Rent agreement in Delhi
What to know before you sign a residential rent agreement in Delhi.
- Agreement format
- Lease Agreement
- Governing act
- Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958
- Stamp duty basis
- Percentage of one year's rent
- Stamp duty rule
- 2% of average annual rent for the lease period — minimum ₹100
- Security deposit
- Excluded from the dutiable base
- Registration
- Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months but recommended for legal protection
- e-Stamp portal
- SHCIL e-Stamping
Law checked: Not yet verified · Procedure checked: Not yet verified. Confirm with the official portal before paying duty.
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Questions about renting in Delhi
- Which agreement format is used in Delhi?
- Delhi follows Delhi, where the usual format is a lease agreement. The governing law in our data is the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958.
- How is stamp duty worked out in Delhi?
- 2% of average annual rent for the lease period — minimum ₹100. Treat this as indicative and confirm it on the official portal before paying.
- Do I need to register a rent agreement in Delhi?
- Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months but recommended for legal protection.
- Where do I pay stamp duty for Delhi?
- Our data lists SHCIL e-Stamping for Delhi.
- How is the security deposit treated for stamp duty in Delhi?
- Excluded from the dutiable base.
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Source data: Starting point: a third-party public stamp-duty and registration dataset published under CC BY 4.0, fetched 2026-10-20. Not independently verified: lawVerified/procedureVerified are null until each row is checked against the state Stamp Act and the official portal. Replace with primary-source data before launch.