Agreements
Draft it online, sign it with Aadhaar, and get the stamped original delivered. No visit to a broker, no queue at the sub-registrar.
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You do the first one. We do the rest.
Owner, tenant, rent, deposit, and any clauses you want added. Or upload a draft you already have.
We calculate the duty for your state, buy the e-stamp certificate and put your agreement on it.
Aadhaar e-sign from wherever you are, or ink on the printed original. Your choice.
The signed digital copy the same working day, and the stamped original at the address you give us.
Our fee is separate from stamp duty, because duty goes to the state and is set by them. We show both before you pay.
₹499 onwards
How each state arrives at the figure above. Worth a look if you want to check the calculator's working.
| State | Stamp Duty | Registration | Registration Compulsory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | —Rate not yet confirmed — ask your Sub-Registrar | — | From 12 months |
| Haryana | 1.5% of annual rentAwaiting Panel Sign-off | ₹1,000 | From 12 months |
| Chandigarh | —Rate not yet confirmed — ask your Sub-Registrar | — | From 12 months |
| Delhi | 2% of annual rentAwaiting Panel Sign-off | ₹1,100 | From 12 months |
Most people do not know which one they need, and the answer changes with the state and the length of the term.
Eight clauses do the work. A dispute almost always starts in one of them, so we draft each one explicitly rather than leaving it to a template default.
Full names, permanent addresses and identity references for the owner and every tenant.
Address, what is included, and whether it may be used for anything other than living in.
Amount, the date it falls due, how it is paid, and what happens when it is late.
Amount held, what may be deducted, and how many days after handover it comes back.
Who pays for what. The single most common source of a deposit dispute.
How much warning either side must give, and any period neither may leave inside.
Whether the term renews, and by what percentage the rent moves when it does.
Guests, pets, subletting, parking and anything else worth settling before it is argued about.
Have these to hand before you start. Nothing has to be posted or scanned at a counter.
An agreement made this way is not a lesser version of a paper one. Three things make it stand.
An e-stamp certificate is issued against the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and the state's own stamp act, and carries a unique number anyone can verify against the issuing record. It is harder to forge than paper, not easier.
Aadhaar e-sign is a digital signature under the Information Technology Act, 2000. A document signed that way is admissible in evidence on the same footing as one signed in ink.
Stamping and registration are two different requirements. We tell you which one your term actually needs rather than selling you both.
Yes, provided it is stamped for the correct amount and signed by both parties. An e-stamp certificate satisfies the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 in the same way a physical stamp paper does, and an Aadhaar e-signature is a valid digital signature under the Information Technology Act, 2000. What makes an agreement weak is under-stamping or a missing signature, not the fact that it was made online.
Because registration becomes compulsory at twelve. Under the Registration Act, 1908 a lease of one year or more must be registered, which means both parties attending the sub-registrar, giving biometrics and paying the registration fee. An eleven-month term avoids all of that. It is a practical convention, not a legal requirement, and there is nothing stopping you from agreeing a longer term and registering it.
For a term under twelve months, stamping is enough in all four states we currently serve. From twelve months registration is compulsory, and an unregistered lease of that length cannot be used as evidence of its own terms in court. We tell you which applies to your term before you pay, rather than after.
Only on the terms the agreement itself sets. A lock-in is a promise that neither side will end the tenancy inside a fixed window, and leaving early usually means forfeiting the deposit or paying the rent for the remaining months. If you expect that you might move, say so before the draft is prepared and we will write the exit terms in rather than leaving you to negotiate them later.
There is no single national cap. The Model Tenancy Act, 2021 recommends two months' rent for residential property, but it is a model law that each state adopts on its own terms, so what actually binds you depends on where the property is. In practice the deposit is negotiated. What matters more is that the agreement says exactly what may be deducted from it and how long the return takes.
Yes, if you can complete an Aadhaar e-signature, which needs an Aadhaar number linked to a mobile you can receive an OTP on. If you cannot, the agreement can be signed in ink and couriered, or executed by someone holding a power of attorney from you. Registration, where your term requires it, still needs someone physically present at the sub-registrar.