How to deal with rogue landlords when renting a house

When looking for a rental house, many people will encounter the unreasonable behavior of the landlord to varying degrees. This article will mainly talk about some common unreasonable behaviors and coping methods for reference.

1. Charge a high deposit or agency fee.

Some landlords or intermediaries will charge exorbitant deposit or agency fees, such as asking for extra payment of "decoration deposit" and "property fee". This practice is not only illegal, but also causes economic pressure to tenants.

Coping methods: Understand the relevant laws and regulations, sign a contract when renting a house, and pay the rent and deposit as required. If illegal charges are found, you can report complaints to relevant departments.

2. Unauthorized entry into the room for search

Some landlords will enter the room without the tenant's consent and even search their luggage, which violates the tenant's privacy.

Coping method: safeguard your legitimate rights and interests according to the contract. If you find that the landlord has entered the room without authorization, you can inform the landlord by phone or text message and ask him to leave the room.

3. No maintenance of housing facilities.

In the process of renting a house, if there are problems such as water and electricity, ceiling and wall, tenants will generally communicate with the landlord and hope to solve them in time. However, some landlords may be unwilling to repair or deal with these problems for various reasons, or make various unreasonable demands.

Coping method: When encountering problems, try to communicate with the landlord to solve them. If it cannot be solved, you can complain to the property service center or consumer association where the house is located.

4. Change the contents of the lease contract at will.

Pay special attention to the terms when signing a lease contract. Some landlords may modify the terms at will during the performance of the lease contract to achieve their own goals.

Coping methods: When similar situations happen, we should resolutely safeguard our legitimate rights and interests, and we can report or complain to relevant departments or institutions.

In short, when encountering the unreasonable behavior of the landlord, the tenant should keep calm, have enough legal awareness, do not confront the landlord fiercely, and should seek reasonable and legal solutions. If you can't solve it, you can also seek legal aid. At the same time, it also calls on relevant departments and institutions to strengthen supervision, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of tenants, and promote the harmonious lease relationship between the contracting parties.