. ///Hashem,
Unless you have the agreement registered, the agreement is not valid.
Perhaps you already know that. Registration is not required if the
lease is upto 11 months only./// He said he would be putting a
separate meter for this ///Unless this is mentioned in the agreement,
You have to accept his word of promise only. /// 1- House owner is
asking Rs. 100 Per month as water rent. (I¡¦m > paying this money,
which even though we did not agree at the time of > signing the
agreement doc ) ///Is this rent is something which the owner spends
on payment to METRO WATER? Unless this is a genuine payment to METRO
WATER and unless this is mentioned in the agreement, You don't have
to pay it. //// > > 2- House owner is now asking for Rs. 500 as
maintenance charges. > (We leave in a single house its not in the
apartment style, all the > houses are independent) we have refused to
pay this money. He is also > asking us to pay Rs. 150/200 as one time
payment to buy Mob sticks, > buckets and jug ļ. ////Maintenance and
cleaning items are payable only if the agreement mentions the
maintenance of common area as joint responsibility. The outside area
remains owner's. You have only limited right of use for this common
area. Therefore, He is free to rent it out for car parking if this is
not hampering your access to your dwelling. He can't charge you for
the maint cost of the outside area.// 3- There is no separate meter
for the water tank and this does > not get billed by the electricity
department separately. House owner > has just placed a sub meter for
this and is not tracking it at all > (Even after our request). This
bill comes in to house owners total > house electricity bill and what
ever the bill amount is he reduced > 300 as his personal house share
and rest he divides in to 2. (0ne for > me and other for him). For
the initial few months he was charging Rs. > 400 every time
electricity bills gets generated by the government. > But now he is
asking us to pay Rs. 800. ///The payment for electricity should be
split as per agreement or any mutually agreed terms later. Ideally,
this will be clarified in the agreement itself. If there is a
dispute, You may pay as per your fair assessment. He can't cut
current to your house in any case.//// > 4- He is now connected the
same tank to a 3rd rent house and not > agreeing to divide the bill
in to 3, even after many requests he is > not agreeing to divide this
in to 3. (We have 2 tanks, one for normal > water and other for
drinking). House owner is telling the 3rd tenant > is using only
drinking water so I cannot charge him for the > electricity bill. So
he is asking me to still pay 50%. ////Same rule (as electricity
above) applies for this also./// > 5- Now we are planning to buy a
car in few days and to park the > car inside the gate (Space is
available) he is asking us to pay Rs. > 500 per month. He has also
rented the place to a outsider who is > keeping the car in our
residence area for Rs.500 per month. I have > told the house owner
that we do not have issues with renting the car > parking place to
outsider, but there is still one more place behind > his car were we
can park our car and remove our car when ever (WHEN > EVER) other
person wants to remove his car. With all this compromise > from my
end he is not allowing us to keep our car. ///He can let that common
area for parking. YOu can't claim a right for parking space.If he is
acting tough, You don't have to vacate. Please ask him to obtain an
eviction order.ThanksJay
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