The flat that late actor Sushant Singh Rajput had rented in Mumbai has been laying vacant for almost three years now. However, the NRI proprietor has lastly discovered a brand new tenant and shortly the flat shall be rented out, as per a brand new report. Rafique Merchant, a real-estate dealer in Mumbai, has stated that he was approached by the flat’s proprietor a couple of months in the past. (Also Read | Sushant Singh Rajput’s Mumbai flat fails to search out new tenant after 2.5 years)
Rafique additionally stated that stories in regards to the flat being vacant led potential tenants to inquire from him. The flat shall be rented out at ₹5 lakh per 30 days. The homeowners may even get a safety deposit of ₹30 lakh, which is the same as six months of lease. Sushant Singh Rajput was discovered lifeless within the flat on June 14, 2020.
As quoted by India Today, Rafique stated, “We have found somebody (a tenant). We are in the final stage of talks with the family to finalise things. People are now relaxed about it (Sushant’s death) because they say it has been a while.”
Last month, speaking about discovering new tenants, Rafique informed Bollywood Hungama, “People are scared 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 finalised. The owner is also hell-bent and doesn’t want to come down on the rent. If he does, it’ll be sold quickly. Since he’s selling it at the market price, tenants prefer buying some other flat of a similar size in the same area since it would come without the baggage of controversy that this flat is associated with.”
“The parties are told 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 stated.
The flat at Mont Blanc Apartments is a sea-facing duplex 4BHK, which measures 2,500 sq. toes and in addition has a terrace. It is located on Carter Road in Mumbai’s Bandra West.
Sushant had taken the flat on the sixth ground in December 2019 for 3 years. At that point, he was paying a month-to-month lease of ₹4.51 lakh. The late actor was sharing the condo together with his roommates and his then girlfriend-actor, Rhea Chakraborty.