Rent agreement in Kolkata
Kolkata follows West Bengal's rules. Here is what applies before you sign a residential rent agreement.
- Agreement format
- Lease Agreement
- Governing act
- West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997
- Stamp duty basis
- Flat statutory amount
- Stamp duty rule
- An 11-month agreement is executed on nominal stamp paper (typically ₹100, by convention). A lease over one year is taxed at the conveyance rate (5-7%) on 2× the average annual rent (3× for 10-30 year terms), plus a 1% registration fee
- Security deposit
- Excluded from the dutiable base
- Registration
- Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months; mandatory only for leases exceeding one year
- e-Stamp portal
- e-Nathikaran (WB Registration & Stamp Revenue)
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 Kolkata
- Which agreement format is used in Kolkata?
- Kolkata follows West Bengal, where the usual format is a lease agreement. The governing law in our data is the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997.
- How is stamp duty worked out in Kolkata?
- An 11-month agreement is executed on nominal stamp paper (typically ₹100, by convention). A lease over one year is taxed at the conveyance rate (5-7%) on 2× the average annual rent (3× for 10-30 year terms), plus a 1% registration fee. Treat this as indicative and confirm it on the official portal before paying.
- Do I need to register a rent agreement in Kolkata?
- Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months; mandatory only for leases exceeding one year.
- Where do I pay stamp duty for Kolkata?
- Our data lists e-Nathikaran (WB Registration & Stamp Revenue) for West Bengal.
- How is the security deposit treated for stamp duty in Kolkata?
- 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.