Transfer of Property Act — Section 106

In the absence of a contract or local usage to the contrary, a lease of immovable property shall be deemed to be—

(a) a lease from year to year, terminable, on the part of either lessor or lessee, by six months’ notice;

(b) a lease from month to month, terminable, on the part of either lessor or lessee, by fifteen days’ notice,

where the lease is of immovable property for agricultural or manufacturing purposes;

and where the lease is of immovable property for any other purpose, shall be deemed to be a lease from month to month, terminable, on the part of either lessor or lessee, by fifteen days’ notice.

Every notice under this section must be in writing, signed by or on behalf of the person giving it, and either be sent by post to the party who is intended to be bound by it or be tendered or delivered personally to such party, or to one of his family members or servants at his residence, or (if such tender or delivery is not practicable) affixed to a conspicuous part of the property.