Bengaluru man shares landlord nightmare after Rs 82K slashed from Rs 1.5 lakh deposit for …

Shravan Tickoo, who recently vacated a 2BHK apartment on Sarjapur Road in Bengaluru after living there for two years, shared his story on LinkedIn, detailing how his former landlord returned just Rs 68,000 from his total deposit Bengaluru man shares horror story of landlord deductions, says ‘this is the story of many’ (AI generated image) A Bengaluru man’s candid LinkedIn post about his ordeal with a landlord who allegedly deducted over half of his security deposit, citing charges like ₹2,000 for lift usage and ₹55,000 for painting, has struck a nerve with tenants across India. The post has now become a rallying cry for better tenant protections in India’s major cities, where stories of unregulated rent hikes, withheld deposits, and landlord misconduct are increasingly common. Shravan Tickoo, who recently vacated a 2BHK apartment on Sarjapur Road in Bengaluru after living there for two years, shared his story on LinkedIn, detailing how his former landlord returned just ₹68,000 of his ₹1.5 lakh deposit after levying arbitrary charges. “So recently, I moved out of my 2BHK on Sarjapur Road after living there for two years, into a larger house,” Tickoo began his post. “When I had moved in, my owner never spoke
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