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You are letting out a flat or house, or taking one on rent, and you need the paper that goes with it.

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Residential Rent Agreement, 11 Months (Kiraya Nama)Use this when an individual owner is letting a flat, a floor or a house to an individual to live in, for the standard eleven-month term, and the premises are either in the Union Territory of Chandigarh or in Punjab and outside the reach of the Punjab Rent Act, 1995. It covers rent, deposit, who repairs what, notice period, lock-in and how the tenancy ends, and it is drafted to stay outside compulsory registration under section 17(1)(d) of the Registration Act, 1908. Settle the Punjab question first, because it decides whether you may use this document at all. Section 4 of the Punjab Rent Act, 1995 abolished the eleven-month workaround for the premises that Act covers. For those premises a letting must be in writing, must be in the form set out in Schedule I appended to the Act, and must be registered on payment of a registration fee of ₹1,000 — and section 4(2) says so notwithstanding the Registration Act, 1908, just as section 4(1) says so notwithstanding section 107 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. But section 3 pulls a large class of premises straight back out. The Act does not apply to premises let out before its commencement on 30 November 2013 (section 3(1)(a)), to government premises (section 3(1)(b)), or — this is the one that matters most — to any premises constructed on or after the commencement of the Act, for a period of fifteen years from the date of completion of construction (section 3(1)(c)). Read the opening words of section 3(1)(c), because they are the words people drop. The exemption is not "any building less than fifteen years old". It is any building constructed on or after 30 November 2013 and then only for fifteen years from completion. A house completed in 2011 or 2012 and first let in 2026 is thirteen or fifteen years old, but it was not constructed on or after commencement, so section 3(1)(c) does not touch it — and if it was first let after 30 November 2013, section 3(1)(a) does not save it either, so the Punjab Rent Act, 1995 applies to it in full and this document is the wrong document. What section 3(1)(c) does cover is the new-build stock: the flats, floors and kothis put up in Mohali, Zirakpur, Kharar and the newer parts of Ludhiana and Jalandhar since 30 November 2013 and still within fifteen years of their completion certificate. Those tenancies are outside rent control altogether and are pure contract. That is exactly what this document is for. Keep the completion or occupation certificate with the agreement, because the date on it is the whole of your case for using this form. Chandigarh has no statutory form at all, which is why this template exists there too. The East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, extended to the Union Territory by the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1974 (Central Act 54 of 1974), prescribes no form of tenancy agreement and requires no registration of one. The parties write their own bargain, and this is it. What a Chandigarh landlord must understand is the other half of that Act: rent control there applies to every tenanted building whatever the rent. The Administrator's notification of 7 November 2002, which purported to exempt buildings let at more than ₹1,500 a month, was quashed by the Supreme Court in Vasu Dev Singh v. Union of India, Civil Appeals Nos. 4688-4694 of 2006, decided 7 November 2006, and no replacement notification has been traced. A ₹60,000-a-month flat in Sector 9 is a rent-controlled building. Two consequences follow, and both are easy to miss. First, recovering possession means an application to the Rent Controller on a section 13 ground — not a notice under Clause 15 followed by a change of locks. Second, the same Act allows either party to apply to the Rent Controller under section 4 to have the fair rent of the building determined, and a fair rent so fixed displaces the rent agreed in Clause 3 for as long as it stands; the figure the two of you write into Clause 3.1 is the contract between you, not the last word on what may be charged. Clause 3.5 of this draft says so on the face of the document. Do not use this document: - for Punjab premises that the Punjab Rent Act, 1995 does apply to — that is, a fresh letting after 30 November 2013 of a building that was not constructed on or after that date, or of a building constructed after it but now more than fifteen years past completion. Those need the Schedule I tenancy agreement, registered, on the ₹1,000 fee. An eleven-month agreement in this form does not save them; - for a shop, office, showroom, godown, clinic, coaching centre or any other non-residential letting. Non-residential premises in Punjab have their own regime under section 3(2) of the 1995 Act, under which a tenant who holds over beyond the contract is liable to double rent and to immediate dispossession through the Rent Authority; - where either side wants a term longer than eleven months. That is a lease deed, compulsorily registrable under section 17(1)(d) of the Registration Act, 1908, and stamped on the higher slabs; - for a paying-guest arrangement, a hostel, a barsati or a room in the owner's own house where the occupant does not get exclusive possession, and for short-stay letting through any holiday-rental or homestay platform; - where the landlord or the tenant is a company, LLP, HUF, trust, society or partnership firm, or where an employer is taking the flat for staff. Those need board or partner authority, a different execution block, and often a different tax treatment. One more check before you sign. If the Chandigarh property is a leasehold site allotted by the Estate Officer, or the Punjab property is on a plot allotted by GMADA, GLADA, PUDA or another development authority, the allotment letter and the estate rules usually control what the site may be used for and sometimes require intimation before it is let. Read the allotment conditions before the tenant moves in, not after a misuse notice arrives.₹399Open
