Section 5 of Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987

Revision of standard rent in certain cases.- (l) Save as provided 

in section 4, when the standard rent of a land or rented building has been fixed under section 4, no further increase or decrease in such a standard rent shall be permissible for a period of three years. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force or in any contract, a landlord shall, in addition to the increase in rent provided in this Act, be entitled to increase the rent of a building or land at the rate of ten per cent of the standard rent or the agreed rent, as the case may be, after every three years:

1. Section 4 substituted vide H.P. Act No. 8 of 2012. 2. Section 5 substituted vide H.P. Act No. 8 of 2012.

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Provided that such increase shall be in a case where such a building or land has been let out for a period of three years or more immediately preceding the commencement of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control (Amendment) Act, 2009 and again with effect from expiry of every three years from such commencement. (3) The increase in standard rent shall be automatic and if there is any dispute between the landlord and the tenant in regard to any increase or decrease in rent under this section, such dispute shall be decided by the Controller.]