Section 55(1) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 says any agreement for leave and licence or letting of premises must be in writing and registered under the Registration Act, 1908. The section applies despite anything in the Act or any other law, and it makes no exception for short terms.
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What the record says
- Section 55(1) covers both leave and licence and letting.
- It applies to agreements made after the Act came into force.
- The duty to register sits with the landlord (section 55(2)).
- Register on the IGR e-Registration portal, which works online.
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The basis
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Maharashtra law, section 55(1) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. 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 2026
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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.
- 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 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
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