Sushant Singh Rajput’s Apartment Finally Finds New Takers

The Mumbai apartment that the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput rented has been empty for over three years at this point and according to a recent source, the NRI owner has finally secured a new renter. The apartment will be rented out shortly. Mumbai real estate broker Rafique Merchant said that the owner of the apartment got in touch with him a few months ago.

Rafique added that potential tenants contacted him after reading stories that the apartment was empty. Rent for the apartment will be Rs. 5 lakh per month. A 30 lakh security deposit, or six months' worth of rent, would also be part of the agreement. On June 14, 2020, Sushant Singh Rajput's body was discovered in the apartment. Rafique said, “We have found somebody (a tenant). We are in the final stage of talks with the family to finalize things. People are now relaxed about it (Sushant’s death) because they say it has been a while.” Rafique told the media, “People are afraid to move into this flat. When prospective tenants would hear that this is the same apartment where he died, they would not even visit the flat. Nowadays, people are at least visiting the flat as the news of his death has become old. Yet, the deal is not getting finalized. The owner is also hell-bent and doesn’t want to come down on the rent. If he does, it’ll be off the market quickly. Since he’s selling it at the market price, tenants prefer buying some other flat of a similar size. That too in the same area since it would come without the baggage of controversy associated with this flat.” “The parties let known in advance that this is where Sushant used to stay. Some people don’t mind the history and want to go for it. But their friends and family members discourage them from going ahead with the deal. Now the owner doesn’t want to rent out the flat to a film celeb, no matter who or how big he or she is. He’s clear that he wants to hand over the flat to a corporate person,” he had said. In December 2019, Sushant leased the sixth-floor apartment for three years. He was paying a monthly rent at the time of 4.51 lakh rupees. The late actor lived in an apartment with his housemates and Rhea Chakraborty, his girlfriend.