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Relinquishment of Tenancy Rights by an Heir

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Stamp duty: Punjab: exact stamp article/duty was not confirmed — Article 55 may apply if treated as release of a vested right. Chandigarh: duty not confirmed either.
Registration: Registration consequence turns on the nature/duration of the tenancy right actually extinguished; no universal position was confirmed.
Witnesses: The signing heir and optional landlord acknowledgment sign; independent witnesses are not required.

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Also called

heir tenancy relinquishment
surrender of tenancy succession claim

When you need it

A tenant has died, and one heir/occupant gives up whatever tenancy right they PERSONALLY have — often so the landlord can deal with possession or recognise another heir. Kept narrow: tenancy succession is statutory, not ordinary inheritance.

Punjab: the Punjab Rent Act 1995 generally governs, but section 76(2) (section 75 in the Gazette text) saves the 1949 East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act for pre-commencement lettings. Chandigarh: the 1949 Act, extended to the UT. A signing heir can't extinguish another's independent statutory right. State the tenancy track, deceased tenant, heir status, possession and settlement — not a section 106 notice to quit, and doesn't replace a needed eviction order.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

Punjab: exact stamp article/duty was not confirmed — Article 55 may apply if treated as release of a vested right. Chandigarh: duty not confirmed either.

Registration

Registration consequence turns on the nature/duration of the tenancy right actually extinguished; no universal position was confirmed.

Notarisation

Notarisation does not replace a rent-control order or registration needed for a leasehold release.

Witnesses

The signing heir and optional landlord acknowledgment sign; independent witnesses are not required.

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RELINQUISHMENT OF TENANCY RIGHTS BY AN HEIR

Relinquishment date: 2 April 2026

Heir: X, X. Deceased tenant: X, died 1 April 2026.

Landlord: X, X. Premises: X. Tenancy: X. Jurisdiction: Punjab. Track: Punjab letting governed by Punjab Rent Act, 1995.

HEIR CLAIM

RELINQUISHMENT

Heir gives up stated claim to succeed to tenancy. Other heirs/occupants not bound: X

POSSESSION

Vacant possession handed to landlord. Handover date: 2 April 2026 Keys/items: X

ACCOUNTS

X. Deposit balance: ₹25,000 (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only)

SETTLEMENT

Relinquishment is without payment except settlement of tenancy accounts.

STATUTORY LIMIT

Document does not extinguish another heir independent statutory tenancy right.

LEGAL BASIS

Punjab: Two rent statutes run side by side, split by the date of letting: premises let before 30 November 2013 stay under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, and premises let on or after that date come under the Punjab Rent Act, 1995. The tenancy succession or continuation question is decided under the Act that governs this letting. This relinquishment binds only the signing heir own claim; it cannot extinguish another independent statutory right or replace the Rent Authority/Controller process. Exact stamp/registration treatment of the specific tenancy-right release was not confirmed.

Chandigarh: The East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 as extended to Chandigarh governs protected tenancies. This document is not a section 106 notice and is not an eviction order. Any remaining occupant statutory rights are decided by the Chandigarh rent-control forum. Exact stamp/registration treatment was not confirmed.

PERSONAL DATA NOTICE

This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

The purpose of collecting personal data in this tenancy-right relinquishment is to identify the deceased tenant, signing heir, landlord and premises and record the limited tenancy claim the heir personally gives up.

The record will be held by Kagaznama and may be shared with the heir, landlord, other affected heirs, Rent Authority/Controller, advocate and handover participants.

If the matter does not proceed, the personal data will be retained for 90 days and then erased. If the matter proceeds, the record will be retained for the matter plus 12 months, except where a statute requires a longer named retention period.

A person named in this document may request correction or erasure where the purpose has ended, withdraw consent for future consent-based processing, or raise a grievance by writing to privacy@example.com. The record-holder should acknowledge and reply within 30 days.

Data minimisation: this document does not collect a full Aadhaar number, an Aadhaar-card copy, a password or bank credentials.

Questions about this document

Does the Relinquishment of Tenancy Rights by an Heir need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Punjab: exact stamp article/duty was not confirmed — Article 55 may apply if treated as release of a vested right. Chandigarh: duty not confirmed either.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

Does the Relinquishment of Tenancy Rights by an Heir need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Registration consequence turns on the nature/duration of the tenancy right actually extinguished; no universal position was confirmed.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

What does the Relinquishment of Tenancy Rights by an Heir cost on Kagaznama?

Free.

Documents are free. Kits are free during our launch.

Does the Relinquishment of Tenancy Rights by an Heir need witnesses?

The signing heir and optional landlord acknowledgment sign; independent witnesses are not required.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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