Rent agreement in Hubballi-Dharwad

ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ-ಧಾರವಾಡ · the twin cities

Hubballi-Dharwad (Hubli-Dharwad) — Karnataka's second-largest city, a twin-city commercial, industrial and education hub of North Karnataka anchored by a growing IT push and institutions like Karnatak University and IIT Dharwad, with a large student and migrant workforce — has steady demand for rented housing, and Karnataka has the highest urban rental share in India (46% per Census 2011). As across the state, a letting is documented as a standard rent agreement; since January 2026 the Karnataka Rent (Amendment) Act, 2025 caps residential security deposits at 2 months' rent and requires digital registration on the Kaveri 2.0 portal within 60 days, so the old 11-month no-registration workaround no longer applies.

Hubballi-Dharwad's rental market

9,43,788

Population — Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (Census 2011)

46%

of urban households in Karnataka live in rented homes (Census 2011)

The rental share is the Census 2011 figure for Karnataka's urban areas, applied here as the closest official benchmark for Hubballi-Dharwad.

Legal essentials for Hubballi-Dharwad

Governing law

Karnataka Rent Act, 1999 (as amended by the Karnataka Rent (Amendment) Act, 2025)

Stamp duty

Stamp duty in Karnataka is 1% of the total rent + deposit amount. E-stamping available via SHCIL / Kaveri Online. Under the Karnataka Rent (Amendment) Act, 2025 (in force 8 January 2026), residential security deposits are capped at 2 months' rent and commercial deposits at 6 months' rent.

Registration

Mandatory — register digitally via the Kaveri 2.0 portal within 60 days of execution (₹5,000 penalty for non-compliance)

Read the full Karnataka rent agreement guide, or see the India rent guide for the Model Tenancy Act rules that apply across states.

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