According to Asim Sarode, human rights activist, it’s the prejudiced attitude of people that makes life difficult for students. “Ideally, after police verification, students should be allowed as tenants,” he said.

Raghav Sinha, who had rented out his property in Wanavdi to four students in the city, could not renew the contract with his tenants because of his society not allowing the members to rent flats to college students. “The students at my flat came from decent family backgrounds and I did not have any trouble from them during their tenure as tenants. Though I could not extend their contracts, finding a new tenant is not an easy task, and I am planning to continue giving it to students again, against the rules of the society. I will approach the court if the society objects,” said Sinha.