Apply In-Person

1. The application (Encumbrance certificate) needs to be submitted to the nearest sub registrar’s office, take form 22.
2. Fill in necessary details such as name, buyers, sellers etc.
3. The documents that you will need are listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. Attach the document sot the application form and submit it to the relevant authorities.
5. You will have to pay a small fee.
6. Upon submission, you will receive a receipt as well as an application number, you can use it to track the status of your application.
7. You can download your certificate online.
   

Apply Online

1. To apply online, the applicant must go to the official website. Here is the official website link
2. If you are a first-time user, you will have to create an account.
   • In the login tab click on “New registration”.
   • Fill in details such as username, address, Identification number and contact details.
   • Click on “Submit”, you will receive an OTP on your registered number, Enter it.
   • You will be directed to another page that will tell you that a registration link has been sent to your email id.
   • Go to your mail id and click on the link to activate your account.
3. Now you can go back to the TREGINET portal and log in.
4. Once logged in, click on the e-service tab and then click on “Encumbrance certificate”.
5. Click on “Search and apply EC”.
6. Enter details such as; zone, district, sub-registrar office, location, time, survey details and so on.
7. Click on “search” and relevant details pertaining to what you have entered will be displayed.
8. Click on “Apply online”.
9. Enter your details and proceed to pay.
10. Once you make the payment you will be provided with the bank reference number and other details, save this.
11. Upon approval by the sub-registrar, your certificate will be sent to your TREGINET account.
12. You can view this certificate if you go to e-service, encumbrance certificate and then click on “Request list”.
    

• Attested copy of address proof
• Details about property
• Title details
• Address proof of application candidate.
• Document of Property registration.
• Property Details & title deed details.
• Property sale deed/gift deed/partition deed/release deed.
• Deed number upon registration containing the date and book Number.
  

Please list down the office locations that can be approached for applying.
External links can also be used for specifying office locations.

• Must own land in Tamil Nadu.
• There should not be any ongoing disputes.
  

Not specified.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

10 to 15 days from submission of application.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites. 	
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or Country of Birth.

The document is mandatory if you want to apply for loan against land.

Enter other informations which might help.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help.

More information which might help people.