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Can society ban bachelors from renting an apartment?

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Hello. I came across your query regarding whether can a housing society ban bachelors or not. So the answer is no, societies cannot ban bachelors from renting out an apartment in any society. The house owner holds the right to rent out the property to anyone they find suitable. Banning a particular kind of tenant, such as bachelors, goes against the fundamental rights and isn’t generally supported by the Indian law.


Can Housing Society Ban Bachelors?


The Indian law doesn’t permit renting homes in societies based on the tenant’s marital status. If you, as a tenant, have come across a violation of your fundamental rights where a society bans you from renting simply because of your marital status, seek legal help. You can file a police complaint. 


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0 2025-07-03T10:01:23+00:00

A few months back, I helped my brother to rent out an apartment. During this time, we encountered multiple housing societies that refused to give apartments on rent to bachelors. This brought up a crucial query: Can society restrict bachelors tenants? It's a prevalent problem in Indian cities, particularly in gated communities where housing societies or Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) attempt to enforce these unwritten rules. Although these limitations are based on presumptions about behaviour or lifestyle, their legality is up for debate.

Can Housing Society Refuse Bachelors?

According to the law, bachelors cannot be refused from renting an apartment only because of their marital status.

However, societies do have bylaws, and they have the authority to enforce rules about behaviour or safety. In the event that a society has a registered rule prohibiting bachelor tenants, it can be challenged in courts.

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43 2023-07-26T10:25:48+00:00

No, housing societies cannot ban bachelors from renting an apartment. Every member of the society has the right to rent out his tenement at will and the society cannot restrict bachelors or spinsters. Housing societies do not have the legal right to snatch away the constitutional right of every citizen of India from residing anywhere in the country. Since there can be no better reason that can impede an Indian citizen from executing his /her constitutional right, legally – such rules will be overridden in the court of law.

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