25AA. Unrealised rent received subsequently to be charged to income tax

Where the assessee cannot realise rent from a property let to a tenant and subsequently the assessee has realized any amount in respect of such rent, the amount so realized shall be deemed to be income chargeable under the head “Income from house property” and accordingly charged to income-tax as the income of that previous year in which such rent is realized whether or not the assessee is the owner of that property in that previous year.