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CHAPTER III RENT

Section 11: Security deposit

The Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 2025

How current this text is

Text as enacted, published in the Jammu and Kashmir Official Gazette (Extraordinary) of 1 November 2025 and made available by India Code; no amending Act has been found.

The Act came into force on 15 February 2026, the date appointed under section 1(3) by S.O. 31 of 9 February 2026 of the Housing and Urban Development Department.

(1) The security deposit to be paid by the tenant in advance shall be such as may be agreed upon between the landlord and the tenant in the tenancy agreement, which shall

(a) not exceed two months rent, in case of residential premises; and

(b) not exceed six months rent, in case of non-residential premises.

(2) The security deposit shall be refunded to the tenant on the date of taking over vacant possession of the premises from the tenant, after making due deduction of any liability of the tenant.

Questions on this section

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