4. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, no person shall, after the commencement of this Act, let or take on rent any premises except by an agreement in writing, which shall be informed to the Rent Authority by the landlord and tenant jointly, in the form specified in the First Schedule within a period of two months from the date of tenancy agreement: Provided that in cases of residential tenancies for a period of less than twelve months, the landlord and tenant shall not be required to inform the Rent Authority about.such tenancy.
(2) Where the landlord and the tenant fail to jointly inform the execution of the tenancy agreement referred to in sub-section (1), the landlord and tenant shall separately inform the execution of tenancy agreement to the Rent Authority within a period of one month from the date of expiry of the period specified in sub-section (1).
(3) Where, in relation to a tenancy created before the commencement of this Act,-
(a) if an agreement in writing was entered into between the landlord and the tenant, they shall jointly present a copy thereof to the Rent Authority within three months of the commencement of this Act.
(b) if no agreement in writing was entered into, the landlord and the tenant shall enter into an agreement in writing with regard to that tenancy and present the same to the Rent Authority within three months of the commencement of this Act:
Provided that where the landlord or the tenant fail to present jointly a copy of the tenancy agreement or fail to reach an agreement within specified period, such landlord and tenant shall separately file the particulars about such tenancy with the Rent Authority within one month from the date of expiry of period mentioned in clause (b) above, in the form specified in First Schedule. If the landlord has submitted his particulars within the specified period but tenant fails to submit such particulars, the landlord may file an application for eviction on this ground alone:
Provided further that during such eviction proceedings, the Rent Authority shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, decide interim rent payable by the tenant during such adjudication.
(4) The State Government shall, put in place a digital platform in the Hindi or English language for enabling submissions of document in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
(5)The Rent Authority shall, after receiving information about the execution of tenancy agreement along with the documents specified in the First Schedule, provide a unique identification number to the parties.
(6)The terms of authorization of the property manager, if any, by the landlord to deal with the tenant shall be such as agreed to by the landlord and tenant in that behalf in the tenancy agreement.
(7)The information provided under sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) shall be conclusive proof of the facts relating to tenancy and matters connected therewith, and in the absence of any statement of information, the landlord may file an application for eviction on this ground alone.
(2) Where the landlord and the tenant fail to jointly inform the execution of the tenancy agreement referred to in sub-section (1), the landlord and tenant shall separately inform the execution of tenancy agreement to the Rent Authority within a period of one month from the date of expiry of the period specified in sub-section (1).
(3) Where, in relation to a tenancy created before the commencement of this Act,-
(a) if an agreement in writing was entered into between the landlord and the tenant, they shall jointly present a copy thereof to the Rent Authority within three months of the commencement of this Act.
(b) if no agreement in writing was entered into, the landlord and the tenant shall enter into an agreement in writing with regard to that tenancy and present the same to the Rent Authority within three months of the commencement of this Act:
Provided that where the landlord or the tenant fail to present jointly a copy of the tenancy agreement or fail to reach an agreement within specified period, such landlord and tenant shall separately file the particulars about such tenancy with the Rent Authority within one month from the date of expiry of period mentioned in clause (b) above, in the form specified in First Schedule. If the landlord has submitted his particulars within the specified period but tenant fails to submit such particulars, the landlord may file an application for eviction on this ground alone:
Provided further that during such eviction proceedings, the Rent Authority shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, decide interim rent payable by the tenant during such adjudication.
(4) The State Government shall, put in place a digital platform in the Hindi or English language for enabling submissions of document in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
(5)The Rent Authority shall, after receiving information about the execution of tenancy agreement along with the documents specified in the First Schedule, provide a unique identification number to the parties.
(6)The terms of authorization of the property manager, if any, by the landlord to deal with the tenant shall be such as agreed to by the landlord and tenant in that behalf in the tenancy agreement.
(7)The information provided under sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) shall be conclusive proof of the facts relating to tenancy and matters connected therewith, and in the absence of any statement of information, the landlord may file an application for eviction on this ground alone.
India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 10 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.