Explanation:

Section 13 to Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973 – 
13. Eviction of tenants. - (1) A tenant in possession of a building or a rented land shall not be evicted therefrom except in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) A landlord who seeks to evict his tenant shall apply to the Controller, for a direction in that behalf. If the Controller, after giving the tenant a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the application, is satisfied, -
(i) that the tenant has not paid or tendered the rent due from him in respect of the building or rented land within fifteen days after the expiry of the time fixed in the agreement of tenancy with his landlord or in the absence of any such agreement by the last day of the month next following that for which the rent is payable :

Provided that if the tenant, within a period of fifteen days of the first hearing of the application for ejectment after due service, pays or tenders the arrears of rent and interest, to be calculated by the Controller, at eight per centum per annum on such arrears together with such costs of the application, if any, as may be allowed by the Controller, the tenant shall be deemed to have duly paid or tendered the rent within the time aforesaid:
Provided further that the landlord shall not be entitled to claim arrears of rent for a period exceeding three years immediately preceding the date of application under the provisions of this Act;
(ii) that the tenant has after the commencement of the 1949 Act without the written consent of the landlord, -

(a) transferred his right under the lease or sublet the entire building or rented land or any portion thereof; or

(b) used the building or rented land for a purpose other than that for which it was leased;

(iii) that the tenant has committed or caused to be committed such acts as are likely to impair materially the value or utility of the building or rented land;

(iv) that the tenant has been guilty of such act and conduct as are a nuisance to the occupants of the same building or buildings in the neighbourhood;

(v) that where the building is situated in a place other than a hill station, the tenant has ceased to occupy the building for a continuous period of four months without reasonable cause;

the Controller may make an order directing the tenant to put the land-lord in possession of the building or rented land and if the Controller is not so satisfied he shall make an order rejecting the application :
Provided that the Controller may give the tenant a reasonable time for putting the landlord in possession of the building or rented land and may extend such time so as not to exceed three months in the aggregate.
(3) A landlord may apply to the Controller for an order directing the tenant to put the landlord in possession -
(a) in the case of a residential building, if, -

(i) he requires it for his own occupation, is not occupying another residential building in the urban area concerned and has not vacated such building without sufficient cause after the commencement of the 1949 Act in the said urban area;

[(ii) he requires it for use as an office or consulting room by his son who intends to start practice as a lawyer, qualified architect or chartered accountant or as a "registered practitioner" within the meaning of that expression used in the Punjab Medical Registration Act, 1916, the Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act, 1963, or the Punjab Homoeopathic Practitioners Act, 1965, or for the residence of his son who is married :

Provided that such son is not occupying in the urban area concerned any other building for use as office, consulting room or residence, as the case may be, and has not vacated it without sufficient cause after the commencement of the 1949 Act.]
(iii) it was let to the tenant for use as a residence by reason of his being in the service or employment of the landlord, and the tenant has ceased, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, to be in such service or employment :

Provided that where the tenant is a workman who has been discharged or dismissed by the landlord from his service or employment in contravention of the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, he shall not be liable to be evicted until the competent authority under that Act confirms the order of discharge or dismissal made against him by the landlord;
(iv) the tenant has already in his own possession a residential building or subsequently acquires possession of, or erects, such a building reasonably sufficient for his requirement in the urban area concerned;

(v) he is a member of the armed forces of the Union of India and requires it for the occupation of his family and produces a certificate, from the prescribed authority referred to in section 7 of the Indian Soldiers (Litigation) Act, 1925, that he is serving under special conditions within the meaning of section 3 of that Act.

Explanation. - For the purposes of this sub-clause "family" means such relations of the landlord as ordinarily live with him and are dependent upon him;
(b) in the case of rented land, if he requires it for his own use, is not occupying in the urban area concerned for the purpose of his business any other rented land and has not vacated such rented land without sufficient cause after the commencement of the 1949 Act;

(c) in the case of any building or rented land, if he requires it to carry out any building work at the instance of the State Government or local authority or any improvement trust under some improvement or development scheme or if it has become unsafe or unfit for human habitation :

Provided that where the tenancy is for a specified period agreed upon between the landlord and the tenant, the landlord shall not, except under sub-clause (v) of clause (a), be entitled to apply under this sub-section before the expiry of such period :
Provided further that where the landlord has obtained possession of a residential building or rented land under the provisions of sub-clause (i) or sub-clause (v) of clause (a) or clause (b), he shall not be entitled to apply again under the said provisions for the possession of any other building or rented land of the same class :
Provided further that where a landlord has obtained possession of any building under the provisions of sub-clause (ii) of clause (a), he shall not be entitled to apply again under the said sub-clause for the possession of any other building for the use or for the residence, as the case may be, of the same son.
[(3A) In the case of a non-residential building, a landlord who stands retired or discharged [ - ] from the armed forces of the Union of India or who was a minor son at the time of death of the deceased landlord, and requires it for his personal use, may, within a period of three years from the date of retirement or discharge or attaining the age of eighteen years, as the case may be, apply to the Controller for an order directing the tenant to put the landlord in possession :
Provided that where the landlord has obtained possession of a non-residential building under this sub-section, he shall not be entitled to apply again for the possession of any other non-residential building of the same class.]
(4) The Controller shall, if he is satisfied that the claim of the landlord is bona fide, make an order directing the tenant to put the landlord in possession of the building or rented land on such date as may be specified by the Controller and if the Controller is not so satisfied, he shall make an order rejecting the application:
Provided that the Controller may give the tenant a reasonable time for putting the landlord in possession of the building or rented land and may extend such time so as not to exceed three months in the aggregate.
(5) Where an application is made under sub-clause (v) of clause (a) of sub-section (3), it shall be disposed of, as far as may be, within a period of one month and if the claim of the landlord is accepted, the Controller shall make an order directing the tenant to put the landlord in possession of the building on a date to be specified in the order and such date shall not be later than fifteen days from the date of the order.
(6) Where a landlord, who has obtained possession of a building or rented land in pursuance of an order under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (3), does not himself occupy it or if possession was obtained under sub-clause (v) of clause (a) of sub-section (3), his family does not occupy the residential building, or if possession was obtained by him on behalf of his son in pursuance of an order under sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (3), his son does not occupy it for the purpose for which possession was obtained, [for a continuous period of twelve months from the date of obtaining possession or if possession was obtained under sub-section (3A) he does not occupy it for his exclusive personal use, for a continuous period of three years] or where a landlord who has obtained possession of a building under clause (c) of sub-section (3) puts that building to any use or lets it out to any tenant other than the tenant evicted from it, the tenant who has been evicted may apply to the Controller for an order directing that the possession of such building or rented land shall be restored to him and the Controller shall make an order accordingly.
(7) Where the Controller is satisfied that any application made by a landlord for the eviction of a tenant is frivolous or vexatious, the Controller may direct that compensation not exceeding five hundred rupees be paid by such landlord to the tenant