Neither side can give notice and walk away during this stretch without paying a penalty, usually the rent for the rest of the lock-in or the notice period, whichever the agreement names. In Bengaluru, three to six months is a commonly quoted lock-in for a residential home, inside the eleven month term, though the exact length is whatever the agreement says, not a fixed rule. We point out the lock-in period before signing, not after someone wants to leave early.
The number
Commonly quoted at three to six months within an eleven month term. No statutory figure exists for a residential lock-in; it is whatever the agreement states.
Sources
Where it comes from. Level 1 is a government or court page, level 2 established press, level 3 a portal's explainer, which gives only what is commonly quoted.
- NoBroker, lock-in period clause in a rent agreement, https://www.nobroker.in/rental-agreement/guides/lock-in-period-clause-in-rent-agreement/, level 3