Guide
An 11-month rent agreement: what to include and how the dates work
A rent agreement turns a handshake into terms both sides can check. In India the 11-month form is the usual choice for a residential tenancy, because a lease of more than one year must be registered under the Registration Act, and that adds cost and paperwork. This generator drafts the agreement from the details of the property and the deal, and works out the end date for you.
The inputs
Enter the landlord and the tenant with their addresses, the full address of the property and an optional list of fixtures and fittings handed over, one per line, such as ceiling fans, a geyser and a modular kitchen. Give the start date, a currency and the monthly rent, the day of the month by which rent is due, and the security deposit. Then set the working terms: who pays society or maintenance charges, the lock-in period and notice period in months, the rent increase on renewal as a percentage, who bears stamp duty and registration cost, and the city whose courts have jurisdiction.
How the term is calculated
The agreement states the tenancy as 11 months from the start date to an end date that is the start plus 11 months minus one day. A start on 1 December 2026 therefore ends on 31 October 2027. The same figures appear in the summary box at the top and in the first clause, together with the rent and the deposit.
The 15 clauses
Term, rent and security deposit come first, and the deposit is described as interest-free, held against rent and damage beyond normal wear and tear, and returnable when the tenant hands back vacant possession. Maintenance and utilities, residential use, lock-in, notice, repairs and alterations, no subletting, inspection on 24 hours’ notice, termination for default after two months’ unpaid rent, handing back, police verification, stamp duty and registration, and law and courts follow. Defined terms are capitalised, and the tenant and landlord named in the opening paragraph are used consistently.
A worked example
Press the first sample. Ramesh Kulkarni lets Flat 4B, Lake View Apartments in Baner, Pune to Neha Joshi from 1 December 2026 at ₹18,000 a month, rent due by the 5th, with a deposit of ₹54,000 (three months). The tenant pays society charges, the lock-in is 6 months, notice is 1 month, rent rises by 5% on renewal and stamp duty is shared equally. The agreement runs to about 750 words over two pages, with a fittings list of three fans, a geyser and a modular kitchen with chimney. The second sample is a flat in Mumbai with maintenance included, a 3-month lock-in, 2 months’ notice and 10% rent rise.
Making it safe in practice
Sign the agreement on the stamp paper or franking your state requires, and register it if your state’s rules or the length of the tenancy make that necessary. Take dated photographs of the flat and the meter readings at handover. Pay rent by bank transfer, so that each payment leaves a record. Read the lock-in clause aloud before signing, because it binds both sides.
Limits
Stamp duty, registration and tenancy laws differ by state, and some states have rent control statutes or have recently introduced model tenancy rules. The template is for residential tenancies, not shops or offices, and it does not replace advice from a local advocate. It is a general draft and not legal advice.
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