NEW DELHI - India has overhauled its seven-decade-old tenancy law, in a move that the government hopes will add an estimated 10 million housing units to the rental market amid an urban housing crisis, and formalise the renting process.
But some landlords still believe the new law is tilted in favour of tenants and prefer to keep their properties locked.
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