Bengaluru deposit cap debate has moved from “will landlords comply?” to a more interesting question: how will they avoid complying while technically staying within the rules? A thread on r/bangalore that discussed the proposed two-month deposit cap got to this answer quickly. One commenter put it in nine words: “We are a country of workarounds.”…
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Bengaluru rent rules are making headlines — but on the ground, tenants aren’t holding their breath. A thread on r/bangalore asked a question that thousands of renters in the city are thinking: under the Home Rent Rules 2025, security deposits for residential properties are capped at two months’ rent. So will landlords — who routinely…