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Bengaluru Bachelor Evicted After Paying Deposit, Signing Agreement: ‘Landlords So Hostile’
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News18•01-10-2026, 11:39
Bengaluru Bachelor Evicted After Paying Deposit, Signing Agreement: ‘Landlords So Hostile’
- •Nikhil Sheoran found a flat in Bengaluru, paid the security deposit, and signed a rental agreement.
- •He was subsequently asked to leave the flat because he is a bachelor, despite the prior arrangements.
- •Sheoran shared his frustrating experience on X, highlighting the hostility of Bengaluru landlords towards single tenants.
- •A screenshot of a WhatsApp chat showed the society president insisting Sheoran vacate, citing a ‘no bachelors allowed’ policy.
- •The incident sparked mixed reactions online, with many sharing similar experiences and others defending societies’ rules.
Key Questions Answered
Nikhil Sheoran was asked to leave his newly rented flat by the housing society's president after they found out he was a bachelor, despite him already paying the security deposit and signing a rental agreement.
He shared his frustrating experience on X by posting a screenshot of his WhatsApp conversation with the society president, who explicitly stated that the association decided no bachelors were allowed and asked him to vacate.
Social media users had mixed reactions, with many expressing sympathy and sharing their own difficult rental experiences as single tenants in metro cities, while others discussed the underlying reasons why such housing society rules exist.
