Overview
The rent agreement is the cheapest litigation insurance a landlord or tenant ever buys — and the 11-month photocopy template most people use protects neither. A well-drafted agreement fixes term and lock-in, deposit and its refund conditions, maintenance and repair splits, entry rights, and an eviction path; registration (mandatory for terms over 11 months, wise regardless) makes it enforceable evidence no one can deny signing. We draft for landlords and tenants, handle stamping and registration (or registered-post execution with eSign where the state allows), and fix the defective agreements disputes have already exposed.
Key Provisions — Registration Act + State Rent Laws, 1908 / Various
- Leases over 11 months must be registered (Registration Act Section 17); unregistered long leases collapse into month-to-month tenancies in court.
- Stamp duty per state schedule — an under-stamped agreement is inadmissible until penalties are paid.
- Lock-in, notice, deposit-refund timelines, and maintenance splits are the clauses 90% of disputes turn on.
- Police verification of tenants and a signed inventory protect both sides at exit.
What You Can Get
How We Handle It
Terms Consultation
Your property, tenant, and risk points — the clauses chosen deliberately.
Draft
Plain-language agreement with the enforcement path built in.
Stamp & Register
Duty computed, e-stamping done, registration appointment handled.
Execute
Signed, witnessed, and stored — with renewals diarised.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does everyone make 11-month agreements?
To skip mandatory registration. It works for simple lettings, but anything valuable — commercial premises, long terms, big deposits — deserves a registered lease; the registration cost is trivial against one dispute.
My tenant won't leave and my agreement expired two years ago — does the old agreement still matter?
Yes — its terms (rent, notice) generally carry into the holdover tenancy and anchor the eviction case. Bring what you have; we work with it.
Legal Connect connects you with independent advocates; we are not a law firm and this page is general information, not legal advice. Documents are drafted by empanelled advocates with eSign supported.