A young Indian tenant standing in her freshly painted Delhi apartment, looking out at the Delhi Metro through the window, holding the keys to her new home
Rent agreements for tenants · Delhi NCR

Custom lawyer-vetted
Rent Agreements.

Prevent arbitrary deposit deductions with legally sound rent agreements customised by a Delhi HC lawyer — plus a legal notice to your landlord if they deduct unfairly or delay your refund after you vacate.

30-min consult with our advocate 11-month agreement No Sub-Registrar visit
What you get

Six protections, in writing.

Your landlord signs away the right to make up deductions on the day you vacate. Every potential deduction is pre-agreed, capped, and gated by video evidence both parties hold.

Zero arbitrary deductions

Every rupee deducted must trace to a specific clause you signed. No clause, no deduction. The landlord cedes the right to charge "just because."

Move-in & move-out video

Timestamped walkthroughs at both ends, signed off by both parties. Pre-existing dent? Documented. Vacated clean? Proven. No "your word vs theirs."

Line-item caps

Painting: capped per BHK. Deep cleaning: capped. Appliance repair: actual receipts only. Every category has a number written in before you sign, not after you leave.

Your right to alternatives

Landlord quotes ₹35K to repaint? Bring your own painter at ₹12K — the contract lets you. Tenant gets the choice, not just the bill.

Properly stamped

SHCIL e-stamp at the correct 2% duty. Not the ₹100 stamp paper scam your broker slips past — that document is inadmissible in court.

We recover what's yours

Deposit not returned? Legal notice, ODR via Sama / Presolv360, Order XXXVII summary suit if needed. Pay only when we recover.

How it works

From booking to a signed agreement.

Four checkpoints. An advocate at every one of them.

Book on WhatsApp.

Message us with your flat details. You'll get a Calendly link within 24 hours.

30-min consult.

Delhi HC advocate walks you through what to record.

Send flat walkthrough.

Timestamped video. Our advocate reviews it personally.

Agreement drafted.

Custom 11-month contract. E-stamp + Aadhaar e-Sign.

When you vacate

The day the keys go back, the deposit comes back.

Four checkpoints from notice to refund.

T-30 days · Notice.

Send the notice template baked into your contract.

Move-out day · Walkthrough.

Fresh timestamped video. Both parties hold a copy.

Compare + cap.

Each deduction must trace to a clause and stay within its cap.

Deposit returns.

Within 30 days. Delay triggers PDC + ODR enforcement.

The cap matrix

Every common deduction, capped before you sign.

These are the six deductions landlords use to take your deposit. Here's how we kill each one — written into your agreement on day one, not negotiated on the day you hand over the keys.

Repainting
Typical
"₹35,000 to repaint the whole flat" — no quote, no choice, full deposit gone.
With 10ent
Capped per BHK (e.g., ₹8K for 2BHK). Tenancy under 18 months? Painting not deductible at all. You can bring your own painter.
Deep cleaning
Typical
"₹8,000–15,000 deep clean" — no receipt shown, no quote compared.
With 10ent
Capped at market rate (~₹3K) with GST-compliant invoice required. Or hire your own service; provide receipt, zero deduction.
Appliance fault
Typical
"Geyser doesn't work — ₹15,000 replacement" charged in full.
With 10ent
Repair cost only, with contractor quote + photo. Replacement only if irreparable. Per-item cap in the schedule.
Pre-existing damage
Typical
"That scratch wasn't there before" — charged to you with no proof.
With 10ent
Move-in video shows it existed. Contract auto-disallows the deduction. Video admissible under §65B Evidence Act.
"Normal wear & tear"
Typical
Faded paint, nail holes, hinge wear — charged like fresh damage.
With 10ent
Wear-and-tear is defined in the contract — paint fade, hairline cracks, switch wear are explicitly not deductible.
Delayed return
Typical
"I'll return it when the next tenant moves in" — 60, 90, 120 days. No penalty.
With 10ent
15 days from handover, or 12% interest kicks in. Beyond 60 days, 18%. Post-dated cheque collateral makes §138 NI Act available.
Meet the advocate

Drafted by a Delhi HC advocate
with 8 years of courtroom practice.

Eight years at India's highest courts anchor every word of your agreement.

Surabhi Maheshwari, Advocate · Delhi High Court
Surabhi Maheshwari
Advocate · Delhi High Court

Surabhi brings over eight years of frontline legal experience across India's courts. She has practised before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court, and the District Courts of Delhi — handling Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act matters, arbitration proceedings under Sections 9, 11 and 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, recovery petitions, and commercial litigation under the supervision of Mr. Paritosh Budhiraja, Advocate. Every clause in your 10ent rent agreement is anchored in the same statutory tools she has litigated for nearly a decade.

BBA LLB · Bharati Vidyapeeth §138 NI Act Arbitration (S. 9, 11, 34) Commercial Litigation Contract Drafting Recovery Proceedings
Early customers

First time having a real rent agreement.

From people who've signed with us in the last few weeks.

"Just signed my Gurgaon lease last month after moving from Hyderabad for the Google role. Tbh I was nervous — every colleague had a horror story about NCR landlords. Got Surabhi's number through a friend. Sent her the agreement the broker had given me. Two days later got back a basically rewritten version where every category of deduction — painting, cleaning, society charges, even 'general wear and tear' — needs proper invoices or it can't be claimed. The original had literally none of this. Haven't tested it at exit yet, obviously — but going in, I finally feel like my deposit is mine and not a tip."

Vishal Software Engineer · Gurgaon

"My EY posting brought me to Noida last month with a real possibility I'd need to move back to Delhi within the year. The standard agreements I'd read all had ridiculous notice periods and zero accountability on when the deposit gets returned — could be sitting on landlord's account for months. Heard of Surabhi from a college friend. 30-minute call, she went through my situation, and within 48 hours I had a custom agreement with a hard 30-day deposit-return window plus a daily late-fee clause if delayed. The thing reads completely different from anything I've signed before. Fingers crossed I don't need to invoke the late-fee clause — but it being in writing changes the whole conversation."

