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房東裝監視器、隨意進出房間…在新加坡租房，你得準備好面對的7個潛規則
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我們要搬家了，快帶孩子們來社區玩一玩吧！」艾倫的朋友Linda傳來訊息。
「什麼？你們不是才剛搬家？又搬？」艾倫不解地問。
「房東從我們搬進來那天就開始準備賣房子了，三天兩頭找仲介帶人來看房子，煩死了。沒想到還真的把房子給賣了。反正我老公也嫌上班太遠，搬就搬唄！」
「房東什麼都沒表示跟賠償嗎？」
「房東倒也挺乾脆，剩下2個月免租金就省下4000新幣，還補償2500新幣給我們。就是搬家累了點。」
Linda住在跟星耀樟宜同樣名為Jewel的私人公寓（Condo），公共設施規劃完善，網球場健身房一應俱全，烤肉吧比鄰兒童遊戲區。社區裡處處有水景，光游泳池就有大中小三個錯落在樓與樓之間，夜間燈光造景迷人，波光粼粼彷彿身處峇里島的Villa，悠閒愜意。只可惜，住不到3個月就要搬走了！
要遇到像Linda的房東這樣「佛心」，在新加坡真的是不容易，倒不是說這裡的房東都像台灣知名的張姓惡房東一樣吃人夠夠。而是在新加坡房東的權益相對房客來說，更容易受到保障，加上文化不同，讓台灣人來到這裡租房面臨很多不適應的問題。
舉個在台灣人群組或社團上最常看到的問題：新加坡的房東喜歡在公寓內裝監視器！新加坡極少像台灣搞成酒店式的公寓，隔成一間間單人套房出租，多半都是政府組屋（HDB）或私人公寓（Condo），整個單位裡各個房間分租給不同的租客。組成份子複雜，一個3房式的公寓可能就住了3、4種不同國籍的人，遇到生性多疑的房東就會在客廳裝設監視器，觀察房客的一舉一動。雖然說便於管理，但對於出入的人來說，還是感到渾身不自在。這是台灣房東比較少如此做的情形。
有更甚者，2個月前，艾倫的空姐朋友Elsa，每次出勤後回家，東西總是覺得被動到的感覺。換她也來裝個監視器反間諜一下，赫然發現房東經常趁她出勤的時候，進入她分租的房間看東看西，害她嚇得趕快上台灣人的群組求救。大多數的台灣人勸她趕快搬家，也有少部分的人鼓勵她提告。但經驗老道的資深移民居然跟她說這在新加坡是常見的現象，也是房東的權益，真是見怪不怪！
作為新加坡第一手觀察者的艾倫，趕快請教同為台灣人，但卻是在當地成了多年的包租婆Cindy，給她翻譯翻譯這這是怎麼一回事。Cindy告訴她，在新加坡分租房東的房子，所有權還是房東的，所以他可以進到每個房間去檢查。而且通常新加坡的雅房出租都包含水電費，但電表卻不分開，為了避免損失昂貴的電費，房東若發現房客冷氣沒關，而且人又不在房間，是會開門進去關掉冷氣的。但通常會先敲門確認。只是Elsa的房東是不是這麼單純的用意，還是別有企圖，就不可得知了。聽完了Elsa的遭遇，艾倫還是勸她趕快找個房子搬了比較安全。
Cindy也表示，若是整套組屋或者公寓出租，房東是不會大辣辣地拿著鑰匙進你家門，若有需要也會事先溝通。反正，水電費是你自付，房子其他的問題合約都載明了，房客在這裡是鬥不贏房東的，老神在在。
艾倫聽到房客鬥不贏房東，馬上豎起耳朵，進一步追問Cindy是什麼意思？她表示這裡的法律嚴謹，只要一過8天沒繳房租，就開始罰錢，走法院，大部分外來房客工作准證握在政府機關手裡，房租不敢不給。而且仲介業只要收一次錢就要服務到租約結束，必須幫忙催繳不用房東麻煩。
另外，租約明確載明修繕費用劃分，通常新幣150元以下屬於一般日常損壞，由房客自行負責，超過150元的修繕費才由房東負責。而且，新加坡地處赤道，冷氣空調絕不能省，使用頻繁，還會另訂附約言明雙方負責維修內容。
最後放大絕招，房客租約到期交屋得恢復原狀，只要房東不滿意的一律抵扣押金，比如清潔沒有到位，房東找清潔公司一來，新幣200元的清潔費就從押金中扣除了。Cindy說一遇到挑惕的房東，通常一個月押金東扣西扣都拿不回多少錢。而房客租期到了還霸住不搬的情形，在新加坡幾乎少有聽聞。
