I have a query on tenant renting flat's deposit case

[Jah_rastafar_I]

Fuck you!

you this severe chinese-dog-syndrome middle-aged retarded very low-income loser bastard get out of my thread!

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[potato29]

By the way, yang yin's family was evicted on same day that police was called in and this was done by a 80 yo senile landlord and her fifty yo niece. If they can, why not TS's relative????

her fifty yo niece arrive in a luxury Mercedes of course poodle will obey her orders lah.

 

[Hans168]

Unless the FT was stupid like fuck, why pay a lawyer when he can go to the Small Claims Tribunal and pay $50.

I wud call his bluff!

Tenant broke HDB rules & tenant does not have fixed address in sg. Further going thru the SCT can be painfully slow & i is not limited to $50......... the higher your claim they more you got to pay. SCT started with the noble goad of addressing poor person's problems............... now it it a money making machine!! & if you are unlucky you will get an unqualified & cocky (young) bastard as referee.

 

[Hans168]

Strictly speaking, a lot depends on what is stated in the tenancy agreement, with regard terms on sub letting, peaceful stay, forfeiture of deposit, etc.

Assume the tenancy agreement is a standard one, all the above terms should be in. The fact that the landlord wants to forfeit the one month's deposit means that the tenant has already violated the terms with regard to sub letting and this in turn trigger the right for landlord to terminate the agreement and ask the tenant to move out immediately.

Still hesitate and say tenant is siah lan and refused to move means landlord himself is not sure of his own position. Assuming he now has the right to ask the tenant to vacate the premises, just gather some relatives or friends and then go to the unit and ask tenant to scram immediately. If tenant refused, just call the police and evict the tenant. Why still hesitate???

Now that things are not well between the parties, why take the risk of waiting one more month? Never know what tenant will be up to in the meantime and at end of one month, maybe see the premises damaged or incur some ah long business and landlord will have troubles for long, long. At that time, even one month's deposit will not cover for the damages.

Don't forget, the fact that the premises is one that sees violation of sub letting rules, the landlord is ultimately the one to face the music if HDB or some other authority comes down hard on such violation.

If want to forfeit deposit, yet don't know what to do next, don't know own rights, is just plain foolish. Create some more noise and wait for tenant to strike back is even worse!!!

pay a sharp lawyer & punish the tenant.............. have muscle men standby

 

[Hans168]

I already said YES what. Why you so loh so ? If you can prove that the FT tenant's claim is vexatious or frivolous, you can even claim costs from your FT tenant.

Like Ralder mentioned, you should be more worried about black paint or shit being splashed on your HDB flat.

Even if the Tribunal awards $2400 to FT tenant, all the FT tenant has is a paper judgment. He still needs to enforce it. That is another hoop he has to jump.

also landlord can demand SCT to get gurantee of tenant's ability to pay up in the even of adverse ruling against him.her................. others tenant run road, all efforts wasted