May 20 2009, 03:01 PM
QUOTE(Shinnen @ Apr 29 2009, 02:28 PM)
Landlord/Landlady Involved :- Mary
Location of House/Room Rent :- Blk F #706, 7th Floor, Perdana Exclusive Condo
Problem Encountered :-
1. After complaining in the beginning of the rental term that the aircons in the house were faulty and one of the water heater was faulty, she never bothered to get someone to repair it despite promising us in the begining that she would do so. She only did the repairs after repeated calls from us throughout the first 6 months as well as when we decided to withhold rental. Btw, she said even if she doesn't do the repairs, we have no right to withhold rental. She used a separate padlock to lock up the unit when we were away. thus coming back we discovered with had to cut the padlock and still live with spoilt facilities.
2. Harasses us in the middle of the day (when she find out that my housemate doesn't leave for work so early) and in the middle of the night (2am - 4am).
3. House electrical wiring is wired strangely. Seldom use A/C (cos 2 aircons don't work at all, 1 leaks like a faucet (don't ask me how that happens) can fill a big pail quarter full when turn on for 30 minutes, and 1 aircon turns on and off at will, even when we manually turn off.) Fans usually turn on and 3 computers on only in the evening. Bill on average is about RM500 a month. Tried turning off everything except 2 flourescent lights (1 in each room) to test, meter runs extremely quickly (little red indicator flies)
3. Informing her that we want to move out 2 months in advance throught mail, email and sms was useless as she denied receiving any of it (despite the fact that she replied to the sms messages to acknowledge).
4. We have moved out more than a month ago and still haven't gotten our deposit yet. We cleaned & repainted the condo unit and never nailed or stuck anything into the walls before. She doesn't pick up our calls till today, or just sms to tell us she isn't in town if we spam her phone. Basically evading us. She promised to return us the deposit 2 weeks after vacating the premises.
I would advise everyoen to avoid this unit. Rental here is advertised very cheaply compared to other units in the same condo blocks. Saving on rental doesn't mean you'll save money on other vital stuff such as utilities and personal space.
Hi there, Location of House/Room Rent :- Blk F #706, 7th Floor, Perdana Exclusive Condo
Problem Encountered :-
1. After complaining in the beginning of the rental term that the aircons in the house were faulty and one of the water heater was faulty, she never bothered to get someone to repair it despite promising us in the begining that she would do so. She only did the repairs after repeated calls from us throughout the first 6 months as well as when we decided to withhold rental. Btw, she said even if she doesn't do the repairs, we have no right to withhold rental. She used a separate padlock to lock up the unit when we were away. thus coming back we discovered with had to cut the padlock and still live with spoilt facilities.
2. Harasses us in the middle of the day (when she find out that my housemate doesn't leave for work so early) and in the middle of the night (2am - 4am).
3. House electrical wiring is wired strangely. Seldom use A/C (cos 2 aircons don't work at all, 1 leaks like a faucet (don't ask me how that happens) can fill a big pail quarter full when turn on for 30 minutes, and 1 aircon turns on and off at will, even when we manually turn off.) Fans usually turn on and 3 computers on only in the evening. Bill on average is about RM500 a month. Tried turning off everything except 2 flourescent lights (1 in each room) to test, meter runs extremely quickly (little red indicator flies)
3. Informing her that we want to move out 2 months in advance throught mail, email and sms was useless as she denied receiving any of it (despite the fact that she replied to the sms messages to acknowledge).
4. We have moved out more than a month ago and still haven't gotten our deposit yet. We cleaned & repainted the condo unit and never nailed or stuck anything into the walls before. She doesn't pick up our calls till today, or just sms to tell us she isn't in town if we spam her phone. Basically evading us. She promised to return us the deposit 2 weeks after vacating the premises.
I would advise everyoen to avoid this unit. Rental here is advertised very cheaply compared to other units in the same condo blocks. Saving on rental doesn't mean you'll save money on other vital stuff such as utilities and personal space.
I almost rented at Perdana Exclusive. But found a way better deal at Bandar Utama.
My advise to such problems would be
1) the standard rule when vacating a premise is - the landlord comes to check the condition of the house together with you, if everything is in good order, he/she should return your deposit to you AT THE SAME TIME as you return the keys & passcards to him. If he doesn't do that, then you have the right to hold on to the keys until he does. Nvr compromise on this. The only deposit he can withhold at that time is your utility deposit which he will wait until the final elec / water bill to be cleared. Example - if you move out on 15th, then you have to wait till the final week of the mth to get your bills, and prove to the owner you paid your share till 15th (prorate), then you'll get your utility deposit back. As for the 2 mths deposit, you MUST get it the moment you return your keys to the landlord.
(No such thing as return your deposit 2 weeks after vacating the premise if you've served your contractual rental time - means if your tenancy agreement is from 1st apr 08 - 31st Mar 09 and you paid your rental till 31st Mar 09 - the owner MUST return your deposit. If you didn't serve your tenancy obligations, ie you left earlier than 31st Mar 09 then the owner has the right to keep your deposit as you didn't fufill the terms)
2) As to the hefty utitlity bills every month - what I usually do before renting a house is to ask the landlord for his most recent utility bill (just tell him I want an estimate of how much the utility is) - then you'll know the normal rate you have to fork out. My current house in BU has 4 ACs, total 5.5hp. I had no idea how much the utility will cost so I asked the previous tenant how much they paid on full capacity month. That's how I found out. I also found out the water (plumbing) in the house has some problems - water bill quite high compared to normal usage. But the amount is negligable hence I decided to take the house anyway. Also - I checked every single AC, water heater, fan, lights, autogate etc in the house before renting. The moment the tenancy agreement is signed - you don't have the power to negotiate with owner anymore. (if he's nice, he'll repair for you, if not then you're on your own)
3) Lastly - a normal Tenancy for a house is minimum 1 year - so it's good to pay attention to these details. Be fussy! you're the one living and paying the rent. Not the owner.
* If you haven't got back your deposit till now, I suggest you sms the owner - tell her you'll get your friends to lock up her unit if she doesn't return your money. This will cause inconvenience to her current tenant which will give her problem - if you meet her current tenant, even better - tell them the whole story. PS - you don't have to carry this out (sounds like gangster move anyway) - but hopefully this shows her that you're not someone she can bully her way out. You can even threaten to send letters addressed to the unit - tell whoever the current tenant there your story. This will tarnish her reputation, not something she would want. In short, you want to send her a message that you can make her life very difficult if she keeps your money.
hope this helps
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