Home Rent New Rules 2025: The Central Government has implemented Home Rent Rules 2025. Its objective is to make the country’s rental housing market more transparent and organized. This will make it easier to buy a house and you will not have to face the problems of arbitrary rent increase, high deposit and weak documentation.
Under this new, modern and formal framework, both the landlord and the tenant will have to register their rent agreement online. The limit of security deposit will also be decided under this rule. It will also be decided when and by how much the fare will be increased. In this, the rights related to eviction, repair, inspection and tenant’s safety will be clearly mentioned. Apart from this, a timeline will also be decided to resolve any dispute among themselves. This new rule will provide great relief to tenants in cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Pune, where a large number of people live in rented houses.
The landlord will also be taken care of
The purpose of the reforms is not only to protect the tenants, but also to assure the landlords of proper compliance with the rules and resolution of disputes. In this, the process of renting a house has to be digitalized to a great extent. According to the rules, the rent agreement must be digitally stamped and registered online within 60 days of signing. If this does not happen, a penalty may also be imposed, the amount of which will start from Rs 5,000.
Under this, all states have been directed to upgrade the property-registration portal and introduce faster digital verification to help in the rollout. The government says the move will prevent fraud, stop illegal evictions, end outdated or unclear agreements—problems that have long plagued Indian tenants.
These important things are also mentioned in the rules
Generally, in metro cities, 10 months’ rent is taken as security deposit. Under the new system, residential security deposits will be limited to two months only. With this, the expenses of people shifting to big cities for work will already be reduced to some extent.
Under the Home Rent Rules 2025, the rent can be changed only once a year and the landlord will have to give 90 days notice. Things like arbitrariness or sudden increase in rent, which are common in many informal rental arrangements, will no longer be valid.
Financial accountability is also included in these rules. If the fare is more than Rs 5,000, then the payment will have to be done digitally so that it can be verified and conflicts related to cash are reduced. If the rent is more than Rs 50,000, then TDS compliance will be required under section 194-IB, thereby bringing the premium lease into line with the income tax rules.
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