1. And what the contract says? If this will be at the moment the contract gets expired surely he has the right to reposes his premises without giving you any note. If he can just forcibly remove your stuff and move in is another story.farasha wrote: My question now is: if it comes down to the date of signing the contract, is he allowed to kick us out since he hasn't given us proper notice? Are we allowed to continue renting the condo at the current rate for 2 extra months while we search for housing?
And... do e-mail interactions count as anything in the legal world?
Thanks,
Farasha
Has the cap on the monthly rent been raised since then? The reason I'm asking is that my agent is now telling me that "common" practice in SG is that if monthly rental is less than SGD 4000, tenant pays agent full month's rent as commission if signing two years.jjk wrote:Hi SpecialK,
We were told that for rental amounts above S$2,500, landlord will bear the agent fees, regardless if it's 1 yr or 2 yr lease. If it's below S$2,500, then for a 2 yr lease, tenant also have to pay 1 mth's rent as fees. Ours is a 2 yrs and > $2.5k, so....no issue there for us. Only issue is the monthly amount! haha. Even though agent was acting for us, I think our agent had to get a share from the landlord's agent...
They're just presenting it this way for best tax efficiency for the landlord (wouldn't you?). It is standard practice.koukanamiya wrote:Hello,
Quick question about Tenancy Agreement. So my agreement also has the rent broken down except in my case, in addition to breaking it down by so-called monthly rental and furniture, there's $200 for monthly maintenance fee. On top of that, they are asking me to pay for A/C maintenance quarterly. So my question here is that technically speaking, wouldn't $200 monthly maintenance fee supposedly cover things like A/c?
My agent said the landlord is doing this as monthly rental affects the property taxes they have to pay (this is Attitude at Kim Yam Rd). But it's not my problem if they have to pay property tax and it's pretty dishonest in my opinion, to do it this way. Agent said this is standard practice? Help please? Thanks.
Depends on whether presenting it this way is legal (doesn't seem so but what do I know?). Just figure if LL isn't honest, there may be issues down the road later (i.e. if they refuse to pay back deposit or the sorts, which is pretty legitimate concerns).JR8 wrote: They're just presenting it this way for best tax efficiency for the landlord (wouldn't you?). It is standard practice.
Thanks for the clarifications on the maintenance issue, so it's pretty much like the HOA fees in the States, makes sense.JR8 wrote: Maintenance is contribution to the cost of upkeep of the common parts of the condo. Air-con, well that's the landlords own private property so clearly they are separate matters.
The gross amount is 'the rent'. Either you decide to pay it or not. If you wish to negotiate negotiate this gross figure. Niggling on the detail of it's presented break-down is really not of your concern and has no mileage in it.
Under property law in England & Wales -farasha wrote:At the beginning of the month, we bargained with the landlord and secured a rental rate for the next 2 years (our tenancy agreement expires in the middle of next month). We exchanged a few e-mails on the matter, with him giving us a deadline to decide. We responded in time.
Instead, he decided to delay everything, saying that his own house may go up for en-bloc sale and that he'd need our condo for his own use. Interestingly, the en-bloc 'date' that he told us is the same day as we'd need to sign a new lease.
Now, we're in a fix, as he's said that he won't be able to let us know the length of the contract until the date that we'd actually have to sign it.
My question now is: if it comes down to the date of signing the contract, is he allowed to kick us out since he hasn't given us proper notice? Are we allowed to continue renting the condo at the current rate for 2 extra months while we search for housing?
And... do e-mail interactions count as anything in the legal world?
Thanks,
Farasha
econtse wrote:Thanks JR8
I know it's my bad to not requesting to sign a contract with the landlord. It is because I was asked to relocate to Singapore within just 2 days notice and I was afraid the landlord won't let me to move in if I troubled him with all the paper work.
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