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CHAPTER 69 
RELETTING OF URBAN PROPERTY 
(REGULATION) ORDINANCE
To repeal and to re-enact with amendments the Urban Rent Regulation
Law.
19th June, 1931
ORDINANCE XXI of 1931, as amended by Act III of 1932; Ordinances:
V and XX of 1935, XXIV of 1937, VIII and XXI of 1942, XIV of 1943,
XXVIII of 1947; Acts: IX of 1954, V of 1955; Ordinances: VI of 1959, XXV
of 1962; Act XI of 1962; Legal Notices: 4 of 1963, 46 of 1965; Acts: XXXII
of 1965, XXXI of 1966, I of 1968, I of 1972, LVIII of 1974; Legal Notice
148 of 1975; and Acts: XVI and XXV of 1979, XIII of 1983, XIX of 1993,
XXIV and XXXI of 1995, VI of 2001 and XXXI of 2002.
Short title.
Property (Regulation) Ordinance.
Interpretation. 
Amended by: 
XXIV. 1937.2;
V. 1955.2; 
XVI. 1979.2.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires -
 the expression "the Board" means the Rent Regulation Board
constituted under article 16;
the expression "club" means any club registered as such at the
Office of the Commissioner of Police under the appropriate
provisions of law;
the expression "let" includes sub-let;
the expression "premises" means any urban immovable property;
the expression "shop" means any premises principally leased for
the sale of any wares or merchandise, whether by wholesale or
retail, any market stall, warehouse and any premises licensed for
the sale of wine and spirits or refreshments, any cinema hall or any
other premises principally leased for the exercise therein of any art
or trade or for use as a club;
the expression "tenancy" includes sub-tenancy; 
the expression "tenant" includes- 
( a ) the widow or widower of a tenant provided husband
and wife were not, at the time of the death of the
tenant, either legally or  de facto  separated;
( b ) in the case of dwelling-house, where the tenant leaves
no widow or widower, such members of the tenant’s
family as were residing with him or her at the time of
his or her death;
( c ) in the case of a shop, where the tenant leaves no
widow or widower, such persons as are related to the
tenant by consanguinity or affinity up to the degree of
cousin inclusively, provided, in the latter case, such
persons are the heirs of the tenant;
( d ) in the case of a club the person or persons from time to
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time succeeding in the management or direction
thereof;
it also includes sub-tenant in relation to the tenant.
Lessor not to 
refuse renewal of 
lease or raise the 
rent without 
permission of 
Board. 
Amended by:
XXVIII. 1947.1A; 
XVI. 1979.3.
3. It shall not be lawful for the lessor of any premises, at the
expiration of the period of tenancy (whether such period be
conventional, legal, customary or consequential on the provisions
of this Ordinance), to refuse the renewal of the lease or to raise the
rent or impose new conditions for the renewal of the lease without
the permission of the Board.
Power of Board to 
permit increase of 
rent, etc. 
Amended by: 
XIV. 1943.2; 
XIX. 1993.2.
4. (1) The Board shall grant the said permission in the
following cases:
( a ) if the lessor is bound to carry out or has reasonable
cause for making any alterations or works other than
ordinary repairs;
( b ) if the proposed rent does not exceed 40% over and
above the fair rent (to be, where necessary, fixed by
valuation), at which the premises were leased or could
have been leased at any time prior to the 4th of
August, 1914: the Board may fix such fair rent.
(2) The expenses of the said valuation shall be paid by the
lessor or by the tenant or by both in such proportion as the Board
shall direct.
Increase of rent. 5. (1) In the case referred to subarticle   (1)( a )   of the last
preceding article, the Board shall allow such increase as it may
deem justified, having regard to the benefit resulting from the
alterations or works.
(2) Any such increase shall take effect from the date of the
completion of the alterations or works.
Where permission 
is granted to lessor 
to increase rent.
6. (1) Where permission is granted to the lessor to increase
the rent or to impose new conditions, the tenant shall, within fifteen
days of the decision of the Board, accept the terms laid down by the
Board or refuse the same; in the latter case, the tenant must vacate
the premises within a time to be fixed by the Board and continue to
pay rent for the occupation thereof after the termination of the lease
at the increased rate allowed by the Board.
(2) The tenant shall be deemed to have accepted such terms if
within the said time of fifteen days he fails to signify his intention
to the contrary, by means of a judicial letter.
Increase of rent in 
view of 
improvements on 
the premises.
