In Kolkata, a tenant allowed his female friend to use the washroom. On this the landlord called his parents and threatened to file an FIR. The incident went viral on ‘X’, sparking a debate over the attitude of landlords.
ThatComplaints about the landlord’s interference and strange rules while living in Rae’s house are often seen on social media. Recently, a similar incident shared on ‘X’ (earlier Twitter) is attracting people’s attention. The case is from Kolkata, where when his female friend came to a boy’s house just to use the washroom, the landlord called his parents and threatened to lodge an FIR. This post of the boy has now gone viral.
‘I will file an FIR’
Arnab D. Saha wrote in the beginning of his post, ‘Kolkata’s landlords are the worst.’ She further said, “Last night my friend had to use the washroom. I said you use mine, then we will go out. Not even 5 minutes had passed when the caretaker of the flat called the landlord and told him that Arnab has brought a girl to the house. The owner called me, but my phone was on silent.”
Arnab told that after this the landlord directly called his house and threatened the parents that he would file an FIR against him. Arnab wrote, “My friend must have stayed there for hardly 15 minutes. When I checked my phone, there were many missed calls on it from the landlord and my house. After this I had to call everyone separately and explain what had happened in those 15 minutes.”
Expressing concern, Arnab asked whether FIR can be registered against anyone so easily? He also said that he did not know any lawyer and this threat would upset his parents. Arnab also told that he follows all the ‘stupid’ rules of his landlord and also pays the rent half in GPay and half in cash.
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‘Tell me you have to file an IT return’
This post of Arnab has been viewed more than three and a half lakh times. Many users also shared their experiences in the comments. One user wrote that such landlords are not only in Kolkata but everywhere. At the same time, some people also mentioned the good landlords of Kolkata, who had no problem with the coming and going of guests even during the time of Covid.
One user wrote, “Looks like you haven’t seen the Gujarati/Jain landlords of Mumbai, they are like vultures.” Another user advised Arnab, “Next month tell the landlord that you have to file an IT return, so you will pay the entire rent through GPay and for this you need his PAN card.” Some people advised him to apologize and vacate the house as soon as possible.