Section 403: Duty to handover goods or chattels in good condition

1) The tenant shall, while leaving the rented house, count the goods or chattels in his or her custody, clean or color the house, if required, and handover the same in good condition to the house-owner.

2) If the tenant loses or damages any goods or chattel in his or her custody, the tenant shall handover similar goods or chattel or pay a sum of money as per the prevailing price of such goods or chattel to the house-owner.

3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the tenant shall not be bound to reimburse for any goods or chattel which is depreciable or destroyable in the course of daily use or to pay the price for such goods or chattel.