7. (1) Where the lessor desires to increase the value of the
premises by works or alterations to be carried out at the termination
of the lease, he must apply to the Board for permission to do so.
(2) If the application is granted, the Board shall allow an
increase of rent having regard to the cost and importance of such
improvements.
(3) The increase of rent shall commence as from the day of the
completion of the works.
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Application by 
lessor for resuming 
possession of 
premises.
8. (1) Where the lessor desires to resume possession of the
premises at the termination of the lease he shall apply to the Board
for permission to do so.
(2) The provisions of this article shall not apply to premises
belonging to or administered by the Government.
Cases in which 
application for 
resuming 
possession of 
premises may be 
granted. 
Amended by: 
XXI. 1942.2;
XXVIII. 1947.2.
9. The Board shall grant the permission referred to in the last
preceding article in the following cases:
( a ) if the tenant has in the course of the previous lease
failed to pay punctually the rent due by him, or has
caused considerable damage to the premises, or
otherwise failed to comply with the conditions of the
lease, or has used the premises for any purpose other
than that for which the premises were leased, or has
sublet the premises or made over the lease without the
express consent of the lessor.
          For the purposes of this paragraph:
(i) the tenant shall be deemed to have failed to pay
punctually the rent due by him if in respect of
each of two or more terms he has not paid the
rent within fifteen days from the day on which
the lessor has called upon him for payment;
(ii) any subtenancy of a portion only of the
premises, made on or after the l3th day of July,
1945, for the use of the portion sublet otherwise
than as a shop and the residue of the premises
continuing to be occupied by the tenant or by
any member of his family, shall not be deemed
to be a subtenancy referred to in this paragraph;
(iii) any subtenancy or assignment of lease of any
premises, including a shop, made at any time
between the 10th day of June, 1940, and the l3th
day of July, 1945, both days inclusive, shall not
constitute a good reason for the grant of the
permission referred to in article 8;
( b ) if the lessor requires the premises (other than a shop)
for his own occupation or for that of any of his
ascendants or descendants, whether by consanguinity
or affinity, or of a brother or sister, and (except as
otherwise provided in this paragraph of this article) the
Board is satisfied that alternative accommodation is
available which is reasonably suitable to the means of
the tenant and his family as regards extent, character,
and proximity to place of work (if any):
      Provided that the existence of alternative
accommodation shall not be a condition for the grant
by the Board of permission to recover possession of
premises under this paragraph of this article where the
Board is satisfied, having regard to all the
circumstances of the case including any alternative
accommodation available for the landlord or for the
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tenant, that greater hardship would be caused by
refusing permission for the recovery of possession
than by granting it.
Right of preference 
granted by Civil 
Code held in abey-
ance. 
Amended by: 
XXVIII. 1947.2A.  
Cap. 16.
10. Saving the provisions of the last preceding article, any
right of preference granted by the Civil Code in the case of renewal
of a lease of any premises shall, so far as the tenant is concerned,
remain in abeyance during the time in which this Ordinance shall
be in force.
Penalty in case of 
simulation or 
fraud. 
Amended by: 
XIII. 1983.5.
11. Where the lessor has resumed possession of the premises,
under the provisions of article 9( b ) and it is proved that there has
been simulation or fraud, the lessor shall be bound to pay, in lieu of
damages, to the tenant who has quitted the premises a penalty not
exceeding two hundred liri to be fixed by the Board.
Resuming 
possession of 
shops.
12. Where the premises consist in a shop, the lessor shall not
be entitled to resume possession thereof during the time in which
this Ordinance shall be in force, except in the case mentioned in
article 9( a ) or where the premises belong to or are administered by
the Government or are otherwise required by the Government for
any public purpose.
Tenant to be 
allowed time for 
quitting premises 
where lessor 
requires premises 
for his own 
occupation, etc. 
Amended by: 
XXI. 1942.3.
13. (1) When the lessor requires the premises for his own
occupation or for that of any of his ascendants or descendants,
whether by consanguinity or affinity, or of a brother or sister or of
an adoptive child, and the Board has granted the requisite
permission, the Board shall allow the tenant a reasonable period
within which to vacate the premises, having regard to the
circumstances of each case.
(2) The said period is allowed in favour of the tenant who may
at any time within such period quit the premises and claim the
refund of any part of the rent corresponding to the unexpired
portion of the renewed tenancy.
Lessor desiring to 
increase the rent or 
impose new 
conditions to apply 
to Board. 
