A netizen shared a crazy story of a Hougang landlord
Here is the story:
Wants to charge extra $30/week for Working From Home
8.30pm on April 30th
My sister went to Blk416 Hougang Ave 1x 6th Floor 1xx8 to see the house, and it was not bad when she entered and the male homeowner seems good. But after the homeowner was told that she will be working from home he wants to charge an additional $30/week for the electricity and water usage.
Dishonest Landlord
At that time, I counted three times with a one-month rent and a deposit of $1160 before giving him the cash. After giving it to his sister, he said that the payment is short of $100.
My sister wanted to forget it, and paid him an extra $100, but when she told me, I knew it was impossible, and I tried to argue with him, but he reluctantly repaid my sister $50
Crazy rules
1.Used CCTV to monitor the number of times my sister goes to the toilet, the landlord said that she is only allowed to go to the toilet every 2-3 hours as water bills are high.
2. My sister is not allowed to leave the room if there is someone outside and she will not even be allowed to use the toilet in this period
3. If she goes to the toilet the rental fee will increase
4. Threaten the tenant not to use too much water and electricity not happy because saw her press 1 more button on the washing machine
5. Use CCTV to monitor the activity of the tenant see she use toilet how many times
Dispute
June 18 at 4 p.m.
The owner suddenly knocked on the door and knocked loudly to confront my sister. He told her to go to the kitchen and scolded her for wasting water and electricity.
During the dispute, the homeowner also brought a piece of paper to write down how many liters of water was spent on one flush and how much water she had to use for 1 wash.
Police informed
The argument between the tenant and the ridiculous landlord argued so badly that the Police was called to evict the tenant out of the unit.
However, the tenant did not intend to move out right away. The Police help negotiate and they finally agreed to leave in 3 days.
Refuse to return Deposit of the rental
On the day of moving out, the landloard refuse to reutrn the deposit.
He claimed that the tenant broke the rules of the house and was not entilted to any return of deposit.