Gujarat Assembly on Friday unanimously passed the Gujarat Rent Bill, 2026, a new legal framework to regulate rental premises and protect the rights of landlords and tenants.
It would give the landlord a fair remedy and the tenant a respectful roof, bring transparency to the rental market and strengthen mutual trust, he added. Urban development minister Kanubhai Desai, who introduced the Bill, said the state had so far worked under the Mumbai-era rent law of 1947, which had to be extended from time to time and left both sides in legal tangles.
The new Gujarat Rent Act, he said, was not merely a legal document but a link in the state’s economic and social life.
If they fail, each must inform the Authority separately within one more month. The Rent Authority is a government officer not below the rank of Deputy Collector or Assistant Municipal Commissioner. That office must set up a digital platform, give every agreement a unique identification number and put the details on its website. A tenant cannot be thrown out during the agreed term except through a Rent Court, and only on grounds set out in the law. These include two months’ unpaid rent after notice, damage to the property, sub-letting without consent, or the landlord’s need to rebuild. Government buildings, company staff quarters, religious and charitable premises, Waqf property and public-trust property stay outside the Act unless both sides agree to come under it.
Desai said the Bill would raise ease of living and discipline in the real-estate market.
