Landlady refuses to give me her address

[wtbhotia]

Sorry to hijack this thread, but I got a question regarding responsibilities of a landlord. The washroom started to leak (I believe its from the toilet, but am not sure), and we told the landlord and she refused to pay for the repairs. Is it our responsibility, the landlords or the building's management?

Thanks!

My water pressure was very low (pressure valve very old) so asked the landlord to fix the pipe (i live on the ground floor village house), which he did, then he asked me for the cost of the materials ($430 to replace a 12" pipe) which I thought was ridiculous, i said that i will pay him the cash but then i will deduct it from the rent. He quickly didnt say anything.

[emmie]

I'm agree that the real estate agent involved is doing a poor, quickie kinda job here. I've come across such before (thus, the bl*ody headache that followed one case!).

Not only should he verify important details about you, the (prospective) tenant, e.g. where you work, employment letter, HKID, and if necessary: visa-type, for the landlord, but also, YOU should be satisfied about what's in the contract, AND that the person, "the landlord", who will sign the Tenancy Agreement IS indeed the one who owns the property (or has the power of attorney "right" to complete said transaction IF there's more than one owner), etc, etc.

All this should be checked - outlined clearly; the agency should obtain copies (from researched originals) before the final meeting/decision to sign the lease.

Then the contract should be registered with the Rating & Valuation Dept (RVD) asap - usually part of the agent's job, where details of the landlord's address and contacts are required in the form... And a copy of the simple stamp-duty registration/receipt could be given to the tenant to attach to his duplicate TA, if so requested.

So... your agent should have details of the landlord filed somewhere; OR is hoping you'll eventually "back off", perhaps... since he's been told NOT to hand it over!? Just PERSIST

[sukidesu]

Hi Guys,

Thank you for your replies.
Actually..today aroudn 5pm..my landlord (husband of landlady) suddenly showed up in my door step to ask about A/C.
Luckly I was at home because I'm sick but I was quite shocked.
I was angry and tried to devlier the message but (of course) he and the security guard did not understand what I was saying.

And, he refused to give me his address saying something like becuase I'm renting his place does not mean I need to know where he lives (according to my friend who translated for me by talking to him through my phone) I explained to him that I am entitled to write something to him when I move out...but he just told me to leave it at the security desk.

I did get a copy of the stamp duty but it does not mention anything about her address.

They are still asking for my employment letter but I just think they are not trying to compromise and I'm not happy with them at all.

Now I'm worried about one more thing.
What can I do next time if they show up again without any notice?
And, is there anyway I can get their address? My agent is very irresponsibly (maybe just to me) and do not think it's a good idea to give a letter to him when I want to move out. And, I think I need to know their address to claim small claim if neccessary in the future.

[HKbuddy]

hm...my contract says the agents and landlords need to make appointment with me before they come to the apartment. You should check if your contract has that too.

Again, report the poor professionalism to your agent's manager. If they still don't do anything, just post your agent's details and tell everyone's not to use this agent in this website.