Leave and Licence AgreementUse this when you are giving a flat, house, shop or office to someone to occupy for a fixed period, and you want it to be a licence — permission to use — rather than a lease or tenancy, so the occupant gets no interest in the property and no rent-control protection. In Maharashtra this is the standard document instead of a rent agreement, and the law requires it to be in writing and registered.₹399Open
Inventory and Fixtures ScheduleA dated handover condition record in the rent agreement — settles most deposit disputes.₹99Open
Company Lease Agreement for an Employee ResidenceA company or LLP leasing a residence for an employee, not making the employee sole tenant, must separate three roles: the owner, the company liable for rent, and the replaceable employee. A term over one year is compulsorily registrable under s.17(1)(d), Registration Act 1908. Punjab/Chandigarh rent-control governs possession; ending employment doesn't authorise forcible removal.₹399Open
Employer Letter of Undertaking for a TenantA landlord wants written confirmation from the employer before accepting the tenancy, or the employer offers housing support. The letter separates confirming employment, internal reimbursement, and directly guaranteeing rent — blur them and an HR letter reads as a payment guarantee. A term over a year is registrable under s.17(1)(d), Registration Act 1908, not this letter.₹99Open
Guarantor Agreement for a TenancyThe landlord will proceed only if another person backs defined payment obligations. A proper guarantee identifies the tenancy, states what it covers, sets a cap and end date, and addresses later rent/term changes. The Contract Act, 1872 governs guarantee and suretyship, so vague wording can expose a guarantor more broadly than expected.₹399Open
Move-in Handover ChecklistThe tenancy is starting and the parties are exchanging keys and possession — record the condition of walls, floors, doors, plumbing, fittings, appliances and cleaning, plus key counts. This checklist is evidence of starting condition, not a licence to deduct every later mark — and preserves raising a latent defect not visible at handover.FreeOpen
House Rules Annexure to a TenancyThe tenancy has the core rent/possession terms; the parties also need day-to-day rules for noise, guests, pets, smoking, parking, waste and security. An annexure keeps the lease uncluttered while making rules part of the record. It must not manufacture new eviction powers — rent-control still governs possession, and a breach should be cured through the tenancy process, not lock-changing.₹99Open
Joint Tenancy Agreement for FlatmatesTwo or more adults renting one flat need more than a one-tenant agreement — the landlord must know who's a tenant, while flatmates need a record of rent/deposit shares and what happens if one leaves early. A 50/50 promise doesn't limit the landlord's claim if tenants are jointly and severally liable. A term over one year is registrable under s.17(1)(d), Registration Act 1908.₹399Open
Registered Residential Lease DeedThe fuller deed-style residential letting, with the complete grant, property schedule and execution mechanics in one registrable instrument — apt where the term exceeds a year or title needs recital. S.17(1)(d), Registration Act 1908 makes it compulsorily registrable; present within 4 months (s.23), with limited late presentation (s.25). Punjab recognises both the Rent Act 1995 and saved EPURRA 1949 tracks.₹799Open
Letter of Intent to Lease a HomeYou've agreed the main commercial points but aren't ready for the final tenancy. A letter of intent records the proposed rent, deposit, term, escalation, lock-in and notice before KYC and registration. The key question is whether it's a negotiation record or a binding contract — a lease over a year needs s.17(1)(d), Registration Act 1908.₹99Open
Meter Reading Handover RecordKeys are handed over and the parties need one agreed baseline for electricity, water or gas meters — kept separate from the move-in checklist since readings are accounting facts you need at move-out. Without a joint reading, the first bill can include earlier consumption and spark a dispute.₹99Open
Registered Rent Agreement (Three Years)For a three-year residential letting with terms settled — not an eleven-month form repeated informally: s.17(1)(d), Registration Act 1908 makes a lease over a year compulsorily registrable, presented within 4 months (s.23). Covers property, term, rent, deposit, repairs, subletting, lock-in and handover coherently. Punjab's rent-control track depends on the letting date/NRI position; Chandigarh runs under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949.₹399Open
Furnished Premises Tenancy AgreementFor renting a home with owner-supplied furniture/fixtures — the risk isn't the sofa's existence, it's no signed baseline of what was supplied, its condition, and how damage is told apart from wear. Adds an inventory, move-in photos and a valuation rule. Over one year, s.17(1)(d), Registration Act 1908 requires registering the lease with the schedule. A missing item is a monetary issue, not grounds for self-help eviction.₹399Open
