Oh no! You cannot claim HRA if your salary does not include HRA component. However, you claim deductions on rent paid under Section 80GG of the Income Tax Act.

No, documents are not required to be submitted at the time of filing the Income Tax Return. But they must be submitted to the employer as proof for claiming HRA.

Of course! You can claim HRA if you stay in a rented house and the house owned by you is in a different city.

The mode of payment of rent for claiming HRA is irrelevant. However, you need to have rent receipts as proof for future reference.

If you have a valid rent agreement for staying at your relatives' place or parents’ place, you can very much claim HRA.

If the annual rent does not exceed ₹100000 annually or ₹8333 monthly, then you do not need the PAN of your landlord. However, if the rent exceeds these limits, then you need to get a declaration from the landlord.

If you don’t submit receipts, HRA will be added to your taxable salary. However, you can claim it later while filing ITR.

You can claim HRA only for those 6 months in which you stayed on rent. For the remaining 6 months, you cannot.

No, only salaried individuals having HRA in their salary component can claim it. However, the freelancer or self-employed individuals can claim deduction on rent paid under Section 80GG.