law: Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 
  14. Landlords' duty to keep premises in good
  
  repair. 
  (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any
  
  law for the time being in force and in the absence of an agreement to the
  
  contrary by the tenant, every landlord shall be bound to keep the premises in
  
  good and tenantable repair.
  (2) If the landlord neglects to make any
  
  repairs, which he is bound to make under sub-section (1), within a reasonable
  
  time after a notice of fifteen days is served upon him by post or in any other
  
  manner by a tenant or jointly by tenants interested in such repairs, such tenant
  
  or tenants may themselves make the same and deduct the expenses of such repairs
  
  from the rent or otherwise recover them from the landlord:
  Provided  that, where the repairs are jointly made
  
  by the tenants the amount to be deducted or recovered with interest by each
  
  tenant shall bear the same proportion as the rent payable by him in respect of
  
  his premises bears to the total amount of the expenses incurred for such
  
  repairs together with simple interest at fifteen per cent per annum on such
  
  amount:
  Provided  further that, the amount so deducted or
  
  recoverable in any year shall not exceed one-fourth of the rent payable by the
  
  tenant for that year.
  (3) For the purposes of calculating the expenses
  
  of the repairs made under sub-section (2), the accounts together with the
  
  vouchers maintained by the tenants shall be conclusive evidence of such
  
  expenditure and shall be binding on the landlord.