Amended by:
XXVIII. 1947.2B;
XIII. 1983.5.
14. (1) The lessor of any premises who desires to increase the
rent or to vary the conditions of the lease on the renewal thereof,
shall apply to the Board at least one calendar month before the
expiration of the lease: in default, the lease shall be deemed to be
renewed at the same rent and on the former conditions for a period
corresponding to a term of rent, that is to say, for one year if the
rent is payable yearly, for six months if the rent is payable half-
yearly, for three months if the rent is payable quarterly, for one
month if the rent is payable by the month or at other shorter
periods.
When rent exceeds 
forty liri per 
annum.
(2) Where, however, the rent exceeds forty liri per annum the
lessor who desires to increase the rent or to impose new conditions,
must within the said period of one month give notice to the tenant
of his such intention, by means of a judicial letter, and if the tenant
wishes to contest such increase or the imposition of such new
conditions, he must apply to the Board for the rejection of such
increase or new conditions; in default of such application the
proposed increase or new conditions shall be deemed to have been
accepted by the tenant.
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Any clause 
excluding tenant 
from any benefit 
conferred by the 
Ordinance to be 
null and void. 
Amended by:
XXVIII. 1947.3.
15. (1) Any clause or condition excluding the tenant from any
benefit conferred by this Ordinance whether such clause or
condition has been stipulated prior to the commencement of this
Ordinance or after such commencement, shall be considered as null
and void.
(2) Any promise made by the tenant, whether before or after
the enactment of this Ordinance, that he will vacate the premises
when he finds alternative accommodation or to a like effect, shall
not be construed as a notice of termination of the tenancy to the
prejudice of the tenant, and shall not by itself entitle the lessor to
recover possession of the premises.
Constitution of the 
Board. 
Amended by:
III. 1932.1;
V. 1935.2;
XIV. 1943.3;
I. 1968.2; 
L.N. 148 of 1975.
Substituted by:
XVI. 1979.4.
Amended by:
XXV. 1979.2.
Substituted by:
XIX. 1993.2.
16. (1) There shall be a Board to be known as the Rent
Regulation Board.
(2) The Board shall consist of a Chairman who shall be
appointed by the President of Malta from among the judges and
magistrates.
(3) The President of Malta may appoint several judges or
magistrates to sit on the Board, but only one judge or magistrate
shall sit in any one case.
Appointment of 
Panel of Architects 
and Civil 
Engineers.
Substituted by:
XIV. 1943.4.
Amended by: 
L.N. 46 of 1965;
LVIII. 1974. 68;
XVI. 1979.5.
Substituted by:
XIX. 1993.2.  
Cap. 44.
17. The President of Malta shall also appoint a Panel of
Architects and Civil Engineers from among persons who hold the
warrant to practice as Architect and Civil Engineer according to the
provisions of the Architects Ordinance and who have practised that
profession in Malta for not less than seven years.
Oath to be taken by 
members of the 
Panel. 
Substituted by:
XVI. 1979.6; 
XIX. 1993.2.
18. (1) The members of the Panel shall not enter upon the
duties of their office unless they have taken and subscribed an oath
before the Chairman to exercise their functions under this
Ordinance with impartiality and in accordance with the law.
(2) The members of the Panel shall be appointed for a period of
two years and may be reappointed.
Members of Board 
may abstain or be 
challenged as 
provided in Code 
of Organization 
and Civil 
Procedure. 
Amended by: 
XIX. 1993.2.  
Cap. 12.
19. (1) The Chairman or any other member of the Panel may
abstain or may be challenged by any of the contending parties for
any of the causes mentioned in article 734 of the Code of
Organization and Civil Procedure.
(2) Any question regarding any cause of abstention or
challenge shall be decided by the Chairman of the Board.
Powers of Board.
Amended by: 
L.N. 148 of 1975.
Cap. 12.
20. (1) The Board shall have all such powers as are, by the
Code of Organization and Civil Procedure, vested in the Civil
Court, First Hall.
(2) The enforcement of the decisions of the Board in the
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manner prescribed in the Code of Organization and Civil
Procedure, shall vest in the Board itself.
Orders to be signed 
by Chairman.
21. Any warrant or order issued by the Board shall be signed
by the Chairman and certified by the Registrar or Clerk of the
Board.