Cindy露出滿意的笑容說，當年來這裡當房客，發現這裡的法律對於房東的保障很大，當地的房東都很強勢。她一看環境不錯，馬上回台灣把房子賣了來這裡投資房子當房東。不過，她也告訴艾倫，這幾年新加坡政府對於房地產管控的政策，要來買房當房東已經沒那麼容易了。害艾倫連幻想做包租公的美夢都幻滅了！
Cindy早期移民吃了不少苦頭，現在也是很能體諒房客的需要，遇到她這個好房東可是不容易。更多外來租客遇到的是二房東的狀況劇。在新加坡出租雅房的情形十分普遍，一套政府組屋，分租好幾個房客相當正常。有人租下3房2廳自住一房，再來出租其他房間，自己當二房東的情形相當多。
艾倫的前同事Darren剛到新加坡來，租了一個房間，租的時候，房東拿駕駛執照給他看，他傻傻呆呆當成身分證或准證，也不知道他是不是真正的屋主，是否有資格當房東，結果住了沒幾個月，有一天返家被鎖在外面。原來那個人是二房東，房租通通沒繳跑了，大房東把大門給換鎖了。Darren費了好多勁請仲介協調才把自己的家產搶救出來。
為了避免這種情形，新加坡主管機關建屋局從2018年起，明定許多相關規定，包括：屋主的條件、租房子給人必須申請註冊、一個組屋或公寓最多能租多少人、種族比例限制、組屋最短6個月公寓最短3個月…等諸多條規，不遵守的屋主，整套組屋可能被政府回收，私人公寓則是罰款罰到你破產。想當包租公包租婆，改天艾倫請Cindy喝個咖啡，好好再跟大家報告一番。
跟台灣還有一點相當不同的地方是，在新加坡租房子要付一筆印花稅（Stamp Duty），是房客付錢不是房東付錢，理由是租約是合法的契約之一，所以就要繳稅才能成為法律認可的契約，將來有任何糾紛要上法院才能當證據。印花稅是總租金的0.4%。假如你租了一套組屋每個月租金2,000新幣，租約一年是24,000新幣，那麼24,000x0.4%=96元新幣，就是你的印花稅了。數額雖然不大，但不可不繳，別忘了新加坡可是個Fine Country！
最後還有一點要提醒的，分租房間大多不能盡情地使用廚房，只能小煮，還要看遇到什麼樣的房東，若是遇到穆斯林的房東，那可千萬要注意種族的差異性，豬肉類的食品可要小心了，不但不能煮，有些甚至嚴格限制房客不得在房間內食用。這對大部分都是外食族的上班族，倒也還好，別不小心把豬肉乾帶回家當宵夜吃就好。
艾倫這裡談的主要是租房的潛規則，特別是有別於台灣的當地經驗，關於房租多寡跟生活費息息相關，大家可以參考艾倫上一篇生活費篇：生活費加房租，平均4萬5！新加坡工作的台灣人告訴你：想存錢，月薪至少「這數字」。
俗話說：「在家靠父母，出外靠朋友」，有計劃來新加坡發展的人，或是剛來還懵懵懂懂的移民，除了上網多查多看看資料之外，還有一個由當地熱心的台商號召建立稱為「台星人」的Line群組，有任何生活當中的疑難雜症，在地的台灣人一定很樂意幫你解答，艾倫剛到新加坡搞不懂這裡的熱水器怎麼開關（一種安裝在廚房卻不在熱水器旁邊的開關面板），半夜上網求救，馬上有人幫忙回答。大家可以先加入台灣人同鄉會的Line，接收各種資訊外，還可主動加入十幾個分類主群，有生活圈、法律諮詢、二手市集、美食、好康報報及各球類社團…等各種群組。如此一來，在異國他鄉就不會感到孤立無援，還可以找到志同道合的好友一起打拼。
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The landlord is equipped with monitors, free to enter and leave the room... to rent a house in Singapore, you have to prepare to face the 7 unspoken rules
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Author ● Allen / Shang Zhou.com columnist
We have to move, let the children come to the community to have fun! Allen's friend Linda sent a message.
