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Deed of Surrender of Tenancy

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Free
Stamp duty
Depends on the deed's true effect — a genuine leasehold surrender is classified under the applicable stamp law, not a no-duty letter.
Registration
If the underlying lease is registered and this deed extinguishes that interest, registration may be required.
Witnesses
Two independent witnesses are recommended for this formal instrument surrendering tenancy rights and possession.

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Also called

  • tenancy surrender deed
  • deed of surrender of lease
  • surrender of residential tenancy

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For a tenant actually yielding up tenancy and possession now, not just agreeing to end it later. Identifies the tenancy, surrender date, possession delivery, keys/rent/deposit, and separates future rights from accrued claims — key where the original lease was registered.

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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

Depends on the deed's true effect — a genuine leasehold surrender is classified under the applicable stamp law, not a no-duty letter.

Registration

If the underlying lease is registered and this deed extinguishes that interest, registration may be required. The local treatment for surrender deeds isn't settled here — route through legal/stamp verification before publication.

Notarisation

Notarisation is not a substitute for any registration required for the surrender deed.

Witnesses

Two independent witnesses are recommended for this formal instrument surrendering tenancy rights and possession.

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DEED OF SURRENDER OF TENANCY

Deed date: 2 April 2026

Aarav Sharma (Tenant) and Harpreet Singh (Landlord) refer to Registered Rent Agreement dated 01 April 2026 concerning House 118, Sector 35-A, Chandigarh, commencing 1 April 2026.

  1. 1. SURRENDER

The Tenant voluntarily yields and surrenders to the Landlord the rights described as Entire tenancy and possession of the premises, with effect from 3 April 2026.

Possession status: Vacant possession is delivered on execution.

  1. 2. DEPOSIT AND RENT

Security deposit held: ₹60,000 (Rupees Sixty Thousand only). Deposit treatment: Deposit remains subject to separate final settlement.

Rent status: Rent is fully paid through the surrender date. Utilities: All known utilities are settled. Keys/access: All keys and access devices are returned.

  1. 3. EFFECT

Release effect: Surrender ends future tenancy rights but does not release accrued settlement claims. Surviving matters: Final electricity bill and deposit balance reconciliation.

The surrender does not authorise forcible repossession or disposal of belongings outside lawful process. If possession is not actually delivered as recorded, the parties should document the discrepancy immediately.

PERSONAL DATA NOTICE

This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Personal data in this document is collected only to record and evidence the surrender of the residential tenancy and the associated handover/settlement, communicate about that purpose, verify the information expressly supplied, and retain an evidentiary record.

The record will be held by Harpreet Singh and may be shown only to the landlord, tenant, authorised property manager or property consultant involved in the tenancy, a bank/payment service provider where settlement requires payment, a society or utility provider where final handover requires closure, and a statutory authority where disclosure is required for the transaction recorded here.

If this transaction does not proceed, or this document is withdrawn before it takes effect, the personal data will be retained for 90 days from that decision and then erased. If it proceeds, the record will be retained for the term of the tenancy or transaction plus 12 months and then erased, except for a record that a statute requires to be kept for a longer named period.

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

Data minimisation: this document deliberately does not require a full Aadhaar number, Aadhaar-card copy, PAN, bank-account credentials, passwords or unrelated identity material. Detailed identity verification belongs in the separate KYC process.

Questions about this document

Does the Deed of Surrender of Tenancy need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Depends on the deed's true effect — a genuine leasehold surrender is classified under the applicable stamp law, not a no-duty letter.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses
Does the Deed of Surrender of Tenancy need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

If the underlying lease is registered and this deed extinguishes that interest, registration may be required.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses
What does the Deed of Surrender of Tenancy cost on Kagaznama?

Free.

Documents are free. Only kits are paid.

Does the Deed of Surrender of Tenancy need witnesses?

Two independent witnesses are recommended for this formal instrument surrendering tenancy rights and possession.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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