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    Quote Originally Posted by arathi:
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    Yes, that s pretty scary; one can order what ever one wants - on the cost of somebody else ....that's bad!
    Obviously what the landlady did is simply fraud - but the TownGas is a reputable company....They should - at least ask for confirmation.

    Maybe I should fill in a complain?
    What name is the gas bill in - yours or the landlords?

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    Quote Originally Posted by arathi:
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    Yes, that s pretty scary; one can order what ever one wants - on the cost of somebody else ....that's bad!
    Obviously what the landlady did is simply fraud - but the TownGas is a reputable company....They should - at least ask for confirmation.

    Maybe I should fill in a complain?
    After what your landlady did that is obviously fraudulent, I would have called the police.
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    Quote Originally Posted by drumbrake:
    What name is the gas bill in - yours or the landlords?
    The gas bill is in our name; so is the electricity and the water bills

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    just dont pay rent for 1-2 months to make up the deposit they are holding... then when its time just move... landlords cant mess with tennants to be honest. If they want to play games, you can easily screw them over harder than what they are trying to do. You just need to turn your nice side off!

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    Quote Originally Posted by banditz:
    just dont pay rent for 1-2 months to make up the deposit they are holding... then when its time just move... landlords cant mess with tennants to be honest. If they want to play games, you can easily screw them over harder than what they are trying to do. You just need to turn your nice side off!
    OP is too nice. Its like the landlord won the lottery.

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    Tell her to refund your deposit or whatever it is you want, failing which you will call the police to report the fraudulent representation she made to towngas. Sounds like a right b*tch!

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    OMG! Nothing surprises me...

    If you don't have her address and she doesn't turn up when you make arrangement then you simply can't contact her.

    Look what it says about contacting her on the contract.

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    Id keep the report to the police as a wildcard in my back pocket and pull it out if the landlord doesnt return the deposit or whatever else. But arathi should put a letter in writing to the landlord's agents protesting against the stove order, and also get a report from Towngas, or the audio of the call (Towngas says they record calls). Reporting to the police only worth the time, if works to your benefit (but not in a blackmailing way as that would be illegal).

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    If the landlord called up pretending to be the towngas account holder to order the stove in order to benefit from the replacement stove (notwithstanding the tenant didnt end up with loss), that's likely intent to carry out fraud. Imagine I use your credit card to book a holiday, but the booking gets cancelled coz the card holder reports the card stolen. I would get done like a dinner, even though I dont get to go on holiday.

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    2 issues here:

    1. The Brit is right in that the "boys in blue" will take a statement, make some vague comments about a follow up investigation & probably conclude that, since there is no actual loss & making this stick would be too much hard work, their productivity & effort would be better served by issuing a few more parking tickets! Whilst a criminal offence might have occurred (I am not an expert who specialises in criminal law) since there is no real damage that has resulted from the action just file it in the "too difficult tray" & hope nobody asks further about it.

    2. Another issue is the Landlady - we know she is a Mainlander but if she resides in the PRC then there is a jurisdictional hurdle to overcome.

    So, forget about launching a legal case unless u have money to burn or you can get a solicitor to agree to a "no win - no fee" (but I seem to remember that this is against the HK Law Society rules or code of practice): the only winners in this situation would be the solicitors who would still receive their fees. Just don't pay the last 2 months, return the keys to the property in a similar condition you received it (fair wear & tear excepted) and call her bluff!

    When in Rome.........................

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