Hello, just two weeks before moving into an apartment and staying there with a Chinese family and other tenants. When I made a contract, the agent and owner told me that I could use the air conditioner at any time, but now during the day they turn it off. So where can I complain about this situation? Help me! The parties to the dispute may participate in mediation to resolve the rental dispute. The Community Mediation Centre (CMC) provides mediation services for landlord-tenant disputes: If a tenant causes damage to the property, the landlord can: The landlord may apply to the court for an order or judgment to claim the property if the tenant sublets the property or assigns the lease to a third party and receives rent that: The landlord is not obliged to: inform the tenant of such allegations against him. The emergency call and the notification of seizure of the goods must be sent to the tenant in order to inform him of the seizure and sale of his goods. The tenant must pay the amount due within 5 days. The tenant can apply to the court for an injunction to prevent the sale of his property. If the tenant has not responded and has not paid the amount due or obtained an injunction, the landlord has the right to sell the tenant`s property. Money from the sale of the tenant`s property is first used to pay the sheriff and then pay the landlord for the rent. We are also for and advise tenants on their rights and obligations, negotiate rental conditions with potential landlords and represent tenants in claims by and against landlords. Cases where owners refuse to repay deposits or make massive deductions for fragile reasons (re-smoothing an entire floor because of a single broken corner, etc.) are unfortunately common.
Prevention is the best remedy here: document the condition of the apartment before moving in and make sure that the rules for returning the deposit are set out in the contract. Friends may ask you to withhold the last month`s rent instead of the deposit. However, this is expressly prohibited in most leases and the landlord can legally evict you from the apartment after a single week of late payment of rent, so do not resort to it without considering the consequences. In the event of an unresolved dispute, the best way to resolve the law is through the Small Claims Court. When you`re no longer in Singapore, you can appoint a friend to act on your behalf, and often the simple threat of taking the issue to court will magically improve the owner`s behavior. Hello, my new owner does not want to give me the keys to the house and is also not willing to return my initial amount of S$ 2000. I have reported to the police and suggest contacting the Small Claims Court. Learn from HDB that he is not the owner and that criminal proceedings may be brought against him. HDB says they can`t do anything because the owner didn`t sign the deal.
We are strangers and we don`t know how long we can stay here. I`m really frustrated. Any suggestions? Hello, my new owner refuses to repair/replace defective fittings even within the first month of rental. I have no contact with the owner and all communications are through his agent. According to him, I rented hv an old unit and not everything can be new, if there are problems I have to repair/replace at my own expense. Although it is mentioned in the contract that the owner will take care of these problems within the first 30 days at his own expense. It looks like I`m forced to invest in his property. All the suggestions that can help you. Hello, I rented master rooms in an apartment, during this time there are 3 bedrooms in the apartment, which are inhabited by two other tenants.
and we`re all going to be awesome for a long time. My question is, is it normal for your landlord to sleep on your couch in the living room almost every night, while according to the agreement, he only comes from time to time to clean the house, not to stay. We complained to the agent about this, but his answer is that because we rent all the rooms, the owner has the right to stay there because it is the common space. It`s true? because I don`t think it`s normal, and I find it very disturbing. If a tenant has wrongly caused damage to the property, the landlord can apply for a court order to claim compensation from the tenant. Failure by the tenant to comply with the obligations (clauses) specified in the lease would result in a breach of contract. Obligations are to pay the rent, not to damage the property, not to sublet the property or to assign the lease to third parties without consent and to leave the property after the termination of the lease. The landlord has the legal right to sue the tenant if the tenant violates one or more of the above obligations.
The tenant can apply to the court for recourse against forfeiture if the landlord files an action for forfeiture of the lease. In the event of non-payment of rent, the tenant can only benefit from relief when he has paid the full rent due and for the costs of the lawsuit brought by the landlord. Subletting without the consent of the owner is prohibited, especially in HDB apartments. Some landlords try to change the terms of the lease between the date you sign the letter of intent and the day you move in, and find that you are their hostage after you have already moved in. The best prevention is to sign the agreement before you move in, but if you find yourself trapped, don`t engage in blackmail – the agreement doesn`t bind you until it`s signed either. (However, for reasons that save face, you may want to give in to a small dot or two.) The contract must stipulate that you have 30 days to alert the owner of defects in the apartment, including blown lights, etc. It is the responsibility of the owner to remedy all this at his own expense. Document any issues found in writing and add them to the recovery status assessment. Take detailed photos of the apartment. Burn two copies to CD/DVD, note the date and give a copy to the owner. If you really want to be sure, write down the model numbers and brands for the apps. My landlord just withdrew my 1 month deposit.
before that, they had already agreed that I could move earlier. Then, after this verbal agreement, they started to find problems, yelled at me and prevented me from using the washing machine. So I moved now without signing the contract, which is due half a month later. now they refuse to return the deposit to me because I moved before the end of the contract. No. The owner`s deposit is intended to cover the entire rental period. The tenant must not use this deposit to offset the rent due and payable to the landlord during the notice period for the termination of the tenancy. In addition to the basic information describing the amount of rent, the rental period and other relevant details regarding the owner and tenant of the property, the agreement should also include clauses dealing with topics such as: I rented a room with the owner of an HDB apartment for 4 months without a contract.
I paid 1 month in advance and 1 month deposit when I moved in. But now, earlier this month, I didn`t pay the rent because I`m going to move at the end of the month because of another workplace outside of Singapore.. .