A Bengaluru woman has sparked an online debate about the city's rising rental costs after claiming that many landlords assume every tenant works in the IT sector and earns a high salary. Sharing her experience of negotiating rent with a landlord, she argued that increasing rents and security deposits are making it difficult for people from different professions to afford housing.

A woman said Bengaluru rents had become unaffordable as landlords assumed every tenant earned lakhs in IT. | Trending

While some resorted to heavy sarcasm, others argued that the steep price tag is simply not worth the property. | Trending