Article 32 of the Measures for the Administration of Urban House Lease stipulates: "In case of any of the following acts in violation of these measures, the real estate administrative department of the people's government of the municipality directly under the Central Government, the city or county shall give administrative punishment to the responsible person ... (3) If the house is subletted without the consent of the lessor and the registration and filing procedures, the lease shall be invalid, the illegal income shall be confiscated and a fine may be imposed."