Stamp Duty · Delhi
Delhi is the cheapest major market to stamp a rent agreement in India: the ubiquitous 11-month residential agreement needs only a flat ₹50 stamp, the refundable deposit is exempt, and registration is optional below 12 months. The catch: cross 11 months and the rules change substantially.
Flat ₹50 (residential, up to 11 months)
Rent / lease agreements
Registration optional < 12 months
Delhi Stamp (Prevention of Undervaluation of Instruments) Rules
₹100 flat for NDAs
Indian Stamp Act, Article 5 (as applicable to Delhi)
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Estimates are indicative and based on published state schedules — verify against your State Stamp Schedule or SHCIL before purchase. Not legal or tax advice.
Short-term residential rent agreements in Delhi commonly use a flat ₹50 stamp paper for terms up to 11 months; the refundable security deposit is exempt from duty. The security deposit is exempt from duty. Registration is optional for agreements of 11 months or less — which is exactly why the "11-month agreement" is the Delhi norm.
Reference example — ₹25,000/month, 11 months, ₹1,00,000 deposit: duty ≈ ₹50 (total ≈ ₹50).
A flat ₹100 under Indian Stamp Act, Article 5 (as applicable to Delhi). Delhi follows the unamended Indian Stamp Act for general agreements. This covers NDAs, service agreements, and most contracts without their own schedule entry.
An under-stamped agreement is inadmissible as evidence (Section 35, Indian Stamp Act, 1899) and can be impounded, with a penalty of up to 10× the deficit under Section 40. Stamping correctly at execution costs a fraction of fixing it during a dispute.
Because agreements of less than 12 months do not require compulsory registration, and short-term residential agreements commonly use a flat ₹50 stamp. At 12 months or more, ad-valorem duty and compulsory registration apply — so the 11-month term minimises both cost and paperwork.
No — the refundable security deposit is exempt from stamp duty in Delhi. Duty is assessed on the rent component alone (flat ₹50 for typical 11-month residential agreements).
A flat ₹100 under Article 5 of the Indian Stamp Act as applicable to Delhi.
Estimates and rules are indicative, based on published state schedules — verify with your State Stamp Schedule or SHCIL before purchase. Not legal or tax advice.
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