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Subdivided housing rent management | Intermediaries require subdivided housing tenants to pay the party to obtain the approval of the lease group, and the law enforcement is insufficient

2022-10-03T08:38:10.722Z


The Subdivided Housing Rent Control Ordinance has been in force for about 8 months. The "Kwun Tong Subdivided Housing Residents Concern Group" held a press conference today (3rd), saying that the situation of subdivided housing tenants has not improved.


The Subdivided Housing Rent Control Ordinance has been in force for about 8 months.

The "Kwun Tong Subdivided Housing Residents Concern Group" held a press conference today (3rd), saying that the situation of subdivided housing tenants has not improved. Some landlords are unwilling to stamp the lease agreement, and some intermediaries even require tenants to pay 100 yuan to get it. In this tenancy agreement, there has not been a successful conviction so far, which reflects that the law enforcement agency has not enforced the law enough, and the tenancy situation has not improved.


The "Kwun Tong Subdivided Housing Residents Concern Group" stated that since July this year, they have "requested the government to take the initiative to inspect subdivided housing buildings and force owners to use statutory written leases" for joint signatures. So far, 1,002 joint signatures have been collected.


The "Kwun Tong Subdivided Housing Residents Concern Group" held a press conference, stating that the Subdivided Housing Rent Control Ordinance has been in effect for about 8 months, but the rental situation of subdivided housing tenants has not improved.

(Photo from the Concern Group of Kwun Tong Subdivided Housing Residents)

Neighbor Axue said that the owner did not sign a written lease when renewing the lease, and also claimed that other neighbors did not have a written lease when renewing their leases.

Although the law states that the printing fee must be paid by the owner, the owner stated that he will not print the contract for the contract. You can save time.”

She said that the owner called at the end of March and stated that the rent needed to be increased when the contract was renewed in May. However, at that time, all four members of the family contracted the virus, and her husband also stopped work due to the epidemic, but the owner still insisted on increasing the rent and had been overcharging water and electricity bills in the past. .

She hopes that the government can set the starting rent to protect the residents of subdivided housing.

Owner asks for cent printing fee

Another tenant, A Cui, also pointed out that in May this year, the real estate agent proposed to her to renew the lease again. Although she had signed a written lease for the renewal, the agent asked her to pay 100 yuan in order to get the lease.

In addition, A Cui also asked the owner for a stamp, but the owner asked to split the fee, and even threatened: "How much money do you think I will make? We have to pay a lot of money!"

A Cui pointed out that during the process, it was difficult to communicate with the intermediary and the landlord. Even if they were unwilling to abide by the law, as a tenant, they had no choice but to accept it.

Relying on tenant complaints alone, worrying about being unreasonable and fearful of being retaliated by landlords

Chen Yingtong, the organizer of the Kwun Tong Subdivided Housing Residents Concern Group, said that according to the number of active inspections conducted by the Valuation Department, the department only inspected 460 subdivided housing units, reflecting that the number of inspections was extremely low, and he was worried that due to complaints from tenants alone, only 460 subdivided housing units were inspected. It will be self-defeating, and there will be more chances of being retaliated by the owner, which will ultimately outweigh the gains.

She suggested that the government should take the initiative to inspect subdivided housing buildings, strengthen the law enforcement, and force owners to use statutory written leases and set a starting rent.

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Source: hk1

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