Frequently Asked Questions
A leave and license agreement is an agreement wherein the licensor temporarily allows the licensee to use and occupy licensor's immovable property full or a portion of it, for the purpose of residential use OR carrying business activity . For this, the licensor shall be paid by the licensee a fixed amount also known as the rent. In short, A leave and license agreement is a legal document that enables one party to allow another party to use their immovable assets, i.e., property, for a specific period without any change in the ownership of the asset.
In state of Maharashtra, leave and license agreement for any period, even less than a year, is required to be mandatorily registered. The provisions of Leave and License are incorporated in the INDIAN EASEMENT ACT, 1882 in SS. 52 TO 64. The implementations of these provisions is governed by the THE MAHARASHTRA RENT CONTROL ACT, 1999.
e-Registration Leave and License is a new facility, Module introduced by Department of Registration & Stamps, Government of Maharashtra . It provides facility of online registration of Leave and License Agreement to citizen from anywhere , anytime without visiting the Registrar/Sub Registrar office. Signatures are captured using a biometric device and user details are verified using the Aadhaar database.
This e-Registration Leave and License agreement services has significantly simplify the registration process.
The responsibility of getting such agreement registered shall be on the landlord and in the absence of the written registered agreement, the contention of the tenant about the terms and conditions subject to which a premises have been given to him by the landlord on leave and license or have been let to him, shall prevail. Any landlord who contravenes the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine not exceeding rupees five thousand or with both.
The provisions relating to standard rent and permitted increases will not apply to any premises let or given on license in a building.
Any licensee who does not deliver possession of the premises to the landlord on expiry of the period of license and continues to be in possession of the licensed premises till he is dispossessed by the Competent Authority shall be liable to pay damages at double the rate of the license fee or charge of the premises fixed under the agreement of license.
A licensee in possession of premises on license for residence shall deliver possession of such premises to the landlord on expiry of the period of license; and on the failure of the licensee to so deliver the possession of the licensed premises, a landlord shall be entitled to recover possession of such premises from a licensee, on the expiry of the period of license, by making an application to the Competent Authority, and, the Competent Authority, on being satisfied that the period of license has expired, shall pass an order for eviction of a licensee.
Any person who is legally entitled to enter into a contract may take a property under lease or leave and license.
Any kind of immovable property, including land, flats etc. may be taken on lease or leave and license unless there is a restriction on the transferability of the rights of such property.
The following are some of the differences between lease and a license:
• A lease is a transfer of an interest in specific property, while license is a mere permission to use the property, without any transfer of any interest in the property.
Yes, any agreement for leave and license or letting of any premises, shall be in writing and shall be registered under the Registration Act, 1908. An agreement of licence in writing shall be conclusive evidence of the fact stated therein.
No. With Friend Services you get doorstep service for Rent Agreement Registration. Your Agreement is registered in front of you in 15 minutes, at a time & place of your choosing. (We've even registered at Railway stations & Airports, when people were in a time crunch!)
Don't worry we can visit them separately if they are in a different city's or you can call us & we will guide you in detail.
Don't worry we can visit them separately if they are in a different city's or you can call us & we will guide you in detail.
Give us a call and we will guide you accordingly.
Stamp duty for Rent Agreement Registration and registration will be paid online by Friends Services Customer will receive e-challan at end of the registration.
Total 2 witness are needed for Rent Agreement Registration online. Both the witness should have Aadhaar and PAN number and should be available at the time of execution.
Any person who has Aadhaar card and is 18+ Age can become witness. ( Family, relative, friends can also become witness ) Per person two Witness OR all parties two witness are mandatory . Both the witness should have Aadhaar and PAN number and should be available at the time of execution.
We accept cash, Net Banking, Google Pay. We accept 50 % Payment in advance. Balance 50 % Payment is accepted when our executive visit your place for bio metric Verification.
There is not provision in the Registration act 1908 for cancelation of registration of an agreement including a leave and License agreement .
