Question

When was the rent act passes in bombay wgat was its outcome

Answer 1

Rent Act was passed in 1918 in Bombay.

Since rents were quite high in chawls, the purpose of rent act was to stablize rent and to keep it reasonable.

But, it did not have the expected impact as it led to housing crisis, since landlords withdrew houses from the markets.

Answer 2

The rents were taken to stabalize it....