India, April 13 -- Manish Soni (name changed), a real estate broker based in Borivali, Mumbai, recently dealt with an unusual rental situation. Two months ago, he helped rent out a three-bedroom apartment and accepted a token amount from a young tenant on behalf of the property owner.

However, the very next day, the tenant was unexpectedly hospitalised. After being discharged a week later, he contacted Soni to request a refund of the token amount, citing an unexpected reason-Vastu compliance.

"The tenant told me, 'The moment I paid the token for this non-Vastu compliant apartment, I was hospitalised. If I go ahead with the agreement and start living there, my health could get worse.' Given his concern, we respected his request and convi...