Section 22-B: Tenancy agreements

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, no person shall, after the commencement of the Rajasthan Rent Control (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. 33 of 2017), let or take on rent any premises except by an agreement in writing, and the particulars of such agreement shall be communicated to the Rent Authority by the landlord and tenant jointly, in the form specified in Schedule-D. (2) Where, in relation to a tenancy created before the commencement of Rajasthan Rent Control (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. 33 of 2017),- (a) an agreement in writing having already been entered into, the particulars thereof shall be communicated to the Rent Authority in the form specified in Schedule-D; (b) no agreement in writing was entered into, the landlord and the tenant shall enter into an agreement in writing with regard to that tenancy, and communicate the particulars thereof to the Rent Authority in the form specified in Schedule-D: Provided that where the landlord and the tenant fail to present jointly a copy of tenancy agreement under clause (a) or (b) or fail to reach an agreement under clause (b), such landlord and the tenant shall separately file the particulars about such tenancy. (3) Every agreement referred to in sub-sec. (1) shall be executed before the commencement of tenancy and the agreement required to be executed under clause (b) of sub-sec. (2) shall be executed within a period of one year from the date of commencement of Rajasthan Rent Control (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. 33 of 2017). (4) The Rent Authority after receiving such information about tenancy agreement, shall make entry of particulars of the agreement in a Register maintained for that purpose containing particulars as per Schedule-D and provide a registration number to the parties. (5) The information provided as per sub-sections (1) and (2) shall be taken as evidence of facts relating to tenancy and matters connected therewith and in its absence any statement in the agreement inconsistent with the details filed as per Schedule-D shall not be received as evidence of the facts before the Rent Tribunal or the Appellate Rent Tribunal, as the case may be. (6) The Rent Authority shall upload the details of all tenancies along with the registration number provided under sub-sec. (4), in the form and manner prescribed, on its website within fifteen days of the allotment of the registration number.