Almost every “to let” board in Bengaluru in front of houses comes with conditions in brackets: vegetarians only, families only, no bachelors allowed, for boys only, not for IT professionals and so on. With these conditions, many Bengalureans and migrants from across the country are finding it hard to rent a house in Bengaluru.
Dr. Riya Rafeekh, an academician from Kerala, shared her distress on how moving to Bengaluru and finding an apartment for herself and her husband was a harrowing experience. Talking to The Hindu, Dr. Riya said, “I recently got a placement at a college in Kengeri as an Assistant Professor. My husband and I were searching for flats to stay in and around Kengeri. Through friends we got to know about an online platform that can help us find flats easily without any middleman and shortlisted two apartments. However, both owners of the apartments decided to not take it forward after knowing our surnames and our backgrounds.”