Registry of Board. 22. The Registry of the Superior Courts in Malta, or the
Registry of the Courts of Magistrates in Gozo, as the case may be,
shall be the Registry of the Board and therein shall be deposited the
records of the Board.
Reports by 
members of the 
Panel to the Board. 
Substituted by:
XIX. 1993.2.
23. (1) Whenever a question arises before the Board requiring
the valuation of any premises or any other technical opinion in
connection with any case before the Board, the Chairman shall
assign two of the members of the Panel to examine the premises in
question, or to take cognizance of the record of the case relative to
the matter in which the technical opinion is requested; and such two
members shall present their report to the Chairman during the
sitting or file the said report in the registry of the Board as the
Chairman may direct.
(2) The Chairman may also require the members of the Panel
assigned to a case to attend the sitting of the Board when that case
is being considered by the Board if the said members require
additional information from the parties or need to hear any
particular witnesses.
(3) The Chairman shall only be bound by the reports of the
Panel whenever the reports of the two members of the Panel
assigned to a particular case are unanimous; where unanimity is not
reached by the said two members, the Chairman shall on the basis
of the reports submitted by the two members, decide the matter
himself.
Decision of Board 
to be delivered in 
open court. 
Amended by:
XXIV.1937.3;
VIII. 1942.2;
IX. 1954.2;
XI. 1962.2; 
L.N. 148 of 1975; 
XVI. 1979.7; 
XIX. 1993.2;
XXXI. 2002.258.
24. (1) The decisions of the Board shall be delivered by the
Chairman in open court, and no appeal shall lie therefrom except - 
( a ) in the case of applications under the provisions of
article 8 hereof; and
( b ) in other cases, on a point of law determined by the
Board.
Appeal therefrom.
Cap. 12.
(2) The appeal shall be brought before the Court of Appeal as
constituted in terms of article 41(6) of the Code of Organization
and Civil Procedure by means of an application, within twenty days
from the day on which the decision of the Board is delivered.
Contents of 
application.
25. (1) Any application made by the lessor for permission to
increase the rent or impose new conditions shall be drawn up
according to Form A in the Schedule hereto and shall contain a
demand for permission to increase the rent or impose new
conditions, stating the grounds therefor and specifying the rent and
conditions of the current lease.
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(2) Any application for resuming possession of the premises at
the termination of the lease shall be drawn up according to Form B
in the Schedule hereto and shall state the grounds on which the
demand is founded.
Applications to be 
drawn up 
according to Forms 
annexed to 
Ordinance. 
26. Any applications made by the tenant under the provisions
of article 14(2) shall be drawn up according to Form C in the
Schedule hereto.
No nullity shall 
arise from use of 
other forms.
27. (1) No nullity shall arise if any other form is used
provided the application contains the information required under
article 25.
(2) The Board may, at any time, allow any amendment to be
made in the application for the purpose of making it clearer.
Application to be 
filed in duplicate. 
Substituted by:
XIV. 1943.5.
28. (1) The application shall be filed in duplicate, and a copy
thereof, bearing the date on which the Board will first take
cognizance of the application, shall be served on the other party, at
applicant’s expense.
(2) The date of hearing shall be so fixed by the Board that not
less than fifteen days shall intervene between the filing of the
application and the first hearing of the matter, provided that not
less than twelve days shall elapse between the date of serving of the
application and the date fixed for the hearing of the application;
and the date of hearing shall be endorsed on the duplicate
application by the Registrar or Clerk of the Board under
instructions from the Chairman.
Application to be 
accompanied by 
registry fee. 
Substituted by:
XXVIII. 1947.4.
Amended by:
I. 1972.2; 
XIII. 1983.5.
Substituted by:
VI. 2001.8.
29. On the filing of each application there shall be paid a
registry fee as established in accordance with article 39.
Making of 
submissions. 
Substituted by:
XIV. 1943.6.
30. The lessor or the tenant on whom the application has been
served shall make his submissions, orally or in writing, if any, at
the hearing of the matter. He may, however, accede to the requests
contained in the application, by means of a written reply filed in he
Registry of the Board at any time previous to the date fixed for the
hearing.
In default of any submissions on the date fixed for hearing,
in contestation of the request contained in the application, the
Board shall allow the application.
Where application 
is acceded to. 
Amended by:
V. 1935.3.
Substituted by:
XIV. 1943.7.
31. If the party on whom the application has been served files a
reply whereby he accedes to the request contained in the
application, the Chairman shall allow the application  in   camera .
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Appearance before 
Board. 
