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It is never pleasant when a guest stays longer than welcome. What else when they are tenants who simply refuse to leave.
A landlord’s attempt to evict his tenants on Tuesday morning (October 27) turned ugly when the police were called and charged with assault and stalking. Police confirmed the incident, adding that investigations are ongoing.
The owner and his cousin had been trying to saw through the front door of the unit, located in Bedok Court, when tenants allegedly doused it with water and called police for help, Lianhe Wanbao reported.
The tenants, who were not identified, allegedly owe more than $ 60,000 in rent and have refused to move or pay, the owner, a 60-year-old businessman, told the Chinese newspaper.
“Before moving in, they paid a month’s rent. But every time I ask them for money, they give all kinds of reasons to evade the payment,” said the landlord, adding that the one-year lease was signed in July last year. . .
“They say their money is overseas and cannot be transferred, or that the Monetary Authority of Singapore confiscated millions of dollars from them. They even said they wanted to buy the unit from me.”
The family also claimed that the unit had leaking problems and that its lock was defective, citing these as reasons for not being charged rent, the landlord said.
However, he maintained that he had spent $ 200,000 renovating the place. The family had also inspected the place before moving in and had not expressed any concerns, he said.
Despite their various complaints and the expired lease, the family has yet to move in. And things have become increasingly bitter.
[[nid:491387]]The owner said he visited the family several times to reason with them to no avail. In his frustration, he even locked the front door with a metal chain once to “scare them off,” he confessed.
However, the family simply called police for help and hired a locksmith to remove the chain, he said, adding: “I have been doing business for 19 years, but this is the first time I have met people like this.”
Both parties have reportedly called the police at least six times.
The tenants declined to comment on the matter when they were approached by a reporter from Lianhe Wanbao.
It is not the family’s first rodeo
Tenants had made headlines in 2017 for failing to pay rent for several terraced houses and bungalows in the East Coast area, according to Lianhe Wanbao. As a result, they were reportedly hit with a court order to pay around $ 100,000 in compensation to their owners.
To evict tenants who have breached their lease, landlords must send them a written lease notice.
If the tenant refuses to comply, the landlord may have to take the matter to Small Claims Court (for rent or damages up to $ 20,000), Magistrates Court, or District Court.
