Rent agreement in Mangaluru

ಮಂಗಳೂರು · Kudla — the coastal gateway

Mangaluru (Mangalore) — Karnataka's principal coastal city on the Arabian Sea and the headquarters of Dakshina Kannada, a major port town whose New Mangalore Port handles the bulk of the state's seaborne trade, the coastal cradle of Indian banking that gave rise to lenders such as Karnataka Bank (still headquartered in the city), and a renowned education hub with institutions like NITK Surathkal drawing students from across India — has steady demand for rented housing, further fed by families of Gulf-migrant workers who rent while working abroad. Karnataka has the highest urban rental share in India (46% per Census 2011). As across the state, a letting is documented as a standard rent agreement; since January 2026 the Karnataka Rent (Amendment) Act, 2025 caps residential security deposits at 2 months' rent and requires digital registration on the Kaveri 2.0 portal within 60 days, so the old 11-month no-registration workaround no longer applies.