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'File 6/82 Rent Control' [3r] (5/570)
The record is made up of 1 file (283 folios). It was created in 29 Oct 1943-24 Nov 1949. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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house if:-
The lessor may require the lessee to vacate the
(a)
the lessor or his family wish to occupy the
house and they have no other house to occupy
in the vicinity where they ordinarily reside.
The word "family" shall mean wife or wives and
married sons;
(b)
the lessee has caused damage to the house and
has not repaired it or paid compensation for it;
(c)
the lessee fails to pay the rent in accordance with
the terms of the lease;
(d)
the lessee uses the house for immoral or unlawful
purposes or causes annoyance to the neighbours
by his conduct.
Provided
(i) that due notice as required by the terms
of the lease has been given to the lessee;
and
(ii) that if the house is vacated on the grounds
mentioned in clause (a) to this section, the
lessor shall not release the house to another
lessee within a period of one year.
Ce)
If the lessor wishes to rebuild his house, provided
that he does not re-let the house before the
rebuilding is completed, and that he offers the
house on completion of the rebuilding to the
original lessee.
9. (a)
A lessee occupying a house on a monthly lease may
terminate the lease at any time provided due notice
as required by Section 1 of this Regulation, which
shall not be less than one month, has been given to
the lessor.
^ (b)
In the case of an annual lease, the period of the
notice shall not be less than two months from the
date of the expiry of the lease, provided that a
lessee, whose contract of employment is suddenly
terminated, will not be required to give the
lessor notice in excess of that given to himself.
If the lessor has received payment in advance
he shall refund the balance due to the lessee or
allow the latter to sublie the house.
10. (a)
The lessee shall have the right to renew the lease
on the expiry of the period of the lease.
(b)
A tenant who permanently vacates a house shall
himself hand over the house to his landlord.
(c)
No tenant shall sublet his house without the prior
consent of the landlord.
11. This Regulation shall apply only to stone dv/elling
houses and flats situate in Janaruah and .iuharraq and shall not
apply to amaras, shops, khans, business premises and barastis.
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The file contains correspondence, government proclamations and regulations concerning rent control in Bahrain. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), and the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The file includes:
- correspondence between Belgrave, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , and the British Consulate-General in Basra regarding the introduction of rent control in Bahrain following complaints of high rates;
- correspondence from private individuals, business-owners, and representatives of companies (such as Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), British Overseas Airways Company (BOAC), and Gray, Mackenzie and Company) complaining of high rents and requesting that action be taken;
- correspondence related to the Government of Bahrain's response of public proclamations, new regulations, and the formation of a Rent Committee and sub-committees;
- minutes of meetings between members of the Rent Committee (folios 115-16, 132, and 235-36);
- numerous drafts, modifications, and updates of the government regulation regarding the renting of private and business premises.
Folios 5-12 and 15 concern the registration, licensing, and control of motor vehicles and drivers in Bahrain and is seemingly unrelated to the rest of the file.
Folios 244-83 are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (283 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 285; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 16-214; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/1301
- Title
- 'File 6/82 Rent Control'
- Pages
- 2r:12v, 33r:34v, 36r:38v, 47r:47v, 59r:60v, 64r:67v, 69r:72v, 78r:81v, 95r:95v, 107r:107v, 117r:117v, 119r:119v, 124r:124v, 126r:126v, 152r:154v, 160r:162v, 166r:169v, 177r:180v, 183r:185v, 199r:199v, 206r:207v
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- Government of Bahrain
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