Ascertaining Admitted Rent Arrears Under the Rent Control Act in Kerala

Under the Kerala Buildings (Lease & Rent Control) Act, 1965, a landlord can seek an intermediate order from the Rent Control Court directing a tenant to deposit all "admitted arrears of rent" under Section 12. This is a powerful summary remedy, but its application hinges on how a court determines what rent is "admitted" without conducting a full trial.

Arrears of Rent up to Notice Period alone can be Claimed u/s 11 (2) (b) of the Kerala Rent Control Act

An order under Section 11(2)(b) of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 (BRC Act) should specify the period in which the rent fell in arrears till the date of demand notice and the monthly rent payable, says the High Court of Kerala in Thomas Stephen v Fort in Infra Developers Pvt Ltd [MANU/KE/1521/2017].