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There are actually many weird landlords in Singapore , and it is useless to call the police. Because it is a civil dispute, you can only go to the small claims court to sue.
But who can afford tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees?
Then you can only choose to swallow your anger, so these landlords dare to be so arrogant!
Recently, a Chinese woman also fell into the vortex of a bully landlord!
was asked to move out after renting the house for more than two months. Even on the day she moved into her landlord's house, the landlord suddenly locked herself and her in the house for five hours. She was so frightened that she shouted for help but was beaten, causing a fracture in her right palm. The police were alerted and came to the scene twice to mediate.
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It is reported that the dispute occurred in Block 351D, Angkok Road, Sengkang. Xiaohua (pseudonym) is from China and is an interior designer. Her landlord suddenly changed one afternoon The lock on the iron door caused her to be trapped in the house and unable to leave.
Xiaohua said that she and her boyfriend moved in on April 15. The landlord later asked the two to move on June 30 on the grounds that relatives were moving in. The two agreed without asking too much and have recently found a new house. residence.
Xiaohua said that she and her boyfriend started packing their luggage at 10 o'clock in the morning. After he moved some luggage to the new residence, when he returned, he found that the landlord had changed the locks. He could not come in and I could not go out.
No matter how she and her boyfriend tried to persuade her, the landlord refused to open the door. The two were at a stalemate, so they had to call the police for help. But after the police arrived, the landlord still refused to open the door.
At about 7 o'clock in the evening, the landlord suddenly entered Xiaohua's room and made a fuss. He hit Xiaohua's head and scratched his arm.
Xiaohua also grabbed the landlord's hair when he resisted.
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Xiaohua recalled that he shouted for help at that time, and nearby neighbors also heard the shouting...
Xiaohua quickly called her boyfriend for help, but her boyfriend called the police again. The police came to the scene again to mediate, and medical staff Come too.
After examination, it was found that Xiaohua's right hand was fractured.
The landlord stood at the door for three hours, not letting Xiaohua go out or letting anyone in.
Xiaohua said that when she first wanted to go out, her landlord blocked the door. Her boyfriend tried to push open the wooden door through the iron door, but the landlord pushed him back and prevented Xiaohua's boyfriend from opening the wooden door.
Until around 7 p.m., Xiaohua and the landlady had a physical conflict. Neighbors heard the shouting and hurriedly came outside and knocked on the door, but the landlord still ignored him.
The landlord didn’t open the door until the police arrived at the scene for the second time. When
asked why she locked the door, the landlord said someone had taken her key and stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from her.
The tenant later denied the incident.
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Xiaohua’s boyfriend said, how could her family have so much money?
As for taking away the keys, Xiaohua explained that since they have not finished moving yet, they will return the keys after the move, and they did not take them away without permission.
In fact, this is not the first time a tenant dispute has occurred in this unit. It is reported that at least 16 people have been involved in similar incidents.
Xiaohua said, I later discovered the rental page on Facebook. Many people were discussing this unit. At that time, I thought it would be nice to move out quickly. How could I have known that such a thing would happen.
Some netizens said that you should never live in a house with a landlord in Singapore!
When renting a house in Singapore, it is best to have an agent present. When signing the contract, you must also sign the contract in English. If you can't understand it, ask the landlord to print another Chinese translation.
And recently, there are often scammers pretending to be real estate agents, asking tenants to transfer the deposit first before showing the house!
These are all liars! Be careful!
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