13. (1) Every tenant shall pay rent and other charges payable within such period as agreed to in the tenancy agreement.
(2) Every landlord or his property manager shall, on receipt of payment towards rent and other charges payable within the stipulated period as in the tenancy agreement from the tenant, provide forthwith against acknowledgement, a duly signed receipt for the amount received by him:
Provided that where the payment of rent or other charges is made by the tenant to the landlord through the electronic mode, the bank acknowledgement thereof shall be the conclusive proof of such payment:
Provided further that it shall be open to the tenant to remit the rent or other charges to his landlord by cash, cheque, bank draft, postal money order or by any other mode recognized by the law.
(2) Every landlord or his property manager shall, on receipt of payment towards rent and other charges payable within the stipulated period as in the tenancy agreement from the tenant, provide forthwith against acknowledgement, a duly signed receipt for the amount received by him:
Provided that where the payment of rent or other charges is made by the tenant to the landlord through the electronic mode, the bank acknowledgement thereof shall be the conclusive proof of such payment:
Provided further that it shall be open to the tenant to remit the rent or other charges to his landlord by cash, cheque, bank draft, postal money order or by any other mode recognized by the law.
India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 10 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.