India, Oct. 27 -- A Bengaluru family has been struggling to evict their ground-floor tenants after nearly five years of irregular rent payments. Despite issuing a three-month notice, which they believed was reasonable, the tenants have refused to vacate the premises. The situation is further complicated by the absence of a formal rental or lease agreement, as the tenants were known to a family member.

The family, whose mother is the legal owner of the property, alleges that the tenants have repeatedly delayed rent payments, ignored eviction requests, and continue to occupy the ground floor despite the notice. Their ordeal has reignited discussions about the lack of formal rental agreements and the growing number of landlord-tenant disput...