BigHunt wrote: I've informed the LL through the agent (I dont have any phone number of email address of the LL, everything is kept by the LL agent)
Surely an adequate Notice is served if it is served on the agent, as landlord's representative, and it is the agent's duty to forward it? I can't imagine a legitimate Tenancy Agreement where there is no means to serve Notice on the landlord. Looking at it another way, if a landlord has an agent as his representative, then there should be no need to ever contact the landlord directly, and in my experience the landlord might get annoyed if you do, since he pays the agent to deal with such matters on his behalf.joiedevivre22 wrote: You know, this is a pain. You can't even sue the LL (if you have to) without their address.
You have already done something more than negotiation - you actively tried to address the possible LL's loses what, if the LL acted reasonably, would end up in a happy end.TheBigHunt wrote:To x9200 and joiedevivre
Thanks both for your replies.
I've been quite busy today to try to sort out this bothering story.
To be short:
- I've met 3 different lawyer to be sure about what can be done.
They all advise me to cut and run.
For many reasons, the cost of a case, the fact the I'll let the deposit, etc, they all advise me to do not continue.
They also told me that I can't be arrested at the border as it's not a crime case but a civil one.
To be fair, one of them advise me to do a last try to negotiate but in case it doesn't work, I'll have all the proof to show that I've done all my possible to find a good win win arrangement.
I'll update the forum of what will happening.
Thanks a lot
So this is a couple of years late...but i couldn't agree more.mofobro wrote:Sorry for the delayed reply... no they havent yet... but we move the end of August and I'll let you know. I've heard so many horror stories from my friends, you kinda want to load up on a 1 kilo tub of vasoline before you go thru the process. Been here 9 years and I think Singaporeans in general are the greediest, most arrogant, yet ignorant bunch of mofo's I've ever encountered anywhere in the world. They cant even walk down the freakin' street without bumping into you.. no street etiquate (sri but no spell check!), can barely park a Subaru in a space big enough for an 18 wheeler, rant and rave privately about Mr Big and Little big, yet when they walk up to the ballot box, they sheepishly cast their ballot for the home team, etc etc etc...Need I go on??macaroonie wrote:MOFOBRO - gosh that's a bit tough! what's your story? they got you real bad?
I would agree with SMS. According to tenancy agreement, you're expected to pay for the remaining 6 months' rental. The fact he is asking for only SGD1500 shows that he is very kind. Most landlords would find all means possible to squeeze more than that 6-month rental + agent fees + security deposit combined.kleinhev wrote:We are about to leave SIN after staying in a HDB flat for 18 months (total contract period: 24 months). Besides a 1-month security deposit and the pro-rated landlord agency fee which seems fine, he wants us to pay:
"Potential rental loss of $1,500 (for the next 5 months as the rental pricing has fallen due to market conditions)."
Is that in any way legal in SIN? I was thinking to get this in writing with signature so that I can send this to a lawyer or any other organization protecting the rights of tenants in SIN.
Any suggestions?
Then I can't see why you should pay more than what's already stipulated in your contract. Perhaps your landlord needs to be reminded about the tenancy agreement.kleinhev wrote:The "refund of commission" mentioned in the contract:
((ii) If this Agreement should be lawfully terminated by notice in writing by the Tenant before the expiry of the tenancy herein as aforesaid, the Tenant shall reimburse to the Landlord, in respect of the unexpired portion of the tenancy, a proportionate part of the commission, inclusive of Goods and Services Tax, paid by the Landlord to his real estate agent, ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd. The Landlord shall be entitled to deduct such refund from the deposit held by the Landlord."
and we agree to pay this.
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