Tenant Indemnity and UndertakingFor a landlord needing a written undertaking on a defined risk — tenant-caused damage, agreed-use compliance, or a temporary-possession condition — not a sweeping 'liable for everything' promise. Article 34, Punjab-amended stamp schedule treats an indemnity bond like a security bond, so stamping may differ from a plain covenant. A breach isn't a shortcut to eviction. Defines the obligation, loss scope, exclusions, cure period and any cap.₹199Open
Tenant KYC and Document ChecklistFor a tenant who's passed screening — the landlord verifies identity, address and the limited records the tenancy file needs, not documents collected casually over messages. Separates KYC from screening and the tenancy agreement. Key point: data minimisation under the DPDP Act, 2023 — stated purpose, consent, controlled disclosure, erasure after use.₹99Open
Tenant Application and Screening FormFor a prospective tenant, giving the owner/manager/broker enough to decide before signing — occupants, employment/income, tenancy history, references, vehicles, pets — plus limited authority to verify and contact references. Separate from the tenancy agreement and KYC checklist: submitting it doesn't create a tenancy or oblige either side to sign, absent a separate written commitment. A pre-tenancy decision tool under the Punjab Rent Act, 1995, not a way to disguise rent or possession terms.₹99Open
Tenancy Agreement in the Schedule I Form (Kirayanama), Registered — Punjab Rent Act, 1995Punjab's statutory tenancy form, not a style choice. S.4(1), Punjab Rent Act 1995: every letting must be written (overrides s.107, TPA). S.4(2) (substituted, Act 33/2013, 16.4.2013): must use the Schedule I form AND register, overriding the Registration Act 1908, on a Rs 1,000 fee — no 11-month escape here. Clauses 1-12 (Part I) reproduce the Form's twelve terms: period, rent, maintenance, tenant's property tax, Schedule II repairs split, payment day, 3-month vacate option, s.6's 5%+index rises, expiry handover, tenant's electricity/water, Act-compliance, plus its registration endorsement. Clauses 13+/Schedule Part C are ADDED (deposit, inventory, statutory machinery, notices, police intimation) — not the Form (Recital F); cl.26.3 subordinates them to Part I, cl.23.4 strikes them if the Registering Authority wants the bare Form. Collate Part I against the Gazette Schedule I — the source here is corrupted twice. Use only if ALL FIVE hold: Punjab AND urban (s.1(2)/s.2(o) — a Corporation/Council/Nagar Panchayat/Cantonment area, or notified); first let on/after 30.11.2013 (Neeraj Malhotra v. Jaswant Singh, 2.8.2022, P&H HC); s.3(1)(c) excludes only buildings CONSTRUCTED on/after commencement, for 15 years from completion (dated by authority-intimation or tax assessment, whichever earlier — Expl. I; a 75%+ rebuild resets the clock — Expl. II) — anything completed earlier is never excluded; not Government/local-authority owned/let; not an unconveyed hire-purchase/lease/sub-lease allotment pending full ownership (s.3(1)(f)). Before a fixed term: s.20(1) bars possession except on s.20(2)'s grounds — expiry isn't one; a 3-year agreement alone won't return the house in 3 years. Only s.31 gives automatic possession on expiry, needing the Rent Authority's PRIOR permission (Schedule XIV) before letting, residential-only, up to 5 years, with damages at 2x rent + 15% interest till the tenant leaves; without it, only s.20(2)(p) (a broken written vacate promise) and a contested application. The form prints the answer into Recital E. Don't use this: for a pre-30.11.2013 letting (s.76(2) saves the 1949 East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, except NRI-owned premises); for a sub-15-year-old post-30.11.2013 building (untouched by the Act — pure contract, 11-month terms still avoid s.17(1)(d) registration, common in new-build Ludhiana/Mohali/Jalandhar/Amritsar); or for Chandigarh (still the 1949 Act, Central Act 54/1974 — its 7.11.2002 rent-exemption notification was quashed in Vasu Dev Singh v. Union of India, Civil Appeals 4688-4694/2006, 7.11.2006; a borrowed 2021 statute the MHA extended here on 6.5.2026 was kept in abeyance by the P&H HC on 29.5.2026, continuing the 1949 Act, unverified after 30.5.2026). For non-residential premises, s.3(2)'s contract-renting rule applies during the contract's term (breach: double rent for the violation period, immediate Rent-Authority dispossession for the tenant, forfeited rent for the landlord) — non-residential (s.2(f)) means SOLELY business/trade, a shop-cum-flat (s.2(l)) is two premises with residential rent as one-third of a composite total; choosing non-residential/composite fills the s.3(2) election and prints clause 27; s.31's expiry-possession route applies only to a premises let AS A RESIDENCE. Date caution: s.1(4)'s commencement notification is untraced — the High Court says 30.11.2013, the text's metadata reads 16.4.2013 — since s.3(1)(a)/(c) and s.76 turn on commencement, a tenancy/building dated between those sits on a fault line (Recital D only says not let before EITHER date) — check the Gazette notification if yours falls there.₹399Open
