What is a rent agreement format?
A rent agreement format is a ready structure for a rental or lease contract between a landlord (lessor) and a tenant (lessee). It records who is renting what, for how long, at what rent and deposit, and on what conditions. In India the most common version is the 11-month rent agreement for residential property. This generator fills that format for you from a short form and produces it in both English and Hindi (किराया अनुबंध प्रारूप), so you can use whichever language suits the parties. Everything runs in your browser, so the landlord and tenant details you type never leave your device.
Why 11 months is the standard term in India
Almost every residential rent agreement in India runs for 11 months, and there is a legal reason. Under the Registration Act 1908, a lease of immovable property for a term of one year or more must be compulsorily registered with the sub-registrar, which attracts registration fees and higher stamp duty and takes time. A lease for a term of less than 12 months can usually be executed on stamp paper or an e-stamp certificate without compulsory registration. Setting the term at 11 months keeps the agreement valid and enforceable while avoiding mandatory registration, and the parties simply renew or re-execute it at the end. The generator defaults to 11 months but lets you choose 6, 12, or 24 months if you need to.
What you fill in
In Step 1 you enter the landlord's and tenant's names, parentage and addresses. In Step 2 you describe the property: full address, city and state, the type (flat, independent house, room, commercial, or PG), and the furnishing status. In Step 3 you set the commercial terms — monthly rent, security deposit, start date, term, the day rent is due, the notice period, who pays electricity and water, and whether to include a customary 10% rent increase on renewal. From these inputs the generator assembles a complete agreement with numbered clauses covering rent, deposit, duration, use of premises, maintenance, subletting, termination and handover.
India-specific clauses and the e-stamp note
The agreement references the laws a sub-registrar or advocate will expect: it is framed as a contract under the Indian Contract Act 1872, deals with the lease of immovable property under the Transfer of Property Act 1882, and notes the registration position under the Registration Act 1908. Crucially, it includes a stamp duty and e-stamp note at the top reminding you to execute the document on non-judicial stamp paper or an e-stamp certificate (for example through SHCIL e-stamping) of the value prescribed by your state, and a witness and signature block for both parties and two witnesses. The deposit clause, default and lock-in language follow common Indian practice.
How to use the generated rent agreement
Click Generate to produce the agreement in English and Hindi side by side. Review every blank, then export: use Print / PDF to get a clean copy you can print on stamp paper or attach to an e-stamp certificate, copy the HTML, or download Markdown for your records. Have the landlord, tenant and two witnesses sign each page, pay the applicable stamp duty for your state, and register or notarise it if your state or your own caution requires. For a 12-month-or-longer lease, register it under the Registration Act 1908.
⚠️ Not legal advice
This generator produces a standard rent-agreement template based on common Indian practice. It is not legal advice and does not create a lawyer-client relationship. Stamp duty, registration rules and tenancy laws vary by state — verify your state's requirements and, for high-value, commercial, or disputed tenancies, have a qualified Indian advocate review the agreement before signing.