law: Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 
  20. Tenants. right to give notice to landlord
  
  of his intention to occupy tenement In new building. 
  Where a decree for eviction has been passed by
  
  the court on the ground specified in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section
  
  16 and the work of demolishing the promises and of the erection of a new
  
  building has been commenced by the landlord the tenant may, without prejudice
  
  to the provisions of sub-clauses (ii) and (ill) of clause (d) of sub- section
  
  (6) of section 16, within six months from the date on which he delivered vacant
  
  possession of the premises to the landlord, give notice to the landlord of his
  
  intention to occupy a tenement in the new building on its completion on the
  
  following conditions, namely --
  (a) that he shall pay to the landlord the
  
  standard rent in respect of the tenement:
  Provided  that, in respect of a residential
  
  tenement, the tenant concerned shall not be required to pay rent in relation to
  
  the area at more than double the rate at which he paid rent for his former
  
  premises immediately before his eviction under the decree, unless the landlord
  
  obtains an order of the court fixing the standard rent in respect of the
  
  tenement at higher rate;
  (b) that his occupation of the tenement shall,
  
  save as provided in condition (a) be on the same teams and conditions on which
  
  he occupied the premises immediately before the eviction.