"What? You just didn't just move? Move again?" Allen asked inexplicably.
"The landlord started to sell the house from the day we moved in. I was looking for the agent to come to the house in three days. I was so annoying. I didn't expect to sell the house. Anyway, my husband is too far away from work. Just move!"
"Is the landlord saying nothing to pay compensation?"
"The landlord is quite crisp. I will save 4,000 SGD for the remaining 2 months and I will pay 2,500 SGD to us. It is a tired move."
Linda lives in a private apartment called Jewel, which is also known as Jewel. It has well-planned public facilities, a tennis court gym and a barbecue bar next to the children's play area. There are water features everywhere in the community. There are three large, medium and small swimming pools between the building and the building. The night lights are fascinating, and the sparkling water is like a Villa in Bali. Unfortunately, it will take less than three months to move away!
To meet the "Buddha Heart" like Linda's landlord, it is really not easy in Singapore. It is not that the landlord here is as good as Taiwan's well-known Zhang surnamed landlord. Rather, the rights of the landlord in Singapore are more vulnerable to the protection of the tenants. In addition to the different cultures, there are many unsuitable problems for Taiwanese to come here to rent.
One of the most common problems seen in Taiwanese groups or societies: Singaporean landlords like to have monitors in their apartments! Singapore rarely enters a hotel-like apartment like Taiwan. It is divided into a single-person suite for rent. Most of them are government HDB or Condo, and the entire unit is rented to different tenants. The composition of the group is complex. A 3 bedroom apartment may have 3 or 4 different nationalities. The landlord who is suspicious will install a monitor in the living room to observe the tenants' every move. Although it is easy to manage, it is still uncomfortable for people who come and go. This is a situation in which Taiwanese landlords are less likely to do so.
What's more, two months ago, Ellen's flight attendant friend Elsa, who came home after every attendance, always felt passive. In exchange for her to install a monitor anti-spy, I suddenly found that the landlord often told her to attend the time, enter her rented room to see the East to see the West, so that she was scared to hurry to the Taiwanese group for help. Most Taiwanese advised her to move quickly, and a small number of people encouraged her to report. However, experienced senior immigrants actually told her that this is a common phenomenon in Singapore, and it is also the rights of the landlord. It is really strange!
As the first-hand observer of Singapore, Allen quickly consulted the Taiwanese, but it was a local-born charter Cindy who had been translated and translated for her. This is what it is. Cindy told her that the house rented in the landlord in Singapore is still owned by the landlord, so he can go to each room to check. Moreover, in general, Singapore's Yafang rentals include utilities, but the meters are not separated. In order to avoid the loss of expensive electricity bills, if the landlord finds that the tenants are not air-conditioned, and the people are not in the room, they will open the door to turn off the air-conditioning. But usually you will first knock on the door to confirm. It’s just that Elsa’s landlord is so simple, or if there is no attempt, it’s impossible to know. After listening to Elsa's experience, Allen still advised her to find a house to move safer.
Cindy also said that if the whole group of houses or apartments are rented, the landlord will not enter the door with your key and will communicate in advance if necessary. Anyway, the utility bill is paid by you, and the other problems in the house are clearly stated. The tenant is here to fight the landlord, and the old god is there.
Allen heard that the guest did not win the landlord, immediately erected his ears, and further asked Cindy what it meant? She said that the law here is rigorous. As long as she has not paid the rent within 8 days, she will start to fined the money and go to the court. Most of the foreigner's work permit is held in the hands of government agencies, and the rent is not given. Moreover, as long as the mediator receives the money, it will serve the end of the lease, and must help to collect the trouble without the landlord.
In addition, the lease clearly states the repair cost. Generally, the SGD is less than 150 yuan, which is the general daily damage. The tenant is responsible for it. The repair fee of more than 150 yuan is the responsibility of the landlord. Moreover, Singapore is located at the equator, air-conditioning and air-conditioning must not be saved, frequently used, and will be accompanied by an additional agreement to explain the maintenance content.
