High rents and hefty security deposits have long been a point of frustration for tenants in Bengaluru. Now, a woman’s social media post claiming that many renters may be unaware of the legal limit on security deposits has triggered a debate online, with users sharing their own experiences and questioning whether the practice is actually followed. The woman described what she called the “biggest Bangalore rent scam”. (Pexels/Representational image) Taking to X, user Sneha Tamhankar described what she called the “biggest Bangalore rent scam”, arguing that many tenants, including herself, accept large security deposits without ever checking the rules. “The biggest bangalore rent scam isn’t that brokers tell you – Madam, the new legal deposit is 3 months. We typically charge 6, but we’ve brought it down to 4 for you,” she wrote. However, according to Tamhankar, the bigger issue was that she never questioned what brokers or landlords told her. “It’s that I never bothered to look it up because I assumed the broker/landlord was openly mooching off me. I just learned the legal …