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by pierre.roording » Tue, 03 Jan 2017 1:38 pm
Hello taxico and x9200,
I just got my security deposit today without go to SCT.
What I did last week is wrote a formal letter and sent to the landlord using SingPost (door to door). Here is the sample and it may help to other expats as well.
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December 29, 2016
Landlord's name
20 Kay Poh Road, #99-99
Singapore 248969
Dear Mr. Landlord,
I am writing this letter to notify you that, as per the contractual obligations of the tenancy agreement, and the condition of the unit, as documented in the handover checklist, that I am within my rights to demand the return of my security deposit.
As you know, until December 11, 2016, I resided on 2 Shanghai Road, #99-99 RV Edge, Singapore 248209 and paid my rent to your bank account on a timely manner. Back to December 12, 2015 I had a very bad experience on the day I moved in. That time the unit was completely not ready for us to stay. The unit condition was a bit dirty, no curtain, and the dining table was nowhere to be found. That time I decided to stay in the hotel for two nights. I claimed hotel expense but you reimbursed one night only. I and my wife had to force ourselves to stay in the unit without curtain and had no privacy at all. Talking about dining table, I had to contact a technician to install and I paid the cost at my own pocket without disturb everyone in the group. Four (4) days later, curtain delivery came and installed. By then the unit condition got better.
On December 11, 2016 at 6:00pm when I moved out, I left the unit cleaner than it was when I first moved in. During the unit inspection, we had one (1) open item “All curtains to be collect and place back on Monday 12 Dec, 6pm” in the signed off handover checklist. On December 12, 2016 at 5:41pm I asked the door pass key to install the curtain. At 6:34pm same day the curtain has been installed, the picture has been sent as per requested. By then all open item in handover checklist has been resolved.
According to Legal Advice, once handover checklist signed off is done, anything after is the landlord's responsibility. Legal Advice also suggested me to write you a formal letter which is why I am writing to you and try to negotiate before we have to spend our time in the court. Please be aware that the “Signed off Handover Checklist” and “WhatsApp Group Chat” which I shared with Legal Advice during initial consultation are a concrete evident if we both decide go to “Court”.
Please note that from the date I moved out December 11, 2016 until this letter date, as per the contractual obligations, you are now overdue five (5) days returning my deposit. The security deposit amounting $2,200 shall be refunded to my bank account immediate without any delay.
If you do not comply with the requests outlined above within five (5) days of the date of this letter, I will be left with no choice but to take the matter to the State Courts of Singapore.
Sincerely,
Pierre Rooding
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