ings You Should Know About Renting

Finding a proper place to rent is a tiresome, energy and time consuming task. In Delhi, the rent and lease
are controlled by The Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. The person taking the house for rent is termed the
tenant or lessee, and the person letting it out for rent is termed the landlord or owner or lessor. Before
taking the house or flat on rent make sure of these following details:

 Whether you are directly dealing with the owner or any third party impersonating as the owner.
 Whether there is an agent or broker to whom you need to pay any brokerage or commission
charges. Usually the brokerage or commission is half or full one month rent.
 Verify whether the property belongs to the person who claims to be the owner. For this you can
check the Electricity or Tax bill.
 In case you pay any token advance make sure you are given a receipt by the owner. Or make it
through cheque, DD or online transfer.
 Talk all terms and conditions initially itself.
 There should be a clear written agreement including the important terms and conditions between
the owner and tenant.
 The agreement should be printed on a Stamp paper of due Government values.
 Owner and Tenant should sign the agreement
 The house or flat should be neatly painted and handed over to the tenant by the owner in good
condition. While vacating the premises the tenant shall do the same.
 Register the agreement in the Sub-Registrar office by paying the registration charges whatever
be the term of agreement. A registered agreement is always safe and legally valid.
 Tenant verification at a local police station is compulsory for landlords in Delhi. The Landlord has
to provide the details of the tenant to the police and the tenant also has to co-operate in this
regard. Failure to do so is punishable under the la