Model Tenancy Act is a good step but will states bite the reform bullet? June 4, 2021, 11:22 AM IST TOI Quick Edits are written by a team of seasoned journalists from the Times of India's Edit Page and TOI-Online who respond to important news stories as they develop. The team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of the day. LESS... MORE The Model Tenancy Act legislation approved by the Union Cabinet is an opportunity to free locked up residential apartments for the housing market. But the reform is incumbent on state legislatures using the opportunity to pass the law. Nevertheless, Centre has offered a good template for them to replicate.