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When the relationship between a landlady and her tenant became strained, the latter decided to move out and asked for her $600 rental deposit back. Their discussion allegedly turned physical after the landlady took offence when asked: «Do you really n'Do you really need this $600?' Tenant and landlady clash over rental deposit for Marsiling room
When the relationship between a landlady and her tenant became strained, the latter decided to move out and asked for her $600 rental deposit back. Their discussion allegedly turned physical after the landlady took offence when asked: «Do you really need this $600?» The conflict, which occurred on Dec 24, saw the police called in, reported Shin Min Daily News. The tenant from Malaysia, surnamed Chen, told the Chinese evening daily that she was renting the bedroom of a Marsiling HDB flat, and had negotiated the monthly rent from $600 to $580. Prior to moving in on Oct 31, the woman said the landlady had also agreed that she could cook in the kitchen. However, her monthly rent was reportedly raised to $600 after moving in. Chen said she uses the kitchen about four to five times a week. She claimed that the landlady would complain and shoot her dirty looks whenever she cooks, causing their relationship to become strained. On Dec 24, the tenant told her landlord she did not want to stay on and asked for her deposit back. Read more