In brief
Your tenancy terms, municipal obligations and income-tax position are separate matters. A managing agent should be able to account for each of them.
Start with Department of Land Resources: Land records and registration services (opens in a new tab)
Choose your Indian state
Your next steps
0 of 5 steps complete · Next: Create one property record
Create one property record
Next stepList the exact address, ownership documents, municipal identifier, utility accounts and the person holding each original.
Set written management limits
Agree rent collection, inspection frequency, repair approval limits and how invoices and photographs will be shared.
Check the tenancy paperwork locally
Confirm applicable registration, stamp duty, tenant-verification and notice requirements for this tenancy.
Reconcile rent and withholding
Compare the lease, bank credits and tax-deduction evidence. Ask your CA to explain any mismatch.
Build your own deadline list
Use current official bills and agreement dates for property tax, insurance, lease renewal and inspections.
Suggested preparation sequence. Your authority may require a different order. Progress stays on this device.
What to have ready
0 of 4 preparedKeep documents in your own secure records. Tick what you have; nothing is uploaded.
Model the decision with your own figures
Prepare the dates, currencies, costs and amounts you know. Keep tax eligibility, provider access and uncertain assumptions on your adviser’s question list. The calculators show those assumptions explicitly.
For a return to India, add education, parents’ support, healthcare, partner income and locked funds to the household timeline. Bring supporting-tool figures into it only after reviewing timing, currency and overlap.
Official services for this task
- Identify your district, tehsil, village, panchayat or municipality
LGD provides state-maintained administrative units and codes for districts, sub-districts, villages, blocks, rural and urban local bodies, and wards.
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Find government services, forms and local offices
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Questions to take to an adviser
- Which local tenancy requirements apply to this address?
- Who accounts for rent withholding and provides the evidence?
- Can I approve repairs remotely before you spend?
Who can help
A local lawyer for tenancy terms; a CA for rental-income treatment.
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National Portal of India (opens in a new tab)
Government-maintained list of state and UT land-record portals.
Departments, districts and official websites across all 36 jurisdictions.
Explains the distinction under the 1961 Act. Use tax-year-specific guidance for current filings.
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