Just sit tight and save the money, see what happens, I wouldn't go looking for them either! When your contract is up just move outSteveP79 wrote:Hello everyone,
I think I'm either very lucky or very unlucky - I've had a letter from the bank telling me that the account I transfer my rent to (ie my landlord's bank account), has been closed, so my rent is not being transferred. As such, I've effectively stopped paying rent.
It's been about 3 weeks now, and I've not heard anything from the landlord (who I've actually never dealt with), or either my agent or their agent, and I have no idea why the account has been closed - seems a bit of an odd thing to do.
Now I know I probably ought to contact my agent to tell them, but I'd like to know, has anyone else had this experience, or does anyone know if i can get into any trouble with this situation?
Many thanks for your advice!
Be very careful. By the small print of your contract (read it!), late payment of your rent will be grounds for immediate termination of your lease, and the repo man can come into your apartment and confiscate anything of value to make it up. If -- as seems likely -- your landlord has done a runner to avoid paying his mortgage, it's only a short matter of time until the penny drops at the bank and they take over the apartment and kick you out.SteveP79 wrote:Now I know I probably ought to contact my agent to tell them, but I'd like to know, has anyone else had this experience, or does anyone know if i can get into any trouble with this situation?
A Rental Contract is a legal document between 2 Parties.jpatokal wrote:Be very careful. By the small print of your contract (read it!), late payment of your rent will be grounds for immediate termination of your lease, and the repo man can come into your apartment and confiscate anything of value to make it up. If -- as seems likely -- your landlord has done a runner to avoid paying his mortgage, it's only a short matter of time until the penny drops at the bank and they take over the apartment and kick you out.SteveP79 wrote:Now I know I probably ought to contact my agent to tell them, but I'd like to know, has anyone else had this experience, or does anyone know if i can get into any trouble with this situation?
True but irrelevant. Read your contract: if you have the same boilerplate as every other lease in Singapore, it will state that if you don't pay your rent within 7 days of the deadline, "whether formally demanded or not", you can get kicked out, full stop. You are this already yourself in breach of contract if you did not pay the rent, even if the owner has become uncontactable.resm wrote:A Rental Contract is a legal document between 2 Parties.
I would assume that the owner does not fulfill his part of the deal, such as paying taxes, maintenance fee etc.
In this case the owner is in breach of contract.
But this is sensible advice.I would inform my Agent, put the money on the side until I get some advice from the other side and just wait.
If you wanted to get out, I would inform my agent about the breach of contract and inform them that you will move out within let's say 2 month ?
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