• Loft in house

we stay in chawl with pagadi system since past 50 years. Height of my house is 14 feet. I want to make loft where i can store things. Can i make it without permission of landlord since i am making using IBEAM without touching any sidewalls of the existing structure. I am just utilizing space available inside my house. No addition or alteration in existing structure
Asked 11 years ago in Civil Law

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you cannot carry out any construction without permission of landlord . even for loft you need landlord permission

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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do you have any agreement ,which says you can do it

Rajeev Bari
Advocate, New Delhi
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i think you can but still advise you to take his permission,there is no harm in taking permission

Rajeev Bari
Advocate, New Delhi
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at the most he can ask for destroying it,since you said he not approachable you have no other option

Rajeev Bari
Advocate, New Delhi
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sen letter to him by regd post regarding building wooden loft . in said letter mention that if no reply received within period of 15 days it would be deemed that he has no objection regarding installation of loft in rented premises . also mention that you are willing to pay his charges if any for grant of permission .

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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my pleasure

Rajeev Bari
Advocate, New Delhi
1506 Answers
92 Consultations

thanks for your appreciation

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
97290 Answers
7856 Consultations

You cannot lay a single brick without the prior permission of your landlord unless and until the agreement explicitly states otherwise.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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If you carry out construction without his permission then he may legally proceed to terminate the tenancy on this ground.

If he is inaccessible then issue a lawyer's notice to him asking him to grant necessary permission for the needful to be done by you. If he does not reply to the notice, or refuses permission in his reply, move to court for seeking permission.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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