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Feb 7, 2010
Rental disputes on the rise
More tenants have been filing claims against landlords over contract issues
By Teh Joo Lin <!-- by line -->
Mr Ashirafur, 37, and his wife Hushne ana Bagum, 30, in a room at a friend's flat. They were forced to leave their rental flat in Yishun last week. -- PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA
VACATE the flat at once, project supervisor Ashirafur Rahaman Khan said he was told by a group of six people just before midnight. It happened more than a week ago, the 37-year-old said. He was with his wife in their rented flat's corridor in Yishun Street 81. His wife, eight months pregnant and who had recently flown in from Bangladesh, was exercising in the corridor. The group of six men and women who confronted the couple included the landlord and his son.
'One of the men said I didn't pay my rent, so I had to move out. But I had already paid for the month and even gave some advance payment,' said the permanent resident, who rented the flat for $1,400 a month with a fellow tenant who was not present during the encounter. Part of the group then entered the flat, saying they were removing the furniture. Seeing his wife agitated, Mr Ashirafur then agreed to leave. 'I said, 'Don't touch the furniture. We'll move it ourselves',' he said.
Read the full story in today's edition of The Sunday Times.
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Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
Feb 7, 2010
Rental disputes on the rise
More tenants have been filing claims against landlords over contract issues
By Teh Joo Lin <!-- by line -->
Mr Ashirafur, 37, and his wife Hushne ana Bagum, 30, in a room at a friend's flat. They were forced to leave their rental flat in Yishun last week. -- PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA
VACATE the flat at once, project supervisor Ashirafur Rahaman Khan said he was told by a group of six people just before midnight. It happened more than a week ago, the 37-year-old said. He was with his wife in their rented flat's corridor in Yishun Street 81. His wife, eight months pregnant and who had recently flown in from Bangladesh, was exercising in the corridor. The group of six men and women who confronted the couple included the landlord and his son.
'One of the men said I didn't pay my rent, so I had to move out. But I had already paid for the month and even gave some advance payment,' said the permanent resident, who rented the flat for $1,400 a month with a fellow tenant who was not present during the encounter. Part of the group then entered the flat, saying they were removing the furniture. Seeing his wife agitated, Mr Ashirafur then agreed to leave. 'I said, 'Don't touch the furniture. We'll move it ourselves',' he said.
Read the full story in today's edition of The Sunday Times.
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