Finally, the magnifying tricks, the tenant's lease expired, the house will be restored to the original state, as long as the landlord is not satisfied with the deduction of the deposit, such as cleaning is not in place, the landlord to find a cleaning company, the cleaning fee of S$200 is deducted from the deposit. Cindy said that when a landlord encounters a provocation, usually a month's deposit will not be able to get back. The renting period of the tenants has also been slammed and not moved. It is rarely heard in Singapore.
Cindy said with a satisfied smile that when he came here as a tenant, he found that the law here is very safe for the landlord, and the local landlord is very strong. When she saw the environment was good, she immediately went back to Taiwan and sold the house to invest in the house as the landlord. However, she also told Allen that in recent years the Singapore government's policy on real estate management and control, it is not so easy to buy a house as a landlord. Alan’s dream of being a charterer is disillusioned!
Cindy's early immigrants suffered a lot, and now they are very understanding of the needs of the tenants. It is not easy to meet her as a good landlord. More foreign tenants are experiencing the situation of the second landlord. The situation of renting an elegant house in Singapore is very common. A group of government flats, renting several tenants is quite normal. Some people rented 3 rooms and 2 halls to live in one room, and then rented other rooms. The situation of being a second landlord was quite a lot.
Allen's former colleague Darren just arrived in Singapore and rented a room. When renting, the landlord gave him a driving license. He was stupid and dumb as an identity card or permit. He didn't know if he was the real owner. Whether it is eligible to be a landlord, the result of staying for a few months, one day back home is locked out. It turned out that the person was a second landlord, the rent was not paid, and the big landlord changed the door. Darren took a lot of effort and asked the intermediary to coordinate to rescue his family.
In order to avoid this situation, the Singapore Housing Authority has established a number of relevant regulations since 2018, including: the conditions of the homeowner, the need to apply for registration to rent a house, the maximum number of people to rent a flat or apartment, and the ethnicity limit. The shortest 6 months of the short-stay apartment, the shortest 3 months ... and many other rules, non-compliance with the owner, the whole set of flats may be recycled by the government, private apartments are fined to your bankruptcy. I want to be a charterer, and I will ask Cindy to have a coffee, so I will report it to you.
Another point that is quite different from Taiwan is that renting a house in Singapore requires a stamp duty (Stamp Duty). It is the landlord who pays the landlord and does not pay the landlord. The reason is that the lease is one of the legal contracts, so it is necessary to pay taxes to become A contract recognized by law, in the future, any dispute must go to the court to be evidence. The stamp duty is 0.4% of the total rent. If you rent a flat for a monthly rent of S$2,000, the lease is S$24,000 a year, then 24,000 x 0.4% = S$96, which is your stamp duty. Although the amount is not large, you can't help but don't forget that Singapore is a Fine Country!
Finally, there is one more caveat. Most of the rented rooms cannot use the kitchen to the fullest. They can only cook small, but also what kind of landlord they encounter. If they encounter a Muslim landlord, they must pay attention to the differences in race. Pork-based foods should be taken care of, not only can not be cooked, and some even strictly limit the tenants can not eat in the room. This is for most of the office workers who are outside the food, but it is also good, don't accidentally bring the pork to the home and eat it overnight.
Allen talked about the hidden rules of renting, especially the local experience different from Taiwan. The rent is related to the living expenses. You can refer to Allen's previous living expenses: living expenses plus rent, an average of 45,000! Taiwanese who work in Singapore tell you: want to save money, the monthly salary is at least "this number."
As the saying goes: "Relying on parents at home, relying on friends outside." Those who plan to come to Singapore to develop, or immigrants who have just come to understand, in addition to checking the information on the Internet, there is also a local enthusiastic Taiwanese businessmen called for the establishment of a line group called "Taiwan Star". There are any inconveniences in life. Taiwanese in the local area will be happy to help you answer. Allen just went to Singapore to understand how to switch the water heater here. A switch panel installed in the kitchen but not next to the water heater), asking for help in the middle of the night, someone immediately asked for help. You can join the Line of the Taiwanese Association, and receive various information. You can also join more than a dozen main groups, including life circle, legal consultation, second-hand market, food, good health newspaper and various ball clubs... And so on. In this way, you will not feel isolated and helpless in a foreign country, you can also find like-minded friends to work hard together.
