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Landlord cut water or electricity
What usually matters in this situation, and the papers to keep ready before you meet an advocate or free legal aid (call 15100).
Forced eviction is not lawfulIf you are being locked out or threatened, call 112 and see an advocate quickly — courts can pass urgent orders.
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Your situation
- Which side are you on? Tenant
- What is the problem? Water/electricity cut or locks changed
Papers to gather
- Rent payment records for the whole tenancy
Decides default claims. Where: Bank/UPI statements, receipts. - Photos/videos and complaints about utilities cut or locks changed
Supports urgent court or police action. Where: Your phone, police, utility. - Messages between landlord and tenant
Shows threats, promises or admissions. Where: Phone.
You may also need, depending on your answers
- Rent agreement and any renewals — Starting point for both sides.
- Proof of tenancy without agreement (rent receipts, address proofs, police verification, utility bills) — Needed when nothing is written.
- The notice (sent or received) with postal proof — Defective notices are a common defence.
- Police verification form — Supports the tenancy record.
What the law says
Tenancy is governed by state rent laws (some states follow the Model Tenancy Act), the rent agreement, and the Transfer of Property Act.
General information, not legal advice.
Saboot will also ask
- Is there a written rent agreement?
- Is the property used as a home or for business?
- Has a written notice been given?
Similar situations
- Landlord wants me out before the agreement ends
- Landlord locked my house or threw out my things
- Tenant not paying rent for months
- Tenant refuses to leave after the agreement ended
- Landlord raised the rent suddenly
- Landlord won’t do essential repairs
- Tenant has sublet my flat to others
- Shop tenant won’t vacate
Sources
The full guide: Tenant–landlord dispute: eviction, rent, or tenant not leaving · All situations