Amended by: 
XIX. 1993.2.
32. The parties may appear before the Board in person or may
appear or be assisted by an advocate or a legal procurator.
Judgment in 
default of 
appearance of the 
applicant.
33. If the applicant fails to appear at the hearing of the
application, the Board shall dismiss the application and order the
costs to be borne by the applicant:
Provided that the applicant may, within six days of such
decision, apply to the Board for a re-trial of his application if he
explains his default to the satisfaction of the Board.
Language in which 
application is to be 
drawn up.
Amended by: 
V. 1935.4; 
XXXII. 1965.8; 
XIX. 1993.2 . 
Cap. 189.
34. (1) The application shall be drawn up in the Maltese
language. Where, however, the party on whom the application is to
be served is reasonably believed to be an English-speaking person
within the meaning of the Judicial Proceedings (Use of English
Language) Act, the provisions of article 5 of the said Act shall
apply.
(2) The application shall be signed by the party himself or by
an advocate or a legal procurator.
Language of 
proceedings.
Amended by:
V. 1935.5; 
XXXII. 1965.8.
Cap. 189.
35. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the
provisions as to language contained in the Constitution of Malta
and in the Judicial Proceedings (Use of English Language) Act. 
Legal aid.
Substituted by:
XXIV. 1995.360 .
Cap. 12.
36. The provisions of Title X of Book Third of the Code of
Organization and Civil Procedure and any other provisions of the
said Code relating to the benefit of legal aid shall apply to parties
to proceedings before the Board.
Registry fees.
Amended by: 
XIV. 1943.8.
Substituted by:
XXVIII. 1947.5. 
37. The registrar shall not levy fees in connection with
proceedings under this Ordinance other than those provided in
article 29.
Expenditure of 
administration of 
Board. 
See sec. 3 of Ord. 
XXVI of 1939.
Amended by:
XXXI. 1966.2; 
XVI. 1979.8. 
38. The expenses in connection with the administration of the
Board shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund without the
necessity of any further appropriation.
Fees due to 
members of the 
Panel, etc.
Amended by:
XX. 1935.2;
I. 1968.3; 
I. 1972.3;
XVI. 1979.9;
XIII. 1983.4,5.
Substituted by:
XIX. 1993.2.
Amended by:
VI. 2001.8.
Cap. 12.
39. The Minister responsible for justice may by notice
prescribe -
( a ) the fees payable to the members of the Panel; 
( b ) the fees payable to advocates and legal procurators for
any proceedings before the Board; and 
( c ) the registry fees payable on the filing of any judicial
act:
Provided that until such fees are so prescribed by the
Minister, the fees contained in Schedule A to the Code of
Organization and Civil Procedure shall apply.
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Costs.
or by any of the parties as the Board may direct.
Vexatious 
applications. 
Amended by:
XXVIII. 1947.6;
VI. 1959.3; 
XIII. 1983.5.
41. (1) If during the hearing of any application the Board
finds that the application is vexatious, the Board may order the
offending party to pay to the other party a penalty not exceeding
five liri.
(2) The Board may, moreover, inflict on the applicant a fine
recoverable by the Accountant General as a civil debt, of an amount
not exceeding one lira and fifty cents or one half of one month’s
rent of the premises, whichever is the less.
New trial in case of 
misrepresentations.
Amended by: 
XIII. 1983.5.
42. Where it appears that any of the parties has obtained a
favourable decision from the Board in consequence of any false
statement made by him, it shall be lawful for the opposite party to
apply to the Board for a new trial and also to maintain an action
before the competent court for damages and for the payment of a
penalty not exceeding two hundred liri to be fixed by such court.
Contents of 
application for a 
new trial. 
Amended by:
XXVIII. 1947.7.
43. The application for a new trial must contain the facts on
which the application is based and must be accompanied by the fees
referred to in article 29.
Certain contractual 
stipulations 
deemed to be 
lettings. 
Added by: 
XXIV. 1937.5. 
Substituted by:
XXVIII. 1947.9.
44. (1) For the purposes of this Ordinance the term "letting"
shall be deemed to include -
( a ) any emphyteutical grant for a period not exceeding
sixteen years; and
( b ) notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary, any
agreement in pursuance of which any person has been
accommodated in consideration of payment
periodically recurrent in any premises other than a
hotel or lodging-house licensed as such by the Police;
and
( c ) any other agreement whereby any real or personal
right on any premises, which right includes that of
occupation of those premises, is granted under an
onerous or commutative title for a period of time,
whether such time is established by fixing a certain
specified day or whether it can be established by
reference to a certain or to an uncertain future event.
