My family and I have been renting a 2-bedroom flat in Chennai for ₹20,000 per month. We paid six months’ rent upfront. Every year, our landlord has increased the rent by ₹1,000. Now, it’s ₹22,000. However, he’s asking for an additional ₹12,000 as advance and wants us to vacate within 10 days. Our 11-month lease expired last month, and we haven’t renewed it. A court in Chennai recently ruled that only one month’s rent can be taken as advance. Can we ask our landlord to return the extra advance we paid? What are our legal options?

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Law Forum › Category: Landlord / Tenant › My family and I have been renting a 2-bedroom flat in Chennai for ₹20,000 per month. We paid six months’ rent upfront. Every year, our landlord has increased the rent by ₹1,000. Now, it’s ₹22,000. However, he’s asking for an additional ₹12,000 as advance and wants us to vacate within 10 days. Our 11-month lease expired last month, and we haven’t renewed it. A court in Chennai recently ruled that only one month’s rent can be taken as advance. Can we ask our landlord to return the extra advance we paid? What are our legal options?
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Apni Law Staff asked 1 year ago

My family and I have been renting a 2-bedroom flat in Chennai for ₹20,000 per month. We paid six months’ rent upfront. Every year, our landlord has increased the rent by ₹1,000. Now, it’s ₹22,000. However, he’s asking for an additional ₹12,000 as advance and wants us to vacate within 10 days. Our 11-month lease expired last month, and we haven’t renewed it. A court in Chennai recently ruled that only one month’s rent can be taken as advance. Can we ask our landlord to return the extra advance we paid? What are our legal options?

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Apni Law Staff answered 1 year ago

Based on the Chennai court ruling, your landlord is only entitled to one month’s rent as advance. You can request the return of the extra ₹11,000 you paid. If he refuses, you can consider approaching the Rent Control Authority or filing a civil suit for the recovery of the excess advance.

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