Tenant and Paying Guest Police Verification Report (Kirayedar Tasdeeq)You need this when you have let a house, a floor, a barsati, a servant quarter, a flat or a paying-guest room to somebody, and you now have to tell the police who that person is. In both Punjab and Chandigarh the duty is the landlord's, not the tenant's, and it does not go away because the tenant is a relative, a student, a colleague at work, or somebody a broker vouched for. The duty does not come from the rent law. It comes from a standing prohibitory order made by the District Magistrate under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which replaced section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Disobeying such an order is an offence under section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which replaced section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. That matters in a practical way. These orders are made district by district, they run for a fixed period, typically about sixty days, and they are then re-promulgated. So the correct question is never "is tenant verification compulsory" but "what does the order in force in my district today actually require". A real example of the genre is the order of the Office of the District Magistrate, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), Ref. No. DCM/MA/2023/17994 dated 21 August 2023, issued under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which required landlords to report tenant particulars to the police and to report any change of tenant, and which was operative only from 11 August 2023 to 10 October 2023. That order has long lapsed. Before you file, open your own district's website or ask at the police station counter for the current order, and put its number and date into the field provided. In Chandigarh this is not a paper formality. Chandigarh Police has registered first information reports against property owners for not reporting their tenants, and has made arrests. The form used there is the Tenant/PG Information Proforma published by Chandigarh Police, and the completed form can be handed in at the area police station, at a police post, at a beat box or at a Sampark Centre. Use this template as the covering report and declaration that goes with that proforma, or as the full record you keep on your own file; where the police counter insists on their own printed proforma, copy the particulars across from here and attach this signed declaration to it. In Punjab the same information is normally submitted through the Saanjh citizen-services channel of the Punjab Police, through the eServices Punjab portal, or over the counter at a Sewa Kendra, and it is then processed by the police station of the area. Note that ppsaanjh.in now redirects to saanjh.punjabpolice.gov.in; both were checked on 6 September 2026 and the portal address moves from time to time, so start from the Punjab Police website rather than from a bookmark. Be clear about what this template does and does not collect, because the Saanjh screen asks for more than a name. It collects every substantive particular the two counters need: the landlord's own particulars and identity document, the address and description of the premises, the occupant's name, parentage, age, gender, occupation, employer or institution, mobile number, identity document and number, the native address down to the village with the police station that covers it, the previous address, the people who will live with the occupant, the terms, the antecedents declared, the vehicles, the previous occupant, and a local identifier. It also collects the four descriptive particulars the Saanjh form asks for that a landlord can honestly supply: identification marks, marital status, educational qualification, the date since which the occupant has been living in Punjab or Chandigarh, and the date the occupant last visited the native place. It deliberately does not collect religion, caste, height or complexion. Height and complexion are columns the operator fills from the identity document and the person in front of the counter, and a landlord's guess at them is worse than a blank. Religion and caste are sensitive personal particulars that this template will not put on a landlord's private file, and the occupant's consent recorded in this report does not extend to them. If the Saanjh screen or the printed proforma compels those columns, fill them at the counter from the occupant's own answer and identity document, not from this report. Do not use this template as a tenancy agreement. It records who is living in your property and reports it to the police; it creates no tenancy, fixes no rent, and gives you no ground of eviction. You still need a written agreement, and in Punjab, where the Punjab Rent Act, 1995 applies to the premises, section 4(1) makes a written agreement compulsory and section 4(2) makes registration of the Schedule I form compulsory. Do not use it as a police clearance certificate or a character certificate. Filing this report tells the police who your tenant is; it does not tell you. If you want to know whether the person has a record, that is the police verification exercise that follows, and the answer comes back to the police station, not to you. Do not use it for a person who is not in occupation of your premises as a tenant or paying guest. Domestic staff, drivers, gardeners and shop employees are covered by a separate servant verification proforma and a separate line in the District Magistrate's order; the particulars asked for are different and a tenant form filed for a servant will simply be returned. Do not use it to report a guest. A relative staying for a fortnight is not a tenant. The trigger is putting somebody into occupation of the premises on rent or on paying-guest terms, and the honest test is whether money or a money's worth is passing for the accommodation. Finally, do not treat this template as a substitute for the printed proforma where a printed proforma exists. Chandigarh Police publishes one and the Punjab Saanjh channel generates one from the online form. This document is the landlord's own signed report and declaration, drafted so that every substantive particular either counter will ask for is already written down, dated and signed by both sides.FreeOpen

Renting a home

Starting the tenancy

Rent, deposits and receipts

Living there: repairs, permissions and consents

Ending the tenancy and settling the deposit

Renting a home

Starting the tenancy

Rent, deposits and receipts

Living there: repairs, permissions and consents

Ending the tenancy and settling the deposit

Paying guests, hostels and shared accommodation