Section 401: Power to evict tenant

1) The house-owner may evict the tenant from the house in any of the following circumstances:

(a) If the tenant fails to perform his or her obligations pursuant to Section 390,

(b) If the tenant commits any offense-related activity in the rented house prohibited by law,

(c) If the house-owner needs the house for himself or herself,

(d) If it is necessary to repair and maintain the house by removing inhabitants from the house,

(e) If the rented house does not appear to be appropriate for human habitation from the technical and health perspectives,

(f) If the period of house rent expires,

(g) If the tenant does any act in contravention of the agreement or this Chapter,

(h) If there exists a circumstance under sub-section (5) of Section 395.

2) If it is necessary to evict the tenant from the house in the circumstances referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (1), the land-owner shall give a notice in writing to the tenant in advance of at least thirty-five days.

3) If the house owner evicts the tenant from the house pursuant to sub-section (2), the house-owner is not entitled to rent such a house to another person for three months, without using it on his or her own.

4) If the house-owner is to rent such a house to another person within three months pursuant to sub-section (3) and the previous tenant intends to rent such a house, he or she shall get priority.