Legal Notice — Security Deposit Not Returned

You vacated, handed over the keys, and the deposit still hasn't come back. A formal notice is the first serious step. Generate it for ₹299, preview it free, and send it properly.

Your ₹299 kit includes:

  • ✓ Formal deposit-refund notice drafted from your facts
  • ✓ Demand for itemised deductions or full refund
  • ✓ How to serve: Registered Post, email, WhatsApp, proof checklist
  • ✓ Evidence-pack checklist: agreement, receipts, handover photos
  • ✓ If-ignored escalation playbook
  • ✓ Settlement-ladder next step (tenant–landlord settlement)

Instant download · One-time fee · No subscription. Stamp paper is not required for a legal notice.

A formal legal notice in your own name — the recognised first step, and the one that resolves most disputes before they ever reach a lawyer or a court. Sent by Registered Post A.D. with proof of delivery.

Agreements.co.in is a document service, not a law firm — we don't give legal advice or guarantee outcomes. You send the notice in your own name and confirm every detail before you pay.

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How sending a legal notice actually works

The law this document is drafted against — sources last read 25 August 2026

We last opened the official published source for each provision below on 25 August 2026 and confirmed the text we cite is still there. That is a check of the source, not advice about your situation.

“But we never signed anything.”

A written contract is not what makes money owed to you. Bank transfers, UPI history, invoices, delivery proof, a bounced cheque, and WhatsApp or email where they accept the amount are all evidence, and a notice can be built on them. Most people who tell us they have “nothing in writing” turn out to have a payment trail. The form asks you for exactly what you do have.

You (the Tenant)
The tenant who paid the deposit and vacated the property.
The Landlord
Who holds your deposit, and where the notice will be delivered.

Where the notice will be posted — a deliverable postal address.

The tenancy and the deposit
Describe the tenancy, when you vacated, and the deposit withheld.

The refund clock usually starts here.

How long they get to refund or respond. 15 days is customary.

Optional. Calls/messages already made chasing the refund.

Optional but worth filling. Usually the town or city where the property is and where you asked for the deposit back. Courts there can hear the case. Left blank, the notice says nothing about it.

Optional — one clause, in your own words. The clock on a deposit starts when the landlord REFUSES to refund it, not when you vacated, so describe the refusal.

Choose delivery
Pick the notice kit only, or have the notice sent for you.

Evidence & Supporting Documents

Add anything that supports your claim — an invoice, a WhatsApp chat, a payment screenshot, even a handwritten notebook. This is optional, but a notice backed by proof carries far more weight.

Your evidence: Nothing added yet

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You have not added any evidence yet. You can still send the notice — but the items below are what a lawyer asks for first, and gathering them now is far easier than later.

What to gather

  • The rental agreement showing the depositMost importantIt proves how much you paid and on what terms it comes back. This is the whole claim in one document.No agreement? The transfer itself plus any message agreeing the amount can stand in — add both.
  • Proof you actually paid the depositMost importantThe landlord's easiest answer is that the amount was different, or never paid. A bank or UPI record ends that.A receipt, a bank line, or a message acknowledging the amount all work.
  • Evidence of the condition when you leftDeposit disputes are argued over damage. Dated photographs and meter readings taken at handover settle it.If you did not photograph it, a handover note, the final meter reading, or a witness's account still helps.

This is a checklist of what a lawyer usually asks for first — not a judgement about your case, and never a reason you cannot send the notice. We go by how you describe each item; nobody opens your files to check them, so tick things off honestly — the list is only useful if it is true. You can add more evidence at any time, and only you and our team can see what you upload.

No evidence added yet

Evidence & Supporting Documents — FAQ
Most people hesitate simply because they don't know what documents are needed. Here are the answers.

₹799 — We send itRead it in full before you pay

Nothing is charged at this step. This is a formal demand notice, not a court filing.