Tenants are not allowed to have children in their own houses, and the superstitious landlord insists on canceling the lease.

Lao Zhang has an old house left by his parents. He doesn’t live in it himself, so renting it out is a good income. Lao Zhang is picky about his tenants. Some time ago, Lao Zhang rented a house to a young couple who worked hard in Nanjing after graduating from college. The young couple were highly qualified and paid the rent for a year at a time. Lao Zhang was very happy.

Lao Zhang has an old house left by his parents. He doesn’t live in it himself, so renting it out is a good income. Lao Zhang is picky about his tenants. Some time ago, Lao Zhang rented a house to a young couple who worked hard in Nanjing after graduating from college. The young couple were highly qualified and paid the rent for a year at a time. Lao Zhang was very happy.

After the young couple rented a house, there were no problems. But not long after, Lao Zhang found that the female tenant’s belly was gradually bulging. Her husband carefully accompanied his wife to work and get off work every day, and their faces All with a smile. Lao Zhang asked specifically, and the child's father smiled and said that his wife had been pregnant for several months and they were very happy. Ordinarily, it is none of your landlord's business if someone gives birth to a baby; but after Lao Zhang confirmed that the tenant was pregnant, he went to the tenant's house and said that this old house cannot be rented to you to give birth to a baby, and you have to move out if you want to have a baby. The young couple became angry when they heard this: We signed a contract and paid one year's rent, why do you drive us away? Lao Zhang said that according to Nanjing customs, if a tenant gives birth to a child in the landlord's house and undergoes confinement, it will bring disaster to the landlord's family. The young couple, both from outside the country, ignored Lao Zhang's statement. The two sides couldn't get over the dispute and went to the Xinjiekou Adjustment Committee for mediation.

After receiving the case, the mediator specifically asked some old Nanjing residents whether the customs mentioned by Lao Zhang existed? According to Lao Nanjing, they had never heard of Lao Zhang’s statement that tenants giving birth to children in confinement would bring disaster to the landlord. Therefore, the mediator advised Lao Zhang not to be so superstitious and paranoid. We all cooperated happily, so why are we quarreling over such a trivial matter? However, no matter how the mediator persuaded, even Lao Zhang’s wife stood up to help the tenants, saying that it is not easy for the children. Where can you ask them to find a house for a while when they are pregnant? However, Lao Zhang didn't listen at all and insisted on letting the young couple move. In the end, the young couple claimed that Lao Zhang had unilaterally breached the contract and demanded compensation. In addition to returning the remaining rent, Lao Zhang also had to pay "liquidated damages" for three months' rent. But even after paying so much, Lao Zhang had no regrets, and even the mediator couldn't understand it. Finally, the young couple took the compensation and went back to move. Lao Zhang left relieved. The mediator looked at their backs helplessly and could only sigh, feudal superstition is harmful!