Buying and Selling: Ruling on Responsibility for Penalty Due to Unpermitted Construction in Rented Property

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Buying and Selling: Ruling on Responsibility for Penalty Due to Unpermitted Construction in Rented Property

English:

Question #1530:

A person rented a shop. It transpired that the owner had built the shop without a proper building permit. The authorities began proceedings, demanding from the tenant the payment of a particular penalty. Who should pay such a penalty, the landlord or the tenant?

Answer #1530:

The owner of the shop who built it without due regard to the building regulations should pay the fine.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Buying and Selling