AI Typing Service for Property Contracts

What a Property Contract Typically Contains

A property contract, whether an agreement to sell, a sale deed, a leave-and-licence arrangement, or a memorandum of understanding, follows a predictable structure that the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 and the Registration Act, 1908 have shaped over more than a century. Most Indian property contracts contain these core elements: the names and details of the parties (vendor and purchaser, lessor and lessee), a full description of the property including survey number and boundaries, the total consideration and payment schedule, the transfer or occupancy terms, default and remedy clauses, and the signatures of the parties along with witness attestations. Recognising these sections helps you review the typed output and confirm that no critical part has been omitted.

Why People Need a Typed Version of a Scanned Contract

Scanned property contracts, whether they arrive as a PDF from a builder’s office or as a photograph of a decades-old leave-and-licence, are essentially locked images. They cannot be searched for a specific clause, copied into a legal notice, or edited to prepare the final sale deed that the Sub-Registrar needs. A typed DOCX solves all three. It makes the text searchable so you can instantly locate conditions, consideration figures, or default remedies. It becomes an editable working draft your lawyer can annotate, and it provides a clean digital version to share with banks, co-buyers, or the other party during due diligence. From the property documents we have seen at Lekhak, the most common reason users request typing is exactly that: turning a scanned or photographed agreement into something they can actually work with.

AI Typing vs Manual Typing: What’s the Difference?

Manual typing carried out by a data-entry operator is priced per page, often takes a day or two, and introduces human errors, particularly with dense legal language and recurring terms like “demised premises” or “hereditaments”. AI typing is different. It processes a scan through an optical character recognition pipeline and lays out the recognised text in a DOCX within minutes, at a fraction of the cost. The trade-off is that AI typing is best understood as a high-quality first draft. It handles clear printed text and standard contract layouts very well, but handwritten marginal notes, faded stamps, and unusual formatting can still trip it up. For high-stakes contracts where every clause carries financial or legal weight, we recommend having a legal professional review the AI-typed output. AI gives you the editable text quickly; human review ensures no nuance is lost.

What Lekhak’s AI Typing Produces

When you upload a scanned PDF, an image, or a photo of your property contract, Lekhak’s typing service delivers an editable DOCX file in minutes. The service preserves the document’s overall structure, clause numbers, paragraph breaks, schedules, and tables, and reproduces the text in clean, typed form. What it does not add is equally important: the DOCX contains no certificate of accuracy, no translator’s statement (because no translation is performed), and no notarial attestation. It is a plain typed extract meant for your internal use, due diligence, and drafting. You get exactly what the scan says, in an editable format, without any legal overlay.

When You Need Notarisation, Apostille, or Certified Copies

A typed DOCX alone is not enough when a property contract must be submitted to a foreign embassy, filed in court, or used for an apostille chain. Those situations demand either a certified copy issued by the Sub-Registrar under the Registration Act, 1908, a notarised true copy, or an apostille from the Ministry of External Affairs. Lekhak’s output is a plain typed document, it does not carry any certification, notarisation, or apostille. If your use case requires such authentication, you will need to arrange it through the appropriate authority separately. Our service stops at giving you the clean, typed text to work with.

Statutes and Regulations Referenced in Indian Property Contracts

Property contracts in India routinely reference three central statutes: the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, which governs the transfer of movable and immovable property between living persons; the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, which requires that certain instruments be stamped with duty of the prescribed value to be admissible in evidence; and the Registration Act, 1908, which mandates registration of specific instruments, including sale deeds and long-term leases. When you see sections or terminology drawn from these statutes in your typed document, it helps confirm that the contract follows the statutory framework. Recognising these references makes it easier to spot whether essential compulsory clauses, such as the description of the property, consideration clause, and the parties’ particulars, are present and correctly reproduced.

How to Get a Duplicate of the Original Contract

If the original signed contract is lost or damaged, your first and fastest route is to ask the other party or the builder for a copy they hold. When that is not possible, a duplicate can be obtained from the Sub-Registrar’s office where the document was originally registered. You will typically need to file an application with details such as the document number, date of registration, parties’ names, and the property description, and pay a search and copying fee. The process varies by state, and the Sub-Registrar’s office can take a few days to several weeks to issue a certified copy. Once you have that certified copy, which is often a scanned PDF or a physical booklet, you can use Lekhak’s typing service to turn it into an editable DOCX for your reference and further drafting, but remember that the Sub-Registrar’s certified copy remains the legally authoritative record.

FAQ

What types of property contracts can Lekhak type?

Any scanned or photographed property-related document with clear text, including agreements to sell, sale deeds, leave-and-licence agreements, gift deeds, memoranda of understanding, and rent agreements. The service handles printed text best; handwriting may reduce accuracy.

How accurate is the AI typing for legal documents?

For clean, well-scanned printed text, the output is highly accurate. Faded stamps, handwritten additions, or unusual fonts can introduce minor errors. We recommend a quick human review of the finished DOCX, especially for clauses involving consideration, dates, or party names.

Does the typed DOCX preserve the original formatting?

The AI preserves the logical structure, clause numbers, paragraph breaks, schedules, and tables, and places the text in a standard editable DOCX. Exact visual formatting such as original fonts, margins, or decorative borders is not replicated; the priority is producing clean, usable text.

Is the typed document legally valid?

The typed DOCX is a faithful extract of the scanned original, but it does not carry any certification or notarisation. It is a working document for your own review, drafting, and due diligence. Courts, banks, and foreign authorities usually require a certified copy from the Sub-Registrar or a notarised true copy, not an AI-typed extract.

Can Lekhak type handwritten contracts?

Lekhak’s AI typing engine is optimised for printed text. Simple, clear handwriting, such as fill-in-the-blank forms written in block letters, may produce usable results, but cursive or heavily stylised handwriting often yields incomplete or inaccurate output. A manual readability check is essential.

How long does it take to get the typed DOCX?

Most documents are processed in a few minutes from the time you upload the file. Very long contracts with many pages may take a few minutes longer. You will receive the finished DOCX via download link as soon as it is ready, with no waiting period measured in hours or days.

What file formats can I upload for typing?

You can upload PDF, DOCX, DOC, JPG, PNG, WebP, and TXT files. For property contracts, the typical upload is a scanned PDF or a clear photograph of each page taken from a mobile phone.

Does Lekhak provide notarisation or certification for the typed document?

No. The output is a plain typed DOCX without any notary stamp, signed certificate, or apostille. If your transaction requires a certified copy, you must obtain it directly from the Sub-Registrar’s office or a notary public.

Is the data secure and confidential?

Lekhak processes uploaded documents through an encrypted pipeline and does not retain them beyond the period needed to generate your output. The platform is designed for self-service use, and your files are not reviewed by human operators.

Can I edit the typed document afterwards?

Yes. The output is a standard DOCX file that you can open in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or any compatible word processor. You are free to edit, redact, highlight, or restructure the content for your specific purpose.