I don't know if you still remember, in April this year, the "lantern damage assessment" incident that caused heated discussions on the whole network.
When a woman in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province quit the rent, she was inspected inch by inch by the landlord with a searchlight, and a yellow sign was pasted, and after the inspection, she made a list and asked the woman to compensate 10,884.95 yuan!
I thought that such an outrageous thing would never happen again, but what I didn't expect was that a similar incident was staged again in Nansha recently.
Recently, Ms. Chen, a tenant in Nansha, reported to the media that she rented a house last year, and after living for 1 year and 2 months, she recently decided not to renew the lease, but when she quit the rent, she encountered the landlord's "lantern inspection", and the deposit was difficult to return.
It is understood that Ms. Chen signed a rental contract with the landlord Ms. Zhang in June 2023, and now she decided not to renew the lease, so she proposed to the landlord to surrender the lease 1 month in advance, and asked her aunt to clean the house when she checked out.
But what Ms. Chen didn't expect was that the landlord refused to refund Ms. Chen's deposit of 4,000 yuan on the grounds that the wall was scratched.
According to the contract signed by both parties, it is stipulated that "the tenant shall be liable for repairs or compensation for the damage or failure of the house and its ancillary items, equipment and facilities due to improper storage or unreasonable use".
However, Ms. Chen believes that the problems listed by the landlord should be the natural wear and tear caused by the use of the house. After all, "as long as the house is occupied, there will be some traces of use." ”
Specifically, there are scratches on the walls of computer desks and shoe cabinets, paint leakage on the walls behind sofas, and traces of oil smoke on the ceiling of the kitchen.
After the incident, the tenant, Ms. Chen, also reported the situation to the local neighborhood committee, and after negotiation, the landlord finally agreed to carry out repairs, and the deposit could be refunded.
So Ms. Chen said that she would find a property master to repair it, but the landlord, Ms. Zhang, said that she did not believe Ms. Chen's personality and wanted to find a master to repair it herself, and the required fees would be deducted from the deposit until she was satisfied.
Faced with the landlord's difficulties, the tenant, Ms. Chen, was furious: How do I know how satisfied she is? Is it going to renovate her house?
The reporter contacted the landlord Ms. Zhang by phone, and she said: When renting out this suite, tenants have been reminded to pay attention to keeping the walls clean and tidy. Moreover, this apartment is new and rented for the first time, and the tenant's loss of the property during the lease period should be restored when the tenant quits the lease.
Ms. Zhang also said that she was not deliberately trying to embarrass the tenant, but that in the past communication, the way the tenant spoke made her very unhappy.
After mediation by the neighborhood committee, Ms. Zhang agreed that the tenant only needed to fix the walls, but she did not expect the tenant Ms. Chen to make disrespectful remarks to the landlord, Ms. Zhang, such as "So you are also afraid", "I thought you were a turtle with a shrunken head" and other words that angered Ms. Zhang.
Because of this, the landlord, Ms. Zhang, was completely enraged, so there was the above scene of "I don't believe in the tenant's goods, and I find a master to repair it".
Ms. Zhang bluntly said to reporters: "I just don't like her, if it is someone else, I will return it to you immediately without saying a word." ”
Since it was difficult for the two parties to reach an agreement, the tenant, Ms. Chen, said that she would take legal measures to protect her rights.
In this regard, lawyer Chen Weijie said: natural wear and tear refers to the decline in performance or appearance defects of items due to the increase in service life, such as the sofa sinking and falling due to sitting for a long time, and scratches on the wall during normal use, which belong to the scope of natural wear.
Lawyer reminds
The key to avoiding lease disputes is to pay special attention to rent, liquidated damages, deposits, etc., and to understand your rights and pay more attention to your obligations.
In the face of failure of mediation, it is also possible to apply to the people's court for small claims litigation, according to the provisions of the Civil Procedure Law, small claims litigation can be concluded within two months, and a final ruling is implemented, and the litigation fee is also charged at 10 yuan per case. For the parties, it is an efficient and low-cost solution.
In fact, looking back at the whole lease surrender incident, there is no need for the two parties to fight in court for thousands of yuan, even if the tenant wins in the end, he may only get back his 4,000 yuan deposit, but it takes a lot of time and energy for this, which is actually a lose-lose situation.
Rather than this, it is better for both sides to sit down and talk calmly, after all, solving the problem and the contradiction itself is the most important thing.
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Source: Guangdong Minsheng
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