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房東裝監視器、隨意進出房間…在新加坡租房，你得準備好面對的7個潛規則
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我們要搬家了，快帶孩子們來社區玩一玩吧！」艾倫的朋友Linda傳來訊息。
「什麼？你們不是才剛搬家？又搬？」艾倫不解地問。
「房東從我們搬進來那天就開始準備賣房子了，三天兩頭找仲介帶人來看房子，煩死了。沒想到還真的把房子給賣了。反正我老公也嫌上班太遠，搬就搬唄！」
「房東什麼都沒表示跟賠償嗎？」
「房東倒也挺乾脆，剩下2個月免租金就省下4000新幣，還補償2500新幣給我們。就是搬家累了點。」
Linda住在跟星耀樟宜同樣名為Jewel的私人公寓（Condo），公共設施規劃完善，網球場健身房一應俱全，烤肉吧比鄰兒童遊戲區。社區裡處處有水景，光游泳池就有大中小三個錯落在樓與樓之間，夜間燈光造景迷人，波光粼粼彷彿身處峇里島的Villa，悠閒愜意。只可惜，住不到3個月就要搬走了！
要遇到像Linda的房東這樣「佛心」，在新加坡真的是不容易，倒不是說這裡的房東都像台灣知名的張姓惡房東一樣吃人夠夠。而是在新加坡房東的權益相對房客來說，更容易受到保障，加上文化不同，讓台灣人來到這裡租房面臨很多不適應的問題。
舉個在台灣人群組或社團上最常看到的問題：新加坡的房東喜歡在公寓內裝監視器！新加坡極少像台灣搞成酒店式的公寓，隔成一間間單人套房出租，多半都是政府組屋（HDB）或私人公寓（Condo），整個單位裡各個房間分租給不同的租客。組成份子複雜，一個3房式的公寓可能就住了3、4種不同國籍的人，遇到生性多疑的房東就會在客廳裝設監視器，觀察房客的一舉一動。雖然說便於管理，但對於出入的人來說，還是感到渾身不自在。這是台灣房東比較少如此做的情形。
有更甚者，2個月前，艾倫的空姐朋友Elsa，每次出勤後回家，東西總是覺得被動到的感覺。換她也來裝個監視器反間諜一下，赫然發現房東經常趁她出勤的時候，進入她分租的房間看東看西，害她嚇得趕快上台灣人的群組求救。大多數的台灣人勸她趕快搬家，也有少部分的人鼓勵她提告。但經驗老道的資深移民居然跟她說這在新加坡是常見的現象，也是房東的權益，真是見怪不怪！
作為新加坡第一手觀察者的艾倫，趕快請教同為台灣人，但卻是在當地成了多年的包租婆Cindy，給她翻譯翻譯這這是怎麼一回事。Cindy告訴她，在新加坡分租房東的房子，所有權還是房東的，所以他可以進到每個房間去檢查。而且通常新加坡的雅房出租都包含水電費，但電表卻不分開，為了避免損失昂貴的電費，房東若發現房客冷氣沒關，而且人又不在房間，是會開門進去關掉冷氣的。但通常會先敲門確認。只是Elsa的房東是不是這麼單純的用意，還是別有企圖，就不可得知了。聽完了Elsa的遭遇，艾倫還是勸她趕快找個房子搬了比較安全。
Cindy也表示，若是整套組屋或者公寓出租，房東是不會大辣辣地拿著鑰匙進你家門，若有需要也會事先溝通。反正，水電費是你自付，房子其他的問題合約都載明了，房客在這裡是鬥不贏房東的，老神在在。
艾倫聽到房客鬥不贏房東，馬上豎起耳朵，進一步追問Cindy是什麼意思？她表示這裡的法律嚴謹，只要一過8天沒繳房租，就開始罰錢，走法院，大部分外來房客工作准證握在政府機關手裡，房租不敢不給。而且仲介業只要收一次錢就要服務到租約結束，必須幫忙催繳不用房東麻煩。
另外，租約明確載明修繕費用劃分，通常新幣150元以下屬於一般日常損壞，由房客自行負責，超過150元的修繕費才由房東負責。而且，新加坡地處赤道，冷氣空調絕不能省，使用頻繁，還會另訂附約言明雙方負責維修內容。
最後放大絕招，房客租約到期交屋得恢復原狀，只要房東不滿意的一律抵扣押金，比如清潔沒有到位，房東找清潔公司一來，新幣200元的清潔費就從押金中扣除了。Cindy說一遇到挑惕的房東，通常一個月押金東扣西扣都拿不回多少錢。而房客租期到了還霸住不搬的情形，在新加坡幾乎少有聽聞。
Cindy露出滿意的笑容說，當年來這裡當房客，發現這裡的法律對於房東的保障很大，當地的房東都很強勢。她一看環境不錯，馬上回台灣把房子賣了來這裡投資房子當房東。不過，她也告訴艾倫，這幾年新加坡政府對於房地產管控的政策，要來買房當房東已經沒那麼容易了。害艾倫連幻想做包租公的美夢都幻滅了！
