India, July 15 -- In Bengaluru, landlords are now adding 'no paan-chewers' to rental restrictions, joining familiar clauses like 'no pets' or 'no bachelors.' A few rental agreements now include conditions around paan-chewing, smoking, and even the type of food that can be cooked in the kitchen.

A few property owners say they've had to repaint walls or replace marble tiles at their own expense due to stains caused by paan spit.

A Bengaluru landlord recently shared on Reddit that his rental contract includes a clause prohibiting tenants from chewing paan.

"We recently repainted our building, and within weeks, the corners of the ground floor had red blotches again," one of the landlords told HT.com. "It's not just about how it looks, it's...