There are many laws under which if something illegal is stored or done in premises, owner of premises can be held liable.
The best protection for landlord who is giving premises on lease to an unknown tenant, is to file a copy of landlord tenant agreement in police station after getting it registered.
Police may just receive a copy of agreement for its information only. It may need to take no action at that time if found unnecessary.
But Later, if tenant disappears, if something illegal is found stored in rented premises, it may help landlord to say, that he had no idea of activity of tenant but he did filed a copy of lease agreement in police station when lease was given.
I know a landlord who had rented premises to a young couple. After some days, police found that the couple was engaged in auto thefts. When police came, the couple had fled.
Fortunately, the police did not trouble this landlord. But he could have troubled him about things lying in rented premises and other things.
Haresh Raichura