Cindy早期移民吃了不少苦頭，現在也是很能體諒房客的需要，遇到她這個好房東可是不容易。更多外來租客遇到的是二房東的狀況劇。在新加坡出租雅房的情形十分普遍，一套政府組屋，分租好幾個房客相當正常。有人租下3房2廳自住一房，再來出租其他房間，自己當二房東的情形相當多。
艾倫的前同事Darren剛到新加坡來，租了一個房間，租的時候，房東拿駕駛執照給他看，他傻傻呆呆當成身分證或准證，也不知道他是不是真正的屋主，是否有資格當房東，結果住了沒幾個月，有一天返家被鎖在外面。原來那個人是二房東，房租通通沒繳跑了，大房東把大門給換鎖了。Darren費了好多勁請仲介協調才把自己的家產搶救出來。
為了避免這種情形，新加坡主管機關建屋局從2018年起，明定許多相關規定，包括：屋主的條件、租房子給人必須申請註冊、一個組屋或公寓最多能租多少人、種族比例限制、組屋最短6個月公寓最短3個月…等諸多條規，不遵守的屋主，整套組屋可能被政府回收，私人公寓則是罰款罰到你破產。想當包租公包租婆，改天艾倫請Cindy喝個咖啡，好好再跟大家報告一番。
跟台灣還有一點相當不同的地方是，在新加坡租房子要付一筆印花稅（Stamp Duty），是房客付錢不是房東付錢，理由是租約是合法的契約之一，所以就要繳稅才能成為法律認可的契約，將來有任何糾紛要上法院才能當證據。印花稅是總租金的0.4%。假如你租了一套組屋每個月租金2,000新幣，租約一年是24,000新幣，那麼24,000x0.4%=96元新幣，就是你的印花稅了。數額雖然不大，但不可不繳，別忘了新加坡可是個Fine Country！
最後還有一點要提醒的，分租房間大多不能盡情地使用廚房，只能小煮，還要看遇到什麼樣的房東，若是遇到穆斯林的房東，那可千萬要注意種族的差異性，豬肉類的食品可要小心了，不但不能煮，有些甚至嚴格限制房客不得在房間內食用。這對大部分都是外食族的上班族，倒也還好，別不小心把豬肉乾帶回家當宵夜吃就好。
艾倫這裡談的主要是租房的潛規則，特別是有別於台灣的當地經驗，關於房租多寡跟生活費息息相關，大家可以參考艾倫上一篇生活費篇：生活費加房租，平均4萬5！新加坡工作的台灣人告訴你：想存錢，月薪至少「這數字」。
俗話說：「在家靠父母，出外靠朋友」，有計劃來新加坡發展的人，或是剛來還懵懵懂懂的移民，除了上網多查多看看資料之外，還有一個由當地熱心的台商號召建立稱為「台星人」的Line群組，有任何生活當中的疑難雜症，在地的台灣人一定很樂意幫你解答，艾倫剛到新加坡搞不懂這裡的熱水器怎麼開關（一種安裝在廚房卻不在熱水器旁邊的開關面板），半夜上網求救，馬上有人幫忙回答。大家可以先加入台灣人同鄉會的Line，接收各種資訊外，還可主動加入十幾個分類主群，有生活圈、法律諮詢、二手市集、美食、好康報報及各球類社團…等各種群組。如此一來，在異國他鄉就不會感到孤立無援，還可以找到志同道合的好友一起打拼。
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The landlord is equipped with monitors, free to enter and leave the room... to rent a house in Singapore, you have to prepare to face the 7 unspoken rules
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Business Weekly August 5, 2019 9:00 AM
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Author ● Allen / Shang Zhou.com columnist
We have to move, let the children come to the community to have fun! Allen's friend Linda sent a message.
