Stamp Duty · Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh has one of the highest lease rates among major states — 2% of the total rent — though the refundable deposit stays out of the base. For Noida and Lucknow rentals this makes proper stamping noticeably more expensive than in Delhi next door, and under-stamping correspondingly riskier.
2% of total rent (deposit exempt)
Rent / lease agreements
Registration optional < 12 months
Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (as adopted by Uttar Pradesh)
₹100 flat for NDAs
UP Schedule I, Article 5
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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.
Uttar Pradesh levies 2% stamp duty on the total rent for the term; the refundable security deposit is exempt from the duty base. The security deposit is exempt from duty. Registration is optional for agreements below 12 months; longer leases attract compulsory registration.
Reference example — ₹25,000/month, 11 months, ₹1,00,000 deposit: duty ≈ ₹5,500 (total ≈ ₹5,500).
A flat ₹100 under UP Schedule I, Article 5. 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.
Indicatively 2% of the total rent for the term. For ₹25,000/month over 11 months that is about ₹5,500. The refundable security deposit is exempt from the duty base.
No. Noida is in Uttar Pradesh, where the 2% ad-valorem rate applies — not Delhi’s flat ₹50. Using a Delhi template for a UP property is one of the most common under-stamping mistakes in the NCR.
A flat ₹100 under Schedule I, Article 5 as adopted by UP.
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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