Hiring, Renting, and Lease: Ruling on Tenant Demanding Payment to Vacate Endowed Property After Lease Expiry
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Hiring, Renting, and Lease: Ruling on Tenant Demanding Payment to Vacate Endowed Property After Lease Expiry
English:
Question #1630:
A person rented some property that belongs to the endowments of a masjid for a particular period. After the expiry of the period of tenancy, the tenant refused to vacate the property unless he is paid a certain amount of money. Moreover, he had not paid the rent for a number of years. Is it permissible to pay him the money he asked for?
Answer #1630:
The tenant has no right in the property after the expiry of the tenancy. He has to vacate the property and hand it back to the landlord. He has no right in demanding any payment for vacating the property. However, if the law recognises a right for him, he can claim it and there is no objection to be paid from the masjid endowment.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Hiring, Renting, and Lease