Rent agreement in Madhya Pradesh
What to know before you sign a residential rent agreement in Madhya Pradesh.
- Agreement format
- Lease Agreement
- Governing act
- Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961
- Stamp duty basis
- Flat statutory amount
- Stamp duty rule
- Flat ₹500 for an agreement under 1 year (incl. the 11-month default); 0.1% of (security deposit + average annual rent) for 1-5 year terms, with higher slabs above 5 years
- Security deposit
- Excluded from the dutiable base
- Registration
- Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months; mandatory only for terms of one year or more
- e-Stamp portal
- SAMPADA 2.0 (MP Registration & Stamps)
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Questions about renting in Madhya Pradesh
- Which agreement format is used in Madhya Pradesh?
- Madhya Pradesh follows Madhya Pradesh, where the usual format is a lease agreement. The governing law in our data is the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961.
- How is stamp duty worked out in Madhya Pradesh?
- Flat ₹500 for an agreement under 1 year (incl. the 11-month default); 0.1% of (security deposit + average annual rent) for 1-5 year terms, with higher slabs above 5 years. Treat this as indicative and confirm it on the official portal before paying.
- Do I need to register a rent agreement in Madhya Pradesh?
- Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months; mandatory only for terms of one year or more.
- Where do I pay stamp duty for Madhya Pradesh?
- Our data lists SAMPADA 2.0 (MP Registration & Stamps) for Madhya Pradesh.
- How is the security deposit treated for stamp duty in Madhya Pradesh?
- 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.