Rent Agreement

A rental agreement is a legal document that serves as a contract between the landlord and the tenant.

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  • Multiple Owners or Disputed Ownership
  • Renting of commercial properties
  • Tenancy with Special Conditions like subletting, or sharing with third parties
  • Variable rent clausesbased on specific
  • Property Under Litigation
  • Corporate or Institutional Tenants
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Drafting

Rent Agreement must align with the contract between the buyer and seller while incorporating key clauses specific to NRI needs. Basic DIY rent agreement can be drafted by the client covering all standard terms of an agreement, otherwise Our NRI expert lawyers will thoroughly understand the transaction and draft a agreement covering complexities.

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Review

India for NRI offers a review service where our expert lawyers will carefully examine the agreement and provide their observations, if any.

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  • Draft Power of Attorney (POA)
  • The POA is then apostilled in your country
  • Send the POA by post to India
  • The POA is registered with the SDM office
  • Once this entire process is complete, register your Rent agreement with the Sub-Registrar
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Registration

Registration Act of 1908 mandates the registration of a lease agreement if the term is more than 12 months, which involves payment of stamp duty and regitsration charges. Otherwise the rent agreement can either be notarised or signed.

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Document Required

ID proof of Tenant and landlord.

Original proof of ownership of the property.

Property papers such as tax receipts.

Two passport photographs of each of the parties and one copy of each of the witnesses.

Original Lease Agreement (two sets).

Stamp paper (with correct e-stamp value ).

E-Registration fee.

2 witness along with ID.

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