Free rent agreement
format & generator.

Fill in the details below and download a complete rent agreement PDF — the standard 11-month Indian format, for a house, flat, room, shop or showroom. No sign-up, no payment, no watermark.

Nothing you type leaves your device. The PDF is built inside your browser — there is no upload, no account, and no copy of your agreement on our servers.
The parties
Tenants claiming HRA above ₹1 lakh a year need the landlord's PAN.
The premises
Describe it the way you would say it out loud: a room, a flat, a shop, a floor.
This changes the permitted-use clause in the agreement.
Rent & deposit
Term
Defaults to 11 months after the start date — the usual Indian term.
Anything else
Please read. This generator produces a draft agreement from a standard template. It is not legal advice, and the PDF is neither stamped nor registered. Stamp duty and registration are set by each State — pay what applies where your property is, and have a lawyer look at the document if the tenancy is long, high-value or commercial.

What this rent agreement includes

The generated PDF follows the structure Indian landlords and tenants expect, so it reads like a document either side has seen before:

Why 11 months?

A lease of twelve months or more generally attracts compulsory registration under the Registration Act, 1908. Writing the term as eleven months and renewing it keeps most tenancies outside that requirement, which is why the eleven-month agreement became the default across India. This tool fills the end date in for you at eleven months, and you can change it.

Stamp duty, notarisation and registration

These three are commonly confused, and they are not the same thing.

Stamp duty

Payable on the agreement itself, at a rate set by the State where the property sits. It is usually paid by buying stamp paper or an e-stamp certificate before signing. An agreement that skips it can be challenged.

Notarisation

A notary attests that the parties signed in front of them. It is cheap and quick, and it is not registration. Many landlords stop here, which is fine for a short, low-value tenancy and thin protection for anything larger.

Registration

Done at the sub-registrar's office, with both parties present. This is what gives the agreement its full standing as evidence. Required for longer leases, and worth doing voluntarily when the rent or deposit is substantial.

After you download it

  1. Check every name, amount and date — a wrong figure in a rent agreement is the thing people argue about later.
  2. Get it on stamp paper or an e-stamp of the correct value for your State.
  3. Print two copies so each party keeps a signed original.
  4. Both parties sign every page, and have two witnesses sign at the end.
  5. Keep a scan. If you use the Landlord app, the agreement and its expiry reminder live alongside the tenant's rent record.

Questions people ask

Is this really free?

Yes — no sign-up, no payment, no watermark, no limit on how many you make. It exists because we build rent-management software for Indian landlords, and a landlord who needs an agreement today is someone we would like to be useful to.

Where does my data go?

Nowhere. The PDF is assembled by JavaScript running in your own browser. There is no upload step, so names, addresses and rent amounts never reach a server of ours.

Can I use it for a shop or a showroom?

Yes. Choose Commercial / shop for the purpose and the permitted-use clause changes accordingly. Commercial tenancies are more likely to be negotiated in detail, so professional review is worth more here than for a single room.

Can I add my own clauses?

Use the special conditions box — whatever you write is added as its own numbered clause, in your words.

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