Residential rental agreement, drafted for Tamil Nadu
The 11-month agreement that covers most lettings in the state — flats, independent houses and villas. E-stamped, signed with Aadhaar OTP, and in your inbox the same day.
Is this the right instrument for you?
Picking the wrong one is the most expensive mistake in a rental. If none of these describe your situation, tell us and we will point you to the right one — even if it is cheaper.
Not sure? Ask usOwners letting a flat or house to a family
Tenants who want the terms in writing before paying a deposit
Brokers closing a residential deal the same day
Anyone renewing an agreement that is about to expire
The 11-month structure
Set at 11 months by default, which keeps you outside compulsory registration under Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 while remaining fully valid in evidence once stamped.
A deposit clause that actually protects both sides
Refund within 15 days of handover, deductions limited to unpaid rent, unpaid utilities and damage beyond fair wear and tear, and an itemised written statement required for every deduction.
Schedule A and, if furnished, Schedule B
A precise description of the premises, and where the property is furnished, a signed inventory of every article — the single most useful document in a deposit dispute.
Who pays what, in writing
Maintenance, electricity, water and property tax each assigned to a named party. This is the most common cause of rental disputes in Tamil Nadu and it takes one screen to settle.
Every clause in your residential rental agreement
Some appear always, others only when your answers call for them. Nothing is boilerplate you didn't ask for.
- 01Grant of tenancy and term
- 02Rent, due date and mode of payment
- 03Interest-free refundable security deposit
- 04Escalation on renewal
- 05Termination and notice period
- 06Lock-in period, reciprocal
- 07Maintenance and association charges
- 08Utilities and statutory dues
- 09Use of the premises — residential only
- 10Fixtures, fittings and inventory
- 11Parking allotment
- 12Pets
- 13Subletting and assignment
- 14Alterations and structural changes
- 15Repairs — major with the landlord, minor with the tenant
- 16Right of inspection on 24 hours' notice
- 17Handing over vacant possession
- 18Governing law and jurisdiction
Three things cheap templates get wrong
These are the failures we see most often when someone brings us an agreement that has already gone wrong.
A lock-in that binds only the tenant
Plenty of downloaded templates lock the tenant in but let the landlord terminate freely. Ours makes it reciprocal — if the landlord requires you to leave during the lock-in, they pay the equivalent sum.
Deposit refund with no deadline
An agreement that says the deposit will be refunded 'on vacating' gives you nothing to enforce. Ours fixes 15 days and requires an itemised statement for each deduction.
Stamping treated as optional
An unstamped agreement can be refused in evidence under Section 35 of the Indian Stamp Act. Skipping the duty to save a few thousand rupees is the false economy that costs people their deposits.
Six promises, in writing
We would rather be judged on what we guarantee than on numbers you cannot check. Each of these applies to your first order.
Government charges at cost
Stamp duty and registration fees pass through at exactly the rate the state levies, shown as a separate line on your invoice. We earn the platform fee and nothing else, and GST applies to that fee alone.
Every certificate is verifiable
Each sheet and e-Stamp carries a serial number you can check against the Registration Department's records. We print it on your invoice so you can verify us without asking us.
We tell you when you don't need us
If an 11-month agreement does the job, we will not sell you a registered lease. If your term crosses 12 months we flag the registration you cannot avoid, before you pay rather than after.
You see the document before you commit
The full agreement is on screen while you fill it in. Clauses appear and disappear as your answers change, so nothing in the final PDF is boilerplate you never read.
Refunds without a process
Cancel before the e-stamp is procured and you get everything back — no form, no questions. After that, the government duty is genuinely gone, but our fee comes back in full if the fault is ours.
Your identity data stays yours
Aadhaar and PAN are encrypted at rest, masked everywhere in the interface, and never written to a log. We do not sell data and we do not pass it to anyone but the stamping authority.
Residential Rental Agreement — common questions
Because Section 17(1)(d) of the Registration Act, 1908 makes registration compulsory for a lease of a year or more. An 11-month term stays outside that requirement, which saves both the registration fee and a joint visit to the Sub-Registrar. It renews as often as you like.
Yes. Describe the portion precisely in the property step — floor, direction, and which facilities are shared. The Schedule A description is what makes a partial letting enforceable.
Enter the first owner as the landlord and add the co-owners as a special condition in the Clauses step. Every owner should sign. Ask us on the confirming call if you are unsure how to structure it.
More answers in the full FAQ.
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