Reply from Agony UncleWell persons to stay usually mean occupiers. If 8 persons are staying on a premises which is rented out to 5 persons you appear to be in breach of your lease. He could either terminate your contract or renegotiate the term. He had chosen the latter. I cannot on the quantum of increase as I do not know in which neighbourhood are you residing. If you cannot he could terminate your lease. He could not legal forfeit a lease but it is the usual practice to defray his losses.
Appreciate your further advice
Thanks for your reply, Uncle Chung.
I had been forced to move out by one week notice from landlord, now I am thinking about what to do next, I appreciate you can give me more advice with the further information as below.
Monthly rental is $3400 based on contract , and there is condition that I can do partition. so I spent $4000 to do partition, install Air-con and purchase furniture. with 2 partition rooms, there are total 5 rooms plus one study room. the whole units is about 170 square meters, located in Jurong East. Landlord also told me it was 7 persons in original 3 rooms for last lease agreement.
We did not mention the no. of occupiers when sign the LOI, but after I gave landlord one month deposit for LOI, landlord requested to set 5 occupiers, otherwise will not sign the contract. In view of that I may not able to get back the deposit, so I agreed to set 5 as maximum occupiers. then I tried very hard to get one person for one room, but failed I got 8 persons in.
When landlord aware of this, they asked to increase rental to $4500 for extra 3 persons, which is $1100 above the market price. otherwise, he will terminate the contract and forfeit the deposit. I can not accept the price since it is much over the faire price, my last offer to him is $4000. we can not reach the agreement as Landlord still insist on $4500. After that, I got one week notice to move out the unit, and I did so as landlord's request.
I suffered big loss , 2 months deposit 6800, plus spending on paritition and furniture $4000, and the expense to remove the partition. plus remaining rental of Oct. for about $400. it is about $11000~12000. I would like to understand what right I can claim? I appreciate your further advice very much.
I had been forced to move out by one week notice from landlord, now I am thinking about what to do next, I appreciate you can give me more advice with the further information as below.
Monthly rental is $3400 based on contract , and there is condition that I can do partition. so I spent $4000 to do partition, install Air-con and purchase furniture. with 2 partition rooms, there are total 5 rooms plus one study room. the whole units is about 170 square meters, located in Jurong East. Landlord also told me it was 7 persons in original 3 rooms for last lease agreement.
We did not mention the no. of occupiers when sign the LOI, but after I gave landlord one month deposit for LOI, landlord requested to set 5 occupiers, otherwise will not sign the contract. In view of that I may not able to get back the deposit, so I agreed to set 5 as maximum occupiers. then I tried very hard to get one person for one room, but failed I got 8 persons in.
When landlord aware of this, they asked to increase rental to $4500 for extra 3 persons, which is $1100 above the market price. otherwise, he will terminate the contract and forfeit the deposit. I can not accept the price since it is much over the faire price, my last offer to him is $4000. we can not reach the agreement as Landlord still insist on $4500. After that, I got one week notice to move out the unit, and I did so as landlord's request.
I suffered big loss , 2 months deposit 6800, plus spending on paritition and furniture $4000, and the expense to remove the partition. plus remaining rental of Oct. for about $400. it is about $11000~12000. I would like to understand what right I can claim? I appreciate your further advice very much.
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