Year-ender 2025: Bengaluru’s rental market faces backlash over high security deposits and opaque deductions

In 2025, landlord-tenant disputes dominated social media conversations across India, with Bengaluru emerging as a focal point in the residential rental sector. From demands for six to nine months’ rent as security deposits to deductions for painting, cleaning, and minor repairs, tenants took to social media platforms to share experiences they describe as ‘arbitrary’ and […]

Verbal rental deals with acquaintances can backfire; landlords risk long-drawn legal battles

A Bengaluru family has been struggling to evict their ground-floor tenants after nearly five years of irregular rent payments. Despite issuing a three-month notice, which they believed was reasonable, the tenants have refused to vacate the premises. The situation is further complicated by the absence of a formal rental or lease agreement, as the tenants […]