Your Leave and License agreement has an expiry date — and when it expires, both landlord and tenant lose their legal protection. Renewal is not optional in Maharashtra — it is the only way to continue the tenancy legally. This guide explains exactly how renewal works, what changes, and how propdeed customers can renew quickly using their Reference ID.
⚠️ Don't Let Your Agreement Expire Without Renewal
An expired Leave and License agreement has no legal standing. If a dispute arises after expiry — rent default, property damage, refusal to vacate — neither party can rely on the expired agreement in court. Start your renewal process at least 30 days before expiry.
What is Rent Agreement Renewal?
Renewal means executing a fresh Leave and License agreement for a new period. In Maharashtra, you cannot simply extend an existing agreement by signing an addendum — a completely new registered agreement must be executed with updated terms.
The new agreement can have:
- Updated monthly rent amount
- Updated security deposit
- Updated duration (11 months, 24 months, etc.)
- Same tenant — or a new tenant if the occupant has changed
What Changes vs What Stays the Same
✅ Can stay the same
- → Property address
- → Landlord details
- → Tenant details (if same tenant)
- → Agreement duration (e.g. 11 months)
- → Standard clauses
- → Maintenance arrangement
🔄 Typically updated
- → Monthly rent amount
- → Security deposit amount
- → Agreement start and end dates
- → Stamp duty (recalculated)
- → Tenant details (if tenant changed)
- → Lock-in period (if applicable)
How to Renew — propdeed Existing Customers
If your original agreement was registered through propdeed, renewal is straightforward. You use your Reference ID from the original agreement — our team fetches your file details and prepares the renewal draft with updated terms.
🔄 Visit propdeed Renewal Page
Go to propdeed.in/renew and enter your Reference ID from your original registered agreement.
Your Reference ID is printed on the registered agreement PDF that was delivered to your WhatsApp when you first registered.
📝 Confirm Updated Terms
Share the updated details with our team via WhatsApp:
- New monthly rent amount
- New security deposit amount (if changed)
- New agreement start date
- Duration (11 months, 24 months, etc.)
- Confirm if same tenant continues or new tenant
📄 Review Fresh Agreement Draft
propdeed prepares a fresh Leave and License agreement with all updated terms. The draft is sent to your WhatsApp for review and approval before proceeding.
Review the rent amount, deposit, dates, and all clauses carefully before approving.
💰 Pay Stamp Duty + Service Fee
Once the draft is approved, propdeed calculates the stamp duty on the new agreement based on:
- New monthly rent × duration months
- 10% × security deposit × years
- 0.25% of the total = stamp duty
Payment links are shared for stamp duty (via GRAS) + ₹899 service fee + ₹1,000 registration fee + ₹300 DHC.
🖐 Doorstep Biometric
propdeed's staff visits your home for fresh fingerprint biometric verification. This is required even for renewal — the new agreement is a fresh legal document and requires fresh biometric of all parties.
Who must be present:
- Landlord
- Tenant (same or new)
- 2 witnesses with Aadhaar
✅ New Registered Agreement on WhatsApp
Once the government processes the fresh registration, the new stamped and registered agreement PDF is delivered to your WhatsApp. The new agreement has a fresh Registration Number and is valid for the new period.
Stamp Duty for Renewal — What You Pay
Stamp duty for renewal is calculated the same way as a new agreement — based on the updated rent amount and deposit. If you've increased the rent, the stamp duty will be slightly higher than your original agreement.
| Charge | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Stamp Duty | 0.25% of taxable amount | Based on new rent + deposit |
| Registration Fee | ₹1,000 (Mumbai/urban areas) | Same as new agreement |
| Document Handling Charge | ₹300 (flat — online) | Same as new agreement |
| propdeed Service Fee | ₹899 | Same as new agreement |
| Total (excl. stamp duty) | ₹2,199 | Plus stamp duty as calculated |
When Should You Renew?
Start the renewal process at least 30 days before your current agreement expires. This gives enough time for:
- Negotiating updated rent with the landlord
- Drafting and reviewing the new agreement
- Payment processing
- Scheduling doorstep biometric at a convenient time
- Government SRO processing time — which varies by area
📅 propdeed Reminder System
If you registered through propdeed, we send you a WhatsApp reminder 30 days before your agreement expires. When you receive this reminder, initiate renewal immediately — don't wait for the last week.
What Happens if Agreement Expires Before Renewal?
If the agreement expires before renewal is completed, the tenancy continues but becomes legally unprotected. Here's what that means:
- The landlord cannot enforce the expired agreement's terms in court
- The tenant has no valid address proof document
- Police verification becomes invalid as it was based on the old agreement
- If the tenant refuses to vacate, the landlord cannot use the expired agreement as legal basis
The solution is straightforward — execute a fresh agreement as soon as possible, even if a few days have lapsed after expiry. The new agreement will have a fresh start date.
New Tenant? What to Do
If the original tenant is leaving and a new tenant is moving in, the renewal process includes a few additional steps:
- New tenant's Aadhaar card (front + back) and PAN card required
- New tenant must be present for doorstep biometric verification
- A fresh police verification must be done for the new tenant on mumbaipolice.gov.in
- New deposit terms should be confirmed and documented in the new agreement
Renew Your Agreement with propdeed
Existing propdeed customer? Use your Reference ID to start your renewal. Our team handles drafting, stamp duty, doorstep biometric, and SRO filing — same smooth process as your original registration.
Start Renewal →Service fee ₹899 · Govt. charges as per new rent amount · Delivery as per SRO timeline