Section 55(1) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 covers any agreement for leave and licence or letting, and it makes no exception for a short term. It applies despite any other law. Stamp duty under Article 36A(a) covers any licence of up to 60 months, so 11 months sits inside the same rules.
What the record says
- Put the agreement in writing.
- Have it registered, which is the landlord's duty.
- Pay stamp duty at 0.25 per cent of the Article 36A total.
The basis
Maharashtra law, section 55(1) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, and Article 36A(a) of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958. Coverage: Greater Mumbai is covered. Schedule I, Part I, entry 1 is the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (section 2(1) and 2(2) apply the Act to the areas listed). Section 33(1)(a) also names the Court of Small Causes, Mumbai.
MAHARASHTRA RENT CONTROL ACT, 1999 (FULL TEXT, MAHARASHTRA.GOV.IN) · CHECKED 14 OCT 2026Sources
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- Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 (full text, maharashtra.gov.in), https://maharashtra.gov.in/Upload/PDF/THE_MAHARASHTRA_RENT_CONTROL_ACT.pdf, level 1, read 14 October 2026
- Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, Schedule I, Articles 36 and 36A, as modified up to 22 July 2026 (igrmaharashtra.gov.in), https://igrmaharashtra.gov.in/pdf/documents/MAHARASHTRA%20STAMP%20ACT%20ARTICLE%20WISE%20dt%2022.07.2026.pdf, 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