"What? You just didn't just move? Move again?" Allen asked inexplicably.
"The landlord started to sell the house from the day we moved in. I was looking for the agent to come to the house in three days. I was so annoying. I didn't expect to sell the house. Anyway, my husband is too far away from work. Just move!"
"Is the landlord saying nothing to pay compensation?"
"The landlord is quite crisp. I will save 4,000 SGD for the remaining 2 months and I will pay 2,500 SGD to us. It is a tired move."
Linda lives in a private apartment called Jewel, which is also known as Jewel. It has well-planned public facilities, a tennis court gym and a barbecue bar next to the children's play area. There are water features everywhere in the community. There are three large, medium and small swimming pools between the building and the building. The night lights are fascinating, and the sparkling water is like a Villa in Bali. Unfortunately, it will take less than three months to move away!
To meet the "Buddha Heart" like Linda's landlord, it is really not easy in Singapore. It is not that the landlord here is as good as Taiwan's well-known Zhang surnamed landlord. Rather, the rights of the landlord in Singapore are more vulnerable to the protection of the tenants. In addition to the different cultures, there are many unsuitable problems for Taiwanese to come here to rent.
One of the most common problems seen in Taiwanese groups or societies: Singaporean landlords like to have monitors in their apartments! Singapore rarely enters a hotel-like apartment like Taiwan. It is divided into a single-person suite for rent. Most of them are government HDB or Condo, and the entire unit is rented to different tenants. The composition of the group is complex. A 3 bedroom apartment may have 3 or 4 different nationalities. The landlord who is suspicious will install a monitor in the living room to observe the tenants' every move. Although it is easy to manage, it is still uncomfortable for people who come and go. This is a situation in which Taiwanese landlords are less likely to do so.
What's more, two months ago, Ellen's flight attendant friend Elsa, who came home after every attendance, always felt passive. In exchange for her to install a monitor anti-spy, I suddenly found that the landlord often told her to attend the time, enter her rented room to see the East to see the West, so that she was scared to hurry to the Taiwanese group for help. Most Taiwanese advised her to move quickly, and a small number of people encouraged her to report. However, experienced senior immigrants actually told her that this is a common phenomenon in Singapore, and it is also the rights of the landlord. It is really strange!
As the first-hand observer of Singapore, Allen quickly consulted the Taiwanese, but it was a local-born charter Cindy who had been translated and translated for her. This is what it is. Cindy told her that the house rented in the landlord in Singapore is still owned by the landlord, so he can go to each room to check. Moreover, in general, Singapore's Yafang rentals include utilities, but the meters are not separated. In order to avoid the loss of expensive electricity bills, if the landlord finds that the tenants are not air-conditioned, and the people are not in the room, they will open the door to turn off the air-conditioning. But usually you will first knock on the door to confirm. It’s just that Elsa’s landlord is so simple, or if there is no attempt, it’s impossible to know. After listening to Elsa's experience, Allen still advised her to find a house to move safer.
Cindy also said that if the whole group of houses or apartments are rented, the landlord will not enter the door with your key and will communicate in advance if necessary. Anyway, the utility bill is paid by you, and the other problems in the house are clearly stated. The tenant is here to fight the landlord, and the old god is there.
Allen heard that the guest did not win the landlord, immediately erected his ears, and further asked Cindy what it meant? She said that the law here is rigorous. As long as she has not paid the rent within 8 days, she will start to fined the money and go to the court. Most of the foreigner's work permit is held in the hands of government agencies, and the rent is not given. Moreover, as long as the mediator receives the money, it will serve the end of the lease, and must help to collect the trouble without the landlord.
In addition, the lease clearly states the repair cost. Generally, the SGD is less than 150 yuan, which is the general daily damage. The tenant is responsible for it. The repair fee of more than 150 yuan is the responsibility of the landlord. Moreover, Singapore is located at the equator, air-conditioning and air-conditioning must not be saved, frequently used, and will be accompanied by an additional agreement to explain the maintenance content.
