Forced to vacate without written transit rent agreement

What you need to know

Never vacate for redevelopment without signed written agreement specifying transit rent amount, payment date, duration, and new flat delivery date. You have legal right to refuse vacating until this is documented.

Your rights

Refuse vacating without signed written agreement

Full transit rent details in writing before vacating

Possession of old flat if builder defaults

Police complaint if forcibly evicted

What you should do now

Action first

Do not vacate without signed written agreement

This is your single most important action — simply do not vacate
Before handing over keys, insist on written document specifying: transit rent amount, payment date, duration, new flat delivery date
Nothing verbal counts — signature on paper before keys
If force is used — call police immediately, you have a court-backed right to stay

Acts applicable

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016

central

Section 18

Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act 1961

gujarat

Member rights in redevelopment

Indian Contract Act 1872

central

Written contract provisions

Where to complain

Gujarat RERA — File Complaint Gujarat Police — File Complaint

Consumer complaint portal: e-jagriti.gov.in (replaced edaakhil.nic.in as of Jan 2025). Labour complaints: col.gujarat.gov.in. All links verified June 2026 via web search against official government sources.