Rent agreement in Madurai
Madurai — Tamil Nadu's third-largest city (after Chennai and Coimbatore) and the ancient temple city of the south, a cultural, education and commercial hub home to the Meenakshi Amman Temple and Madurai Kamaraj University with a large student and migrant population — has steady demand for rented housing. As across Tamil Nadu, a letting is documented as a rent agreement and the tenancy must be registered with the Rent Authority under the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017; the process is handled online through the TNREGINET portal, and 11-month terms remain common.
Madurai's rental market
The rental share is the Census 2011 figure for Tamil Nadu's urban areas, applied here as the closest official benchmark for Madurai.
Legal essentials for Madurai
Governing law
Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017
Stamp duty
Stamp duty in Tamil Nadu is 1% of total rent for the entire duration. Registration charges = 1% of annual rent. E-stamping via SHCIL available in most districts.
Registration
Mandatory if duration > 11 months
Read the full Tamil Nadu rent agreement guide, or see the India rent guide for the Model Tenancy Act rules that apply across states.
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Related reading
Sources
- Census of India 2011 — Houselisting & Housing data (Office of the Registrar General)
- Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs — State/UT-wise urban rental share, Census 2011 (data.gov.in)
- Knight Frank Research — Institutionalising the Rental Housing Market in India (2019)
General information, not legal advice. Stamp duty and registration rules can change — verify with your state's Sub-Registrar.