Landlord suddenly increased rent
At the moment, the new school year has just begun, many new students are in a difficult situation when looking for a place to stay that fits their finances. In addition, students who still have a rental contract but the landlord suddenly increases the room price are also struggling to find a new place to live.
Every month, Tran Minh Tuan, a third-year student at Hanoi University of Culture, has to spend more than half of his family's allowance on rent. To be able to pay rent and spend more comfortably, Tuan chose to work part-time.
"In a day, I spend many hours studying and working part-time. I spend less time in my rented room, mainly sleeping, so I don't have to pay much for electricity. Sometimes I also want to find a cheaper room but I'm worried about the quality," Tuan shared.
The landlord arbitrarily increased the room and service prices even though the rental contract was still valid. This is where Ms. Nguyen Thu Trang, a second-year student, lives in Dong Da district, Hanoi.
Initially, Ms. Trang signed a 6-month rental contract for 3.5 million VND/month. Then, the landlord suddenly transferred the building to a new owner. Since then, the price of the female student's room has increased by 500,000 VND/month, the service fee is 200,000 VND/person.
According to Ms. Trang, if the tenant does not agree, they must move out at the end of the month. This is also a clause in the contract that Ms. Trang did not pay any attention to.
"When I and many other tenants asked, the landlord did not explain clearly. They used the excuse that fire prevention and fighting repairs cost a lot of money or increased according to the general market price. In such a short time, it was difficult for me to find a new place to rent," Trang shared.
Be careful with "brokers" who introduce you to renting a room.
In fact, many students often find roommates to share the cost in order to reduce costs, but many groups are full of impersonators.
As a long-time landlord in Cau Giay district (Hanoi), Mr. Nguyen Dinh Que shared that many people when looking at rental rooms are taken to rooms with full amenities such as clean and beautiful rooms, private keys, wifi, close to schools, markets...
However, when they agreed to rent the house, they were not allowed to sign a rental contract but had to pay a deposit to hold the room. After that, the subject made an appointment for the tenant to come sign the contract to receive the room on another day.
"If the tenant wants to sign the contract right away, the subject will give an excuse like the old tenant has not moved yet. The deposit is usually from 500,000 VND to several million VND, having a contract with full deposit looks professional and trustworthy" - Mr. Que said.
Mr. Que noted that the terms in the deposit receipt have many problems. If not carefully examined, the tenant can easily "fall into a trap".
Not only that, some people were led by a "broker" to see the room, but the person was not the landlord, nor the building manager, and had nothing to do with the room.
Therefore, students who rent a room need to carefully research information about the place they intend to rent, check whether it is a scam or not. In addition, students need to consult with people around about the landlord, survey the security of the rental area.
One of the most important issues when deciding to sign a deposit contract is to read the contract carefully. If the tenant is scammed, if necessary, they can report to the authorities such as the police station or the People's Committee of the ward where the rental house is located.
