vaastu --Rented house

The principles of Vaastu apply to both rented houses as well as houses owned by the resident.
If a portion of a building is being rented out , the North or N-E portion must be rented out, the Southern portion must be occupied be the owner.

No house must be kept vacant for more than 3-4 months. The practical angle to this is that rodents and white ants can create havoc on the foundation of the building if unoccupied. Further, it is believed that evil forces of nature take recluse in the long vacant buildings.

The ground floor must never be kept vacant, the higher floors may be kept vacant.