Who keeps the original lease deed - the landlord or tenant

845 votes

The original lease deed is to be kept by the landlord who will subsequently get it registered and will then handover you the notarised copy of the registered lease deed which can be used by the tenant for various purposes.
Therefore the landlord keeps the original lease deed.
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Advocate Akshit Navaney LawRato

918 votes

Usually it’s the tenants who keeps the lease deed as he pays all the expenses for execution of the same and as it’s often used by him as proof of residence and thus is retained by the tenant and the landlord has a copy of same

Advocate Madhu Tyagi LawRato

876 votes

landlord keeps the original lease deed and its photocopy carried by the tenant, that through the description of the lease deed the tenant also get the certified copy from the registrar office by paying nominal fees

Advocate Anupam Singh LawRato

511 votes

There is no law that rules on the point who gets to keep the original lease deed. The party which has the photocopy of the original lease deed is as safe and secured as the party keeping the original one. Ultimately, in case of dispute regarding the genuineness of the Agreement, the witnesses to the lease deed will prove the document. Instead of worrying about keeping the original / photocopy, the parties to the agreement should make sure that they have atleast one witness from their side to prove the execution of the lease deed if the same is not a registered lease deed.

Advocate Anuj Dewan LawRato

781 votes

It is usually the landlord who keeps the original lease deed. Although there is no hard and fast rule, the landlord keeping the original and the tenant keeping the copy is the norm. However, original can be kept with either party as per mutual consent.

Advocate Shekhar Banerjee LawRato