Hi All,
I have recently renewed my contract with increased rent of 7% , during renew contract there is oral agreement that increased rent will be start/applicable after 1 more month but because my previous contract end date was coming so signed the contract with increased rent without mentioning this '1 month discount' thing in contract.
Now, after I pay by 'autopay' which is full rent and I asked him to refund the extra rent as agreed before, he start talking about contract and refused to give extra rent back.
In short, he just made fake promise before sign the contract and refused to kept his words afterwards.
On the other hand, he is not agree to fix water leakage and door and saying it is tenant responsibility and always saying that he has given me flat in cheaper rent (which is actually 300 HKD cheaper than market price but I am living here last 2 years so this 300 HKD difference is normal).
I read the contract and it says - "Landlord shall keep and maintain the structural parts of the Premises including the main drains, pipes and cables in proper state of repair".
I think it is landlord responsibility to fix water leakage and doors, please let me know if I am wrong.
You can see here, he is referring to contract when it is benefits him and deny when it doesn't. Though I doesn't care about fraud of '1 month discount' because it was not big amount but with that cheap and liar person I don't feel my security deposit is safe, I am thinking during leaving (which may be after 1 year) flat he will try to deduct as more as possible by giving cheap excuses.
I don't know how to handle this situation, Should I wait for 1 year and don't pay last 2 month rent to adjust security ?
Should I stop next month rent and force him to fix water leakage and door which may be cost him 2k-3k ? but I afraid it will provoke him more to not give back security deposit.