(2) The provisions of this article shall not apply to
accommodation provided by the Government in requisitioned
premises. 
Power of Minister 
to make 
regulations. 
Amended by: 
XXV. 1962.3,4;
L.N. 4 of 1963;
L.N. 46 of 1965;
XXXI. 1966.2.
45. (1) It shall be lawful for the Minister responsible for
justice to make regulations relating to the sittings of the Board and
any other matter that may be necessary for the better carrying into
effect of this Ordinance.
(2) Such regulations shall be published in the Government
Gazette and a copy thereof shall as soon as possible be laid on the
Table of the House of Representatives and they shall remain in
force until repealed, or amended, by the Minister responsible for
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justice or by a resolution of the House of Representatives.
Operativeness of 
this Ordinance.
Added by:
XXXI. 1995.2.
46. * (1) The foregoing provisions   of this Ordinance shall not
apply to the lease of any premises entered into on or after the 1st
June, 1995.
(2) For the purposes of this article -
( a ) the term "lease" includes any letting as defined in
article 44( a ), ( b ) or ( c ) and includes a sub-lease;
( b ) the renewal of a lease on or after the 1st June, 1995
(whether such renewal be conventional, legal,
customary or otherwise) shall not be deemed to be a
lease entered into on or after the 1st June, 1995.
*Article 5 of Act XXXI of 1995  inter   alia  provides:
5.  Nothing in article 46 of the Reletting of Urban Property (Regulation) Ordinance
shall be deemed to restrict any of the powers of the Director of Social Housing under
the Housing Act, (Cap. 125) and the provisions of the Ordinance as in force
immediately before the coming into force of this Act (1st June 1995) shall, in as far as
applicable, continue to apply with regard to the relationship between the said Director
and any owner of premises in possession of the said Director on that date, or between
the said Director and any person legally in occupation of such premises. The
provisions of the said Ordinance as aforesaid shall also continue to regulate the
relationship between any person in occupation of such premises and the owner
thereof.
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SCHEDULE 
[A R T I C L E S  25 A N D  26]
Amended by:
XXVIII. 1947.10.
FORM A 
To the Registrar,
 Rent Regulation Board.
I submit this application for the increase of rent or the imposition
of new conditions with regard to the renewal of the lease of the
premises (1)                                              now held by (2)
The present lease expires on the (3)
The present lease is at the rent of (4)                          and under
the following conditions: (5)
I desire to raise the rent to (6)                      and to impose the
following conditions: (7)
The grounds on which this application is based are: (8) 
(Signature of applicant)
(1) Insert description of the premises viz: locality.
(2) Insert name of tenant.
(3) Insert the date of the expiration of the present lease. 
(4) Insert rate of rent.
(5) Insert conditions of lease.
(6) Insert the proposed rate of rent. 
(7) Insert the new conditions.
(8) Insert the grounds on which the application is based.
Amended by: 
XXVIII. 1947.10.
 FORM B
To the Registrar,
 Rent Regulation Board.
I submit this application to resume possession of the premises at:
(1)                                           now held by (2)
The present lease expires on the (3)
My application is based on the following grounds: (4)
(Signature of applicant)
(1) Insert description of the premises.
(2) Insert name of tenant.
(3) Insert date of expiration of lease.
(4) Insert the grounds on which the application is based.
  12        CAP. 69. ]     RELETTING OF URBAN PROPERTY (REGULATION)
Amended by:
XVIII. 1947.10.
FORM C 
To the Registrar,
   Rent Regulation Board.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Reletting of Urban Property
(Regulation) Ordinance, (Chapter 69), I hereby pray that the Board
may disallow the increase of rent and the imposition of new
conditions mentioned in the judicial letter served upon me by
 (1)                                              with regard to the premises at
 (2)                                             of which I am the tenant.
The present rent is (3)                                             and the said
(4)                                has, by means of the said judicial letter dated
(5)                                                     copy whereof is hereto attached,
signified his intention to increase the said rent. (6)
(Signature of applicant)
(1) Insert name of lessor.
(2) Insert description of the premises. 
(3) Insert the yearly rent.
(4) Insert the name of the lessor.
(5) Insert the date of the judicial letter.
(6) Insert the grounds on which the application is based.
