Forget rent, landlords check LinkedIn profiles before renting out property

Hillarious it may seem, but it is true. Landlords in Bengaluru are requesting LinkedIn profiles, college details, and even mini autobiographies from prospective tenants.
Frustrated tenants are turning to social media to air their grievances in the IT capital.
A viral tweet from a user named Shubh recently highlighted the bizarre standards set by some landlords. In this oddball case, the landlord rejected a tenant because his Class 12 marks didn’t meet the arbitrary 90% threshold – despite the fact that marks don’t have much bearing on someone’s ability to rent a home!
Shubh’s tweet, featuring screenshots of the conversation and a cheeky caption, quickly gained traction: “Marks don’t decide your future, but it definitely decides whether you get a flat in Bangalore or not”.
As if dealing with Bengaluru landlords wasn’t challenging enough, the city has now surpassed Mumbai in charging the highest proportion of property value as rent. It’s no wonder that tenants are feeling the pinch, as they juggle ever-increasing costs and the endless personal questions from their potential landlords.