AngMoh wrote:I have a regular renting contract which has 1 month left (October) so either I don't pay the rent now and lose the deposit for sure, or I pay the last months rent and get back the deposit afterwards but don't use the unit for one month (deposit is 1 month).
I have a receipt for the deposit but I think the landlord doesn't have anything to do with the situation because it is my side's agent who promised to find the replacement, the landlord just says he doesn't care as long as he gets the rent
What I do not have is this agreement in writing where she says that I can move out any time as long as I give her enough notice to find a replacement.
Your contract should tell you what the requirement is for giving up the contract early, 1 month notice maybe, so you have given the agent plenty of time to find a replacement.
I can only advise to not pay the last months rent, because you have given more than sufficient notice for them to find a replacement, and if their is no damage, to claim back your deposit or take it to small claims court. Either way it needs to be reported to the agents authority for action to be taken against him/her
There was only 1500 complaints about bad housing agents, and the authorities are starting to clamp down on them, over 500 complaints on rental properties. You are in Singapore, you will learn something here about
property agents
No agent in their right mind is going to run around looking for a replacement, while they have you under contract, that's like asking them to be helpful, to do you a favour, what you need to have done was offer them something in return an incentive to get you a replacement. in the end, you lose everything and the agent shrugs it off, not their problem.
Agents have to cover their own expenses to find replacements and new tenants, and while he's got you on contract, he has no reason to help you!
He can and will almost screw you for the deposit too, if you do not know how to deal with them.
