This Rent Agreement ("Agreement") is made at Mohali (S.A.S. Nagar) on 2 April 2026.
Gurpreet Singh Bedi, S/o Late S. Harbans Singh Bedi, resident of House No. 1247, Sector 34-C, Chandigarh 160022, PAN ABCPS1234K, mobile +91 XXXXX XXXXX, email gurpreet.bedi@example.com
(the "Landlord", which expression includes the Landlord's heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns)
AND
Simran Kaur Gill, D/o Sh. Jaswinder Singh Gill, permanently resident of Village Bhadson, Tehsil Nabha, District Patiala, Punjab 147201, mobile +91 XXXXX XXXXX, email simran.gill@example.com, identified by Aadhaar ending 4321
(the "Tenant", which expression includes the Tenant's heirs and legal representatives)
The Landlord and the Tenant are together the "Parties" and each a "Party".
A. The Landlord is the owner of, and is lawfully entitled to let out, the residential premises described in Clause 1 (the "Premises").
B. The Parties record that the Premises are situated in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, that the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, as extended to the Union Territory by the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1974, applies to the Premises, that the Act prescribes no form of tenancy agreement and requires no registration of one, and that this Agreement records the contractual terms of the tenancy without displacing the protection that Act gives the Tenant.
C. The Tenant has inspected the Premises, is satisfied with their condition and fittings, and wishes to take them on rent to live in.
D. The Parties are recording their agreed terms in writing.
The Parties agree as follows.
1.1 The Landlord lets to the Tenant, and the Tenant takes on rent, the residential premises at First Floor, House No. 2189, Sector 15-C, Chandigarh 160015.
1.2 The Premises are described as: Independent first floor, covered area approx. 1,250 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, drawing-cum-dining, kitchen, one balcony and independent stair access. Exclusive use of one car parking space in the front courtyard. Electricity connection A/c No. 3011-7742 (separate sub-meter), municipal water connection shared with the ground floor.
1.3 The Premises are handed over on a Unfurnished basis. The fittings, fixtures and articles handed over with the Premises are those, and only those, set out in Schedule A, which the Parties have jointly checked on the Start Date and have initialled.
1.4 The Landlord delivers vacant, peaceful possession (kabza) of the Premises to the Tenant on the Start Date, along with all keys, access cards and remotes.
2.1 The tenancy runs from 3 April 2026 to 4 April 2026, both days included (the "Term"), being a term not exceeding eleven months.
2.2 Eleven months, and not a round twelve, is deliberate. Section 17(1)(d) of the Registration Act, 1908 makes a lease of immovable property from year to year, for any term exceeding one year, or reserving a yearly rent compulsorily registrable; section 107 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 provides that such a lease can be made only by a registered instrument; and section 49 of the Registration Act makes an unregistered one inadmissible as evidence of the transaction, which is precisely when it would be needed. Rent under this Agreement is therefore fixed and reserved monthly and never annually, and the Term is kept clear of the one-year line rather than sitting on it.
2.3 The Term does not extend or renew automatically. Any continuation beyond the End Date requires a fresh written agreement under Clause 4.
3.1 The Tenant shall pay the Landlord rent of ₹25,000 (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) per month, in advance, on or before day 5 of each calendar month.
3.2 If the Term begins on a day other than the first of a month, rent for that first month is payable proportionately for the days of occupation.
3.3 Rent shall be paid by bank transfer (NEFT, IMPS, RTGS or UPI) to:
Account name: Gurpreet Singh Bedi
Account No.: 03551000045678
Bank: Punjab National Bank, Sector 34-A Branch, Chandigarh
IFSC: PUNB0035510
The Landlord may change these details by written notice. The Landlord shall issue a rent receipt within seven days of any request, which the Tenant may need for an HRA claim.
3.4 The rent is fixed for the whole Term. The Landlord shall not increase it during the Term for any reason.
3.5 Clause 3.4 binds the Parties; it does not bind the Rent Controller. Where the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 governs the tenancy — which in the Union Territory of Chandigarh is every tenanted building whatever the rent — either Party may apply to the Rent Controller under section 4 of that Act to have the fair rent of the building determined, and a fair rent so fixed displaces the rent agreed in Clause 3.1 for as long as it stands.
3.6 Rent unpaid beyond the due date carries simple interest at 1% per month until paid. This is without prejudice to the Landlord's rights under Clause 15.
3.7 Rent does not include electricity, water, gas, internet or other utilities, which are dealt with in Clause 6.
4.1 Either Party may propose renewal by written notice given at least 1 month(s) before the End Date. Neither Party is obliged to renew.
4.2 If the Parties do renew, the rent for the renewed term shall be the rent last payable increased by 5%. Where that figure is zero, the rent stays the same.
4.3 Every renewal must be by a fresh written agreement for a term not exceeding eleven months, separately stamped and, if the Parties so choose, separately registered. The Parties do not intend any rolling, automatic or self-extending tenancy, because a tenancy that continues past one year attracts compulsory registration and is stamped on a higher slab.
4.4 On renewal, the Parties may by written agreement increase the security deposit so that it stays in proportion to the revised rent.
5.1 The Tenant has paid, or shall pay on or before the Start Date, an interest-free refundable security deposit of ₹75,000 (Rupees Seventy Five Thousand only). The Landlord acknowledges receipt on signing.
5.2 The deposit is not rent. Neither Party may adjust it against rent — including the last month's rent — unless the other agrees in writing.
5.3 At the end of the tenancy the Landlord may deduct from the deposit only: (a) rent that remains unpaid; (b) unpaid electricity, water, gas, society or estate charges for the Tenant's period of occupation; (c) the reasonable cost of repairing damage caused by the Tenant beyond fair wear and tear; and (d) any other amount the Tenant owes under this Agreement.
5.4 The Landlord shall refund the balance within 15 days of the later of (i) the Tenant handing back vacant possession and all keys, and (ii) receipt of the final utility bills — together with a written, itemised statement of every deduction, supported by bills or estimates.
5.5 If the refund is delayed beyond that period, the unpaid amount carries interest at 12% per year until paid.
5.6 The Landlord shall not deduct for fair wear and tear, or for routine repainting or deep cleaning at the end of the tenancy, unless the Tenant has caused damage going beyond ordinary use.
6.1 From the Start Date until handover, the Tenant shall pay, as billed: electricity, water, piped or cylinder gas, internet, cable or DTH, and any usage-based society or estate charge.
6.2 The regular monthly society, RWA or estate maintenance charge is payable by the Landlord.
6.3 The Landlord shall pay, whatever Clause 6.2 says: municipal property tax, ground rent and lease money on a leasehold site, society sinking fund, non-occupancy charges, capital or major-repair levies, and every other charge that is an owner's liability.
6.4 The Landlord shall clear all dues on the Premises up to the day before the Start Date. The Tenant shall clear all dues for their period of occupation before handing back possession.
6.5 The Parties shall jointly record the electricity and water meter readings on the Start Date and again on the date of handover, and shall each keep a signed copy.
7.1 The Tenant shall keep the Premises clean and in good order and shall pay for day-to-day minor repairs and consumables — bulbs, tubes, tap washers, fuses, minor drain blockages and the like — up to ₹1,500 (Rupees One Thousand Five Hundred only) per repair.
7.2 The Landlord shall pay for and carry out: structural repairs; repairs to the roof, external walls, waterproofing and seepage; main plumbing, sanitary, drainage and electrical lines; repair or replacement of any Schedule A fixture that fails through age or fair wear and tear; and any single repair costing more than ₹1,500 (Rupees One Thousand Five Hundred only).