Ahmedabad, Sept. 11 -- Gujarat Assembly on Friday unanimously passed the Gujarat Rent Bill, 2026, a new legal framework to regulate rental premises and protect the rights of landlords and tenants.

Urban development minister Kanubhai Desai, who introduced the Bill, said the state had so far worked under the Mumbai-era rent law of 1947, which had to be extended from time to time and left both sides in legal tangles. The new Gujarat Rent Act, he said, was not merely a legal document but a link in the state's economic and social life. It would give the landlord a fair remedy and the tenant a respectful roof, bring transparency to the rental market and strengthen mutual trust, he added.

The Act will apply across Gujarat. After it takes effec...