Parul Consultant · Noida

"Quick one. We were leasing a Delhi flat for one of our directors but wanted the contract on the company's name, not personal. Landlord had never rented to a corporate entity before and started getting cold feet — kept sending us back to the broker with weird questions about liability. Surabhi offered to just call him directly. Twenty minutes on a Sunday afternoon. By the end of it she'd walked him through how a tighter agreement actually protects the landlord more, not less. Signed two days later. Six weeks in, everything's been clean."

Raghav Co-founder · Delhi

"I've been running coaching centres in North Delhi for 12+ years. Every agreement I signed in that time was the same — landlord's format, all in landlord's favour, deductions clauses always written ambiguously. Last month we shifted to a bigger floor in GTB Nagar and put 6+ lakh in fit-outs. This time I asked around for a proper lawyer. Got Surabhi ji's number. She rewrote the whole thing in a couple of days. Most important: there's now a proper clause that any landlord-side termination triggers a penalty matching what I've invested. First time in 12 years I've actually felt like my side of the deal is on paper. Place is running smoothly. I sleep better."

Ravindra Coaching Institute Owner · GTB Nagar
What's included

Everything your advocate does, in one flat fee.

A 30-minute consult with a Delhi High Court advocate. A custom 11-month agreement drafted clause-by-clause for your flat. SHCIL e-stamp, e-Sign, done.

Launch price · Delhi NCR
10ent · Rent Agreement
Custom, advocate-drafted, 11 months.
₹2,499
one-time · per tenancy
  • 30-min Calendly consult with Surabhi (Delhi HC advocate, 8 years)
  • Surabhi personally reviews your flat walkthrough video
  • Custom 11-month rent agreement — clause-by-clause, not a template
  • Line-item deduction caps for paint, cleaning, repairs
  • Section 65B-compliant video-evidence framework built in
  • SHCIL e-stamp at correct duty
  • Aadhaar e-Sign by both parties
  • No Sub-Registrar visit (stays under 12-month threshold)
  • Signed PDF stored in your cloud locker
Questions

Things people ask before booking.

If your question isn't here, the WhatsApp button bottom-right gets you a real human.

Who actually drafts the agreement?

Surabhi Maheshwari, Adv. — practising advocate at the Delhi High Court for about eight years, trained at Mr. Paritosh Budhiraja's chambers with depth in Section 138 NI Act, arbitration (S. 9, 11, 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act), recovery petitions, and commercial litigation.

Every agreement is reviewed clause-by-clause for your specific flat. No paralegals. No templates. No outsourced drafters. You speak to her on the Calendly call, and she's the one drafting what you sign.

Why only ₹2,499? What's the catch?

No catch. One flat fee covers the 30-minute consult, the flat-walkthrough video review, the custom 11-month agreement drafted from scratch for your situation, SHCIL e-stamp at correct duty, and Aadhaar e-Sign for both parties. Delivery included.

The economics work because Surabhi drafts from a clause framework she's spent 8 years building. The marginal time per agreement is hours, not days. We chose flat-fee pricing specifically so tenants don't get nickel-and-dimed mid-process.

What if my landlord refuses to sign this kind of agreement?

Most don't refuse. The clauses are reasonable, mostly standard — they just close loopholes that templated agreements quietly leave open. A landlord who reads carefully usually agrees that the structure protects them too.

For the rare landlord who pushes back hard: Surabhi reviews the objections on a follow-up call and identifies which clauses are negotiable vs. which are non-negotiable for your protection. If your landlord won't agree to any meaningful tenant protections, that's a signal worth listening to — and we'll refund your ₹2,499.

How long does the whole process take?

Most agreements complete in 2–3 working days end to end. Day 1: book + Calendly call with Surabhi. Day 1–2: you share the flat walkthrough video, Surabhi drafts. Day 2–3: SHCIL e-stamp + Aadhaar e-Sign + delivery.

If your timeline is tighter — for example, you're signing a lease this week — tell us on the call. Same-day turnaround is possible for straightforward tenancies.

Why an 11-month agreement specifically?

Section 17 of the Indian Registration Act 1908 makes lease registration mandatory only for terms of 12 months or more. Most Indian rentals stay at 11 months to avoid the registration step plus the stamp duty cost that comes with it.

This is convention, not law. We can draft longer terms if you prefer — they're more secure but add cost and bureaucracy. We'll walk you through the trade-off on your consult call.

If my landlord disputes a deduction later, will this agreement actually hold up in court?

Yes. Every protective clause is anchored in statute — meaning if it ever gets contested, the underlying law is what the court applies, and the law is clear.

Examples: deduction caps under §74 of the Indian Contract Act (interpreted by the Supreme Court in Kailash Nath Associates v. DDA, 2015); video-evidence admissibility under §65B of the Evidence Act (Anvar P.V. v. P.K. Basheer, 2014); post-dated cheque enforcement under §138 NI Act (Sripati Singh v. State of Jharkhand, 2021).

Is the walkthrough video kept private?

Yes. The video lives in your own Google Drive folder. You share a link with Surabhi for the review window. After the agreement is signed, our access link is revoked. We don't keep copies, we don't share with your landlord unless you ask us to, and we don't use any of your video for marketing.

Your deposit, protected by contract.

A 30-minute consult with Surabhi. A walkthrough of your flat. A custom 11-month rent agreement that caps every deduction before you sign. So your security deposit comes back when you leave — and you can stop worrying about it the day you move in.

10 + ent = TENANT · built for the tenant in you