There are two ways by which an agreement is discontWhat submission of agreement did we rectify and mistake, error
1) Aadhaar Card
2) PAN (Permanent Account Number)
&Property document List ( Any one below )
1) Property purchase agreement ( Index 2)
2) Property card
3) Light Bill
4) Tax receipt
Leave and License agreement not process. Minimal Documents are required for all parties (Owner , Tenant & Two witnesses)
1) Aadhaar Card
2) PAN (Permanent Account Number)
&Property document List ( Any one below )
1) Property purchase agreement ( Index 2)
2) Property card
3) Light Bill
4) Tax receipt
Friends Services is a facilitator for e-registration of Rent Agreement. Friends Services will help public to use E-registration facility and take responsibility until the document is registered with the government. Friends Services provides doorstep service for E-registration. After online Leave and License draft preparation is completed by Friends Services an executive from Friends services will visit customer place with the necessary biometric recording kit to complete Aadhaar verification.
Its much cheaper than Offline registration! You just call us and share with us the Deposit amount, Rent amount, and period so we will share with you the cost of rent agreement registration .
Both Parties to the agreement recheck, verify all information before submission of documents. After submission of online Leave and License agreement, No rectification, Mistake, error correction is permissible.
If any issue, Problem after submission of agreement then parties have to process same repeat agreement with correction . Charges are applicable as per fresh agreement.
Yes. As per the current E-registration norms of leave and license system, these can be added.
Yes an eRegistered Rent Agreement works as a valid document for address proof.
Yes Online Registered Leave and License agreement is acceptable at everywhere as address proof .
Yes.
Yes. All the concerned parties should have Aadhaar and PAN number.
There is not provision in the Registration act 1908 for cancelation of registration of an agreement including a leave and License agreement .
There are two ways by which an agreement is discontinued. An Agreement is a law for the parties to that agreement. On the basis of the provision in the agreement any parry or parties to the agreement, as the case may be can decide to discontinued the agreement by giving notice to the remaining party OR parties. The period of notice is normally given in the agreement. An Agreement gets discontinued when the purpose or the time period of the agreement is over. Registration goes along with the agreement registered. if the agreement itself is not in existence, no question of registration arises. It no longer exit.
Notary Agreement is just for one’s satisfaction. It is only done by those who are ignoring the law
After submission it will take 3 to 4 working days get the Rent Agreement document to get registered. In case of a delay on the Govt side (very rarely), we will keep you informed and updated over the call. At any time, you can call us during our working hours on the contact number below.
Friends Services E-registration is not just a service, its an experience. Its a model framework for how Govt based services can be delivered to the Doorstep, while saving time, lowering cost to user, reducing hassle and over all a pleasant experience rather than it being a burden. When you register via Friends Services , you are embracing Digital India and being a part of a movement to bring more such services to your doorstep!
For renewal you have to give us a miss call on +91-7045911815 and will get back to you shortly. You can drop message on same number for renewal.
There is not provision in the Registration act 1908 for cancelation of registration of an agreement including a leave and License agreement .
There are two ways by which an agreement is discontinued. An Agreement is a law for the parties to that agreement. On the basis of the provision in the agreement any parry or parties to the agreement, as the case may be can decide to discontinued the agreement by giving notice to the remaining party OR parties. The period of notice is normally given in the agreement. An Agreement gets discontinued when the purpose or the time period of the agreement is over. Registration goes along with the agreement registered. if the agreement itself is not in existence, no question of registration arises. It no longer exit.
Notary Agreement is just for one’s satisfaction. It is only done by those who are ignoring the law.
Out executive call and confirm with the parties before reaching to the schedule place, time for biometric verification. If parties to the agreement is not present at decided schedule place, time for biometric verification, then visiting charges has to be bear and paid by the party.
A licensee only has the right to occupy and use the property as a mere licensee. A licensee cannot transfer his right over the property and also does not have exclusive possession of the property. The legal possession of the property is deemed to be that of the licensor.