Having lived as tenants in rented accommodations for as long as I can remember, my family has been systematically barred from our housing society’s management committees—positions that, under most bylaws, are reserved exclusively for property owners.
This exclusion means we have no formal voice in decisions that directly affect our daily lives, rendering us truly powerless as residents.
That dynamic feels less like modern urban governance and more like a regression into feudalism, where a landowning elite wields authority over those who live on their domain.
Having lived as tenants in rented accommodations for as long as I can remember, my family has been systematically barred from our housing society’s management committees—positions that, under most bylaws, are reserved exclusively for property owners.
This exclusion means we have no formal voice in decisions that directly affect our daily lives, rendering us truly powerless as residents.
That dynamic feels less like modern urban governance and more like a regression into feudalism, where a landowning elite wields authority over those who live on their domain.