Hi
I am renting an apartment in Hyderabad since 3 years. For the first year we made an agreement which expired 2 years ago. The tenant is a good guy who always pays rent in time and is decent in behavior. I have no problems with him or his family so I am letting him continue without an agreement.
I am an NRI living outside India. I heard that the new rent act 2025 requires that rental agreements must be digitally registered every year. My question is -- are we allowed to rent the apartment without an agreement at all, just based on mutual understanding? Or does the act require us to have an agreement whenever we rent a unit? It is hard, almost impossible for me to come down to India just for the purpose of signing the agreement and find witnesses also who are willnig to sign, which is why my query.
Thanks for your time,
Best regards,
Venkat
