Should I update my rent agreement if my landlord transferred the property to his son?

[Luckysiddharth8298]

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Luckysiddharth8298
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March 24, 2025 at 5:27 pm

My landlord recently transferred ownership of the property I’m renting to his son. My rent agreement is still in the landlord’s name. I need to undergo police verification for my passport. Should I get a new rent agreement in the son’s name, or can I continue using the existing one? Will this cause any issues during the verification process?

Has anyone faced a similar situation? Any legal insights would be helpful.

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[Fierceanirudh9723]

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Fierceanirudh9723
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March 24, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Your rent agreement is no longer valid. Would recommend that you sign a new agreement with the new owner and also start paying rent to the new owner

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[Luckysiddharth8298]

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Luckysiddharth8298
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March 24, 2025 at 5:35 pm

The son said he will make a new agreement as soon as the existing agreement expires.

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[Fierceanirudh9723]

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Fierceanirudh9723
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March 24, 2025 at 5:35 pm

That’s not how it works.

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[Luckysiddharth8298]

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Luckysiddharth8298
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March 24, 2025 at 5:39 pm

Ohhh
The son is currently out of country. And would come back in July. Can he give the power of attorney to his father and make an agreement with me ?

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[Fierceanirudh9723]

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Fierceanirudh9723
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March 24, 2025 at 5:41 pm

If you can wait till July then great. If not and if the son has already given POA for renting to father then the father can sign the agreement. If not then son will have to get a POA notarised from the Indian embassy and send it to the father.

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[Luckysiddharth8298]

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Luckysiddharth8298
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March 24, 2025 at 6:06 pm

During my wife’s passport police verification today the police asked for a rent agreement but she hasn’t submitted a rent agreement as an address proof. She had submitted the passbook copy of a SBI. I want to understand, on what basis the police verification is conducted in terms of address proof when they have the report of the submitted documents.

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[Luckysiddharth8298]

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Luckysiddharth8298
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April 7, 2025 at 6:26 pm

Got my passport without making any new agreement. I requested for a NOC but it arrived after my passport 😅

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[Brightsanjay9083]

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Brightsanjay9083
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March 24, 2025 at 8:32 pm

Source?

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[Fierceanirudh9723]

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Fierceanirudh9723
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March 25, 2025 at 2:47 am

Common sense

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[Coolking4544]

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Coolking4544
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March 24, 2025 at 5:30 pm

I don’t think you’ll have any issues.

(had a similar case for my mom’s passport)

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[Luckysiddharth8298]

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Luckysiddharth8298
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April 7, 2025 at 6:23 pm

Yes. It worked for me. I got my passport without any issues

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[Brightsanjay9083]

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Brightsanjay9083
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March 25, 2025 at 5:55 am

Your rent agreement with the original landlord (the father) continues to be valid even after the ownership of the property is transferred to the son. Under Section 109 of the Transfer of Property Act, when a lessor transfers ownership, the transferee (the son) is bound by the existing lease unless there’s an agreement to the contrary. Since the son is okay with continuing the agreement, and you are still in possession, there is no immediate legal need to execute a new agreement until the current one expires.

For your passport verification, you do not need to bring this up. If at all it comes up, you can submit a simple NOC from the son and father explaining the ownership transfer and continued tenancy.

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[Luckysiddharth8298]

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Luckysiddharth8298
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April 7, 2025 at 6:24 pm

I received my passport before the NOC from the new owner. 😅

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