Reply to Landlord Notice

What this is

Reply, as a landlord, to a legal notice from your tenant - a deposit demand, a harassment or service cut-off allegation, a repair demand or a rent dispute - so your side and your own claims are on record. Our panel advocate drafts and signs the reply on letterhead and sends it by email and WhatsApp, with tracked speed post if you choose it.

What you get

A reply to the tenant's notice, drafted, reviewed and signed by our panel advocate on letterhead, answering each allegation, setting out the rent and deposit account, deductions you are entitled to, any breach by the tenant, and the demands you make in return, such as vacant possession or arrears. Sent to the tenant by email and WhatsApp. Optional tracked speed post (+₹79) adds the dispatch receipt, tracking ID and delivery acknowledgement. Includes a short note on what the tenant can file next and the steps open to you.

How it works

1. 1Upload the notice and agreementAll pages of the tenant's notice, the rent agreement, rent records and ownership proof. We pre-fill the premises, rent, deposit and the demand.
2. 2Tell us your sideWhat the tenant claims, what is true, and what you claim in return.
3. 3Answer the advocate's questionsWhether the tenant has vacated, whether deductions are itemised, whether any service was cut, and whether you want the tenant out or the arrears.
4. 4PayPay the fee. Tracked speed post is optional.
5. 5Advocate drafts and signsOur panel advocate checks the agreement and the rent law of your state, drafts the reply and signs it on letterhead.
6. 6Reply is sentThe reply goes to the tenant by email and WhatsApp, and by speed post if chosen. You receive your copy and the next-steps note.

What to have ready

• Tenant's noticeAll pages, with proof of the date received.
• Rent or leave-and-licence agreementCarries the premises, rent, deposit, term and clauses on deductions.
• Ownership proof (if you have it)Sale deed, property tax receipt or allotment letter.
• Rent records (if you have it)Bank statement, rent register or receipts.
• Bills or estimates for deductions (if you have it)Repair, painting, utility bills.
• Inspection photos or videos (if you have it)At handover or of damage.
• Messages with the tenant or agent (if you have it)On deposit, repairs, vacating or incidents.
• Earlier notice, police complaint or case papers (if you have it)If any.

What this is based on

• Transfer of Property Act 1882 (1882)
• state Rent Control Act
• Consumer Protection Act 2019 (2019)
• Limitation Act 1963 (1963)