Recently shifted from India to Singapore on 18th Jan 2013 on Employment pass.
With the help of an agent I found a common room at BLK 204 Serangoon Central. I signed the rent agreement on 28th Jan 2013 for one year (starting from 1st Feb 2013). During discussion myself and landlord lady (including the 2 agents from each side were also present) agreed for one month notice, applicable to both the parties in case either of us is unhappy staying there. As per agreement, I moved to her place on 1st Feb, during starting she behaved normally and as per rent agreement I paid her $700 Rent + $ 700 deposit, with 350 agent fees to agent.
As days passed by, I started sleeping on bed (which seemed ok with mattress quality in one touch & look) on 3rd day i told landlord if she can replace the mattress as it was low quality & my back nearly touches the metal rods beneath the mattress, this has developed a back problem to me. She did not do anything about this instead started behaving abnormally, shouting on me on small issue like why power plug of extension box is on (even though power button switch on extension board is switched off) & sometimes with lights switched on (As I remember I always keep them switched off while leaving for office),
Bearing all this has caused me so much pain, I was living there miserably as i got back problem (I need to always wear a back support belt & eat medicines which she also knew), due to which i started sleeping on the floor, I always avoided communicating to her as she is short tempered. she started shouting on me like anything if she finds a small reason, like after taking bath even after wiping my feet on door mattress she shouts why floor is wet on the way moving back to my room. This continued, I was bearing all this silently, On 6th of March I gave her one month notice that I will be leaving the place as per the agreement. Since then she became so angry, just a small insane reason and she yells at me. Even though i said sorry when I need not to to calm her down but it all just went vain. I reported all these events to my agent.
On 18th of March, She(Landlord) had planned well in advance, while returning from office she angrily started shouting on me asking why extension box power was on(she always open my room without my knowledge), she was furious on me. I told her if you are retuning my deposit (it is mentioned on rent agreement that during completion or premature termination deposit will be returned) I can leave as soon as i get as new place before notice period, she doesn’t not want to return the deposit to me & everyday she comes up with new reason to shout on me so that I get irritated and leave immediately, hearing this she lost her control, abused me & she even tried to hit me but I remained away, she phoned so many people (not sure whom), she threatened me saying she is reporting to MOM Singapore to cancel my EP (Not sure for what reason ), She thinks that as a owner & being lady she can do anything to me or falsely blame me till I am staying in her place, I kept quiet but she was out of her mind & kept abusing me. But I was frightened if she is going to kill me with something in anger, I can never guess someone like she exists on earth & also the bad behavior with me. I also reported this to my agent.
In the evening at around 9:20 pm, while back from dinner, I talked to her husband regarding this, he listened to me quietly, then landlord lady came she again started abusing(very bad words) me & she even didn’t listen to her husband & told him to go away(She told me even “my husband can not control meâ€Â
