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Small Claim Tribunal Fight back for my rental deposit!

Post by econtse » Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:23 am

7 days left before I move out from my current rental room in commonwealth.

Just go to the Small Claim Tribunal near China town, prepare for the worst and let myself know at least what should I do if my landlord refuse to refund my rental deposit.

it's quite positive that the officer told me even the receipt slip of rental deposit signed by landlord can be a proven evidence in the court. I am quite surprised that the filing fee for a case is just S$50, so cheap. It wouldn't be too costly to fight for justice in Singapore. And it will only take 2 weeks to schedule a hearing, that's really efficient. I will definitely go for legal action if the landlord going to piss me off.

anyone have experienced on rental deposit dispute and get it settled via SCT?

please share with us. Thanks!

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Post by x9200 » Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:02 pm

$50? If you are a consumer it should be $10 for the claim not exceeding $5000 and $20 for more but less that $10000.

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Post by econtse » Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:23 pm

$50 for non-consumer. my rental deposit on hold by LL is S$420 only.

I don't know how did they define. But the officer told me my case should be a dispute not related to sales of goods/services.

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refund

Post by fxman » Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:43 pm

is your rental refund very substantial? If so, better consult a lawyer.

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:56 pm

fxman, are you as dumb as your flurry of senseless posts seem to indicate?

The post directly above your posts tell you. Most of your posts are the same. :roll:

If you don't learn to read the whole threads, you aren't gonna do very well in fx. guaranteed.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers

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