Question to Ask your Landlord before you Hire a Flat on Rent

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Are you living on a flat on rent? Or are you going to move in one soon? In either case, there are certain important things that need a clear-cut clarification on both the landlord's and your (tenant) part. What are these question? How can you assure that you won't be bothered in future, if he comes to you with some terms that were not earlier aware of? What if he comes up one day and asks to pay xyz charges that you weren't expecting at all ? Let us ponder upon such questions that you need to ask him before shifting in the flat for rent. Please note all of these must be documented in the form of an agreement license, and not merely discussed verbally between you two.

1. Ask for the total monthly rent that you shall pay to your landlord. Know about the charges involved in the total amount. It may happen that the owner does not clarify in the beginning the extra charges he is going to levy. Get to know if the total monthly rental includes other charges like water & electricity bill, maintenance charges, and security charges too. If they are not, confirm what extra would you need to pay him every month?

2. Ask for the ownership documents of the flat on rent. The name of the real owner of the property should be explicitly mentioned in the licensee agreement. If the property is on anyone else's name, ask the landlord to mention the same on the legal document.

3. Just as you, as a tenant, shall be furnishing your identification and job details, ask for the same from landlord too. Cross check his details with the concerned authorities.

4. If you are going to hire flats for rent that have been completed only recently, ask the developers to furnish the completion certificate. Make sure that the property has not been previously sold to anyone else.

5.  Confirm the total amount of deposit to be submitted at the time of moving in and the time after which it shall be paid back to you. Under no circumstances, you can be asked to vacate the flats on rent until you have been paid back the total deposit amount.

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