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Moving in, renting out, getting the deposit story straight — the roof over your head, sorted while everyone's still smiling.
Most tenancies begin as a friendly conversation and a bank transfer. The paper on this shelf keeps them that way: it writes down what was agreed — the rent, the deposit, who fixes what, how either side leaves — while both of you still agree on it.
The same shelf covers the other end of the story. When a tenancy needs to end, or a deposit is slow coming back, a formal notice says so properly and puts the date on record — calmly, and in writing.
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Lease / Rental Agreement
AgreementA landlord-and-tenant agreement for residential or commercial premises: the rent and when it is due, the security deposit, the term and any lock-in, escalation, who repairs what, and how either side ends it. The eleven months most of these run for is a registration convention rather than a rule — s. 17 of the Registration Act makes any lease exceeding one year compulsorily registrable, and an unregistered one cannot be proved for its terms. State Rent Control Acts apply on top. Creates a tenancy — an interest in the property in the tenant's favour under the Transfer of Property Act. For bare permission to occupy WITHOUT creating a tenancy — the leave-and-licence arrangement standard in Maharashtra — use the Leave and Licence Agreement instead.
Leave and Licence Agreement
AgreementGrants the Licensee bare permission to use and occupy premises for a period, WITHOUT creating a tenancy or any interest in the property — juridical possession stays with the Licensor (Section 52, Indian Easements Act). The standard instrument for residential flats in Maharashtra, where registration is compulsory whatever the term (Section 55, Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999), and commonly chosen elsewhere to keep the occupant a licensee rather than a tenant. If the arrangement is meant to create a tenancy — an interest in the property, with a lessor-lessee relationship and tenancy-law consequences — use the Lease / Rental Agreement instead.
Notice to Quit
NoticeA landlord's notice determining a tenancy and calling on the tenant to deliver up possession. Where the tenancy is month to month and there is no written notice clause, s. 106 of the Transfer of Property Act fixes fifteen days running from receipt. Note that State Rent Control Acts override s. 106 wherever they conflict, and most prescribe their own grounds, periods and forum — a tenancy inside a Rent Act is usually not determinable by a bare notice at all.
Security Deposit Refund Notice
NoticeA former tenant's written demand for the return of a security deposit after vacating. It records the tenancy, what was paid and when, the handover, anything the tenant accepts may fairly be deducted, and the sum now claimed. No statute fixes a period for returning a deposit, so the time allowed is the tenant's own.
How it works
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Say what's happening
Moving in? Renting out? A few plain questions about the place, the money and the dates.
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Read it in plain words
Every clause has a one-line translation. The full legal text is always one tap below.
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Stamp it where the state asks
Rental paper usually carries stamp duty. Dharaa works out the amount for your state and arranges the paper.
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Sign it together
Both of you see the same plain summary before signing. Then you're covered.
Common questions
- Does a rent agreement need to be registered?
- It depends on the state and the term. Short leave-and-licence terms often need registration in some states; shorter tenancies elsewhere may not. Dharaa flags what applies to yours before you sign.
- What about stamp duty?
- Most tenancy paper carries stamp duty, and the amount is a state matter. Dharaa calculates it from the live schedules and can arrange the stamp paper — you never have to look up a rate.
- We already shook hands on the terms. Why write them down?
- Because memories of the same conversation drift, and the deposit is usually where they collide. Ten minutes of writing now is the awkward conversation you never have to have later.
- The tenancy is ending badly. Which document do I need?
- A formal notice — ending the tenancy, or asking for the deposit back — puts your position and the date on record. It is a statement, not a lawsuit, and you can send it yourself.