India, Feb. 21 -- A tenant in Chennai is facing a distressing standoff with their landlord over the fundamental right to privacy. After moving into a room in a building shared with the owner's family, the resident was told they must remove their personal lock and use a door lock provided by the landlord, one for which the owner holds a spare key. Despite the tenant's willingness to allow coordinated inspections, the landlord is insisting on unrestricted access, citing "emergency safety," leaving the tenant to wonder about their right to privacy.

"My landlord is demanding unrestricted access to my room," a Reddit user wrote. Explaining, the tenant shared, "I'm renting a room in a building where the owner and his family live on the floor b...