Finally, the magnifying tricks, the tenant's lease expired, the house will be restored to the original state, as long as the landlord is not satisfied with the deduction of the deposit, such as cleaning is not in place, the landlord to find a cleaning company, the cleaning fee of S$200 is deducted from the deposit. Cindy said that when a landlord encounters a provocation, usually a month's deposit will not be able to get back. The renting period of the tenants has also been slammed and not moved. It is rarely heard in Singapore.
Cindy said with a satisfied smile that when he came here as a tenant, he found that the law here is very safe for the landlord, and the local landlord is very strong. When she saw the environment was good, she immediately went back to Taiwan and sold the house to invest in the house as the landlord. However, she also told Allen that in recent years the Singapore government's policy on real estate management and control, it is not so easy to buy a house as a landlord. Alan’s dream of being a charterer is disillusioned!
Cindy's early immigrants suffered a lot, and now they are very understanding of the needs of the tenants. It is not easy to meet her as a good landlord. More foreign tenants are experiencing the situation of the second landlord. The situation of renting an elegant house in Singapore is very common. A group of government flats, renting several tenants is quite normal. Some people rented 3 rooms and 2 halls to live in one room, and then rented other rooms. The situation of being a second landlord was quite a lot.
Allen's former colleague Darren just arrived in Singapore and rented a room. When renting, the landlord gave him a driving license. He was stupid and dumb as an identity card or permit. He didn't know if he was the real owner. Whether it is eligible to be a landlord, the result of staying for a few months, one day back home is locked out. It turned out that the person was a second landlord, the rent was not paid, and the big landlord changed the door. Darren took a lot of effort and asked the intermediary to coordinate to rescue his family.
In order to avoid this situation, the Singapore Housing Authority has established a number of relevant regulations since 2018, including: the conditions of the homeowner, the need to apply for registration to rent a house, the maximum number of people to rent a flat or apartment, and the ethnicity limit. The shortest 6 months of the short-stay apartment, the shortest 3 months ... and many other rules, non-compliance with the owner, the whole set of flats may be recycled by the government, private apartments are fined to your bankruptcy. I want to be a charterer, and I will ask Cindy to have a coffee, so I will report it to you.
Another point that is quite different from Taiwan is that renting a house in Singapore requires a stamp duty (Stamp Duty). It is the landlord who pays the landlord and does not pay the landlord. The reason is that the lease is one of the legal contracts, so it is necessary to pay taxes to become A contract recognized by law, in the future, any dispute must go to the court to be evidence. The stamp duty is 0.4% of the total rent. If you rent a flat for a monthly rent of S$2,000, the lease is S$24,000 a year, then 24,000 x 0.4% = S$96, which is your stamp duty. Although the amount is not large, you can't help but don't forget that Singapore is a Fine Country!
Finally, there is one more caveat. Most of the rented rooms cannot use the kitchen to the fullest. They can only cook small, but also what kind of landlord they encounter. If they encounter a Muslim landlord, they must pay attention to the differences in race. Pork-based foods should be taken care of, not only can not be cooked, and some even strictly limit the tenants can not eat in the room. This is for most of the office workers who are outside the food, but it is also good, don't accidentally bring the pork to the home and eat it overnight.
Allen talked about the hidden rules of renting, especially the local experience different from Taiwan. The rent is related to the living expenses. You can refer to Allen's previous living expenses: living expenses plus rent, an average of 45,000! Taiwanese who work in Singapore tell you: want to save money, the monthly salary is at least "this number."
As the saying goes: "Relying on parents at home, relying on friends outside." Those who plan to come to Singapore to develop, or immigrants who have just come to understand, in addition to checking the information on the Internet, there is also a local enthusiastic Taiwanese businessmen called for the establishment of a line group called "Taiwan Star". There are any inconveniences in life. Taiwanese in the local area will be happy to help you answer. Allen just went to Singapore to understand how to switch the water heater here. A switch panel installed in the kitchen but not next to the water heater), asking for help in the middle of the night, someone immediately asked for help. You can join the Line of the Taiwanese Association, and receive various information. You can also join more than a dozen main groups, including life circle, legal consultation, second-hand market, food, good health newspaper and various ball clubs... And so on. In this way, you will not feel isolated and helpless in a foreign country, you can also find like-minded friends to work hard together.
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