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How this Facebook based startup fights illegal discrimination between tenants and landlords in India?
New Delhi (India), March 9: It was 2014 when a law student was sitting outside her flat with all her baggage and books, crying and having no idea where to go at midnight. She had left her flat, her first rental experience in a new city, her flatmates had turned sour, and there were multiple issues […]
New Delhi (India), March 9: It was 2014 when a law student was sitting outside her flat with all her baggage and books, crying and having no idea where to go at midnight. She had left her flat, her first rental experience in a new city, her flatmates had turned sour, and there were multiple issues with the landlord and the society.
Every broker she called showed her low-quality flats or asked for advance brokerage, which she paid until she broke or attended society interviews where she was looked down upon and turned away. She knew that such interviews were illegal, and yet, she did not have an option otherwise.
Teaming up with her friend, Chirag Pandya, an MBA in Marketing, Finance & Human Resources, she decided to open a Facebook group in Ahmedabad called ‘Flat and Flatmates Ahmedabad’ with only 10 members but a vision to “build a community, help each other find flats and flatmates, filter good brokers and properties, help people avoid scams and scandals, raise awareness in societies and tenants regarding their rights and responsibilities, emergency accommodation and SOS Community.”
