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( RENTING IN MUMBAI, ANSWERED · 14 OCT 2026 · UPDATED 14 OCT 2026 · 1 MIN )

How much brokerage is normal for a rental in Mumbai, and who pays?

We found no law or government rate for rental brokerage in Mumbai.

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The MahaRERA guidance for agents covers the sale and purchase of apartments in registered projects, not rentals. So the fee is whatever you agree. Ask for the amount, who pays and when, in writing, before you agree. We hold no sourced figure for typical rates, so none is given here.

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What the record says

  • MahaRERA's agent definition is about sale or purchase of plots, apartments or buildings.
  • Nothing in the Rent Control Act or the IGR agreement sets a brokerage rate.
  • Agree the amount and the payer in writing.
  • Common practice, not law.
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The basis

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MahaRERA guidance for agents, read 14 Oct 2026. Common practice, not law.

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Sources

Where it comes from. Level 1 is a government page; level 2 established press; level 3 a portal. Our own read of public listings is named as ours.

  • MahaRERA, Guidance for agents, https://maharera.maharashtra.gov.in/guidance-for-agents-detail, level 1, read 14 October 2026
  • Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, with Schedules I to III (Law and Judiciary Department copy, as modified up to 8 Feb 2016, listed on housing.maharashtra.gov.in), https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s30bf727e907c5fc9d5356f11e4c45d613/uploads/2025/09/202509111900892266.pdf, level 1, read 14 October 2026
  • IGR Maharashtra, model Leave and License agreement (clause 4, maintenance charges), https://efilingigr.maharashtra.gov.in/ereg/downloadstuff/LAndL.pdf, level 1, read 14 October 2026
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MahaRERA guidance for agents

MahaRERA guidance for agents, read 14 Oct 2026. Common practice, not law.

Every line on this page names its source and the date it was read. We don't place renters in Mumbai yet; this page is what the record says.

The record answers the question. The source is named beside it.
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