India has a housing conundrum—on the one hand, there is a housing shortage which fails to meet the needs of a burgeoning population, while paradoxically, the number of vacant houses in the country remains staggeringly high.
For the regulation of rent and to balance the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, the Chandigarh Tenancy Act is likely to be tabled in the winter session of Parliament, being held from December 7 to 29.