Nowadays, it is very common for Chinese to be landlords abroad!
Installment payment, can "rent to keep a loan"; buy a house in full, can also take this to expand "small treasury". What do you think? it's all a pleasure!
It's just that being a landlord also needs to be "learned".
Some things are not noticed, you are likely to fall into a hole dug by tenants, and you can only "dumb" eat Coptis.
The landlord was wronged by a tenant of $35,000
The landlord was supposed to collect money from the tenant. But if the tenant blackmailed the money, it must be bad enough!
Recently, there is a ancestral Hunan brother Simon on this kind of thing.
Since studying in the United States in the 1990s, Simon has also bought some homes in the United States. Like many Chinese, he chose to rent out a house he did not live in.
But because of a small "mildew" problem, Simon can only admit his own misfortune, paying the tenant $35,000.
Earlier this year, Simon's tenants told him there were moldy spots on the pool wall in the yard and should be dealt with.
Simon contacted the maintenance company immediately after replying to "already known, will be processed as soon as possible". But because the cost of maintenance is a little high, Simon thought that summer has not yet arrived, there is no rush to deal with.
However, the tenant was very unhappy and shortly afterwards handed Simon a petition demanding compensation from Simon:
The first is that the mildew of the swimming pool has caused incalculable health hazards for her teenage children;
The second is that there is a hole in the window, which affects the quality of her sleep, causes her depression, and then affects her business, which is the financial guarantee for her family's survival.
Tenants refer to selling home-made handmade soap online for just a few thousand dollars a year, while the holes in the room's windows are actually the size of a nail cover.
Simon, of course, will not be timid, but weigh the pros and cons, or choose to lower the settlement.
Because lawer told Simon:
The case will be won, but it can take a year or two; even if it wins, it won't end up losing money, depending on its income, and Simon is likely to pay tens of thousands of dollars in lawer fees.
More importantly, the other party still has the right to live in the Simon house free of charge during the proceedings.
Simon had no choice but to give in. At the same time, he decided not to rent the house to foreigners again. "they are familiar with how to use the rules of the game of American society, and once it is taken seriously, it is difficult to resist."
The tenant's drug-making landlord's mansion was forced to be demolished.
See their valuation of more than 1 million Australian dollars of luxury homes were demolished, but powerless. How does that feel?
Ms. Australian Chinese Song is the person concerned. And the cause of the matter, but also because of the improper behavior of tenants.
To ease the pressure on the mortgage, Ms. qu, after several contacts, signed a lease treaty, renting a bedroom in her own house to the Mafi and his wife.
But it didn't take long for the Mafi couple to start defaulting on their rent.
At first, Miss qu understood their difficulties, but then the more they owed, the more they said yes, but there was no sign of paying the rent.
Miss qu couldn't help but sue them for renting a house, court.
Finally, the couple were legally evicted from Ms. qu's house, and Ms. qu received a rent bond as compensation.
It's just that the story is far from over.
Soon after, the police came to see her, and after investigation, the Mafi and his wife had been manufacturing methamphetamine in her house.
Methamphetamine is highly toxic to humans. Tests found that methamphetamine in Ms. qu's house was already at a dangerous level, and that in the kitchen alone, the drug content per 100 square centimeters had been nearly 400 times the statutory limit!
Because this level of methamphetamine pollution can no longer be effectively purified, so for her and the safety of others, leasing court ruled that her million worth of mansions must be demolished!
Even more distressing, the cost of demolition is as high as 59800 Australian dollars, and insurance companies can only afford half, of which 30, 000 must be borne by Ms. qu herself.
Housing sublet by tenants for profit
What is it like to rent your own house and be charged rent?
This is how a 55-year-old Italian Chinese countryman was "designed" by a tenant.
Because of his trust, he rented a house to a 37-year-old Chinese countryman.
Since December 2012, the two have signed a rental contract. One year after the contract was signed, the landlord returned to China for three years.
But the landlord found that during his leave period, the tenant did not pay him on time. The landlord came to the house to collect the rent himself, knowing that his house was already occupied by other people.
It turns out that the 37-year-old Chinese who rented the house after the landlord leave falsified false information and transferred the house to other people to live and profit from it.
Eventually, the "second-hand landlord" was arrest by the police for his illegal lease, and the landlord had to cooperate with a series of police investigations.
In fact, compared with the above two cases, cooperating with the investigation is still a trivial matter.
The landlord should burn the incense because the rent is not strict in the event of a big harm to his own interests.
Of course, through these examples, we also know that there is "learning" to rent a house.
Chinese landlords should pay attention to these when renting houses in the future:
First, it is best to find a rental agent.
Although the other side will charge a certain amount of intermediary fees, but this way to save time, mind-saving, trouble disputes, the owner can be handed over to the intermediary to coordinate the settlement.
Second, if you find yourself a tenant:
1, "check identity" before looking for a tenant
It is best to know the background information of the tenant, such as occupation, identity, life habits, repayment ability, etc., to determine the appropriate re-signing of the contract.
2. It is best to sign a lease contract or agreement with the tenant.
The following are specified in the contract or agreement:
Housing location, area size, monthly rent, payment method, monthly payment when;
Rental of furniture, facility schedule, damage liability and how to compensate;
All kinds of expenses, such as property management fees, cable TV fees, utilities and so on.
If necessary, can also be added, not sublet; limit the resident population; No unauthorized change housing structure, can not be transformed to increase independent rooms, toilets and so on.
3. Landlord exercises proper rights
The landlord has a rights that requires tenants to pay rent on time and use the house legally. In case of violation, the landlord has rights to let the tenant move.
4. Keep in touch with tenants and visit rental houses to find out about housing and the use of in-house facilities.
5, understand and comply with local rental related law
Different countries, different areas of the housing rental rules are not always the same. Therefore, homeowners must be aware of the local laws and regulations, must not let tenants "empty".