{"id":759,"date":"2015-08-19T16:22:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T08:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/?p=759"},"modified":"2023-11-02T12:28:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T04:28:19","slug":"avoid-nightmare-landlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/avoid-nightmare-landlords","title":{"rendered":"Tenants beware! Here are 5 ways to avoid nightmare landlords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Landlords may think it\u2019s a challenge to find the perfect tenant, but the same goes for tenants. You may have found your dream apartment, but if it comes with a nightmare landlord, you may want to keep your options open. Want to find the perfect landlord? Here are 5 ways to find the right one:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rsz_landlord-meme6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-762 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rsz_landlord-meme6-595x492.jpg\" alt=\"rsz_landlord-meme6\" width=\"595\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rsz_landlord-meme6-595x492.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rsz_landlord-meme6.jpg 698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Screen the landlord<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before signing the lease, screen the landlord FBI style. You can start by googling his or her name to see if they were ever involved in crimes or disputes. Other than cyberstalking your future landlord, a more legit way is to openly ask them for references, so that you can contact previous tenants and ask for their feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/landlord-meme2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-763 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/landlord-meme2.jpg\" alt=\"landlord-meme2\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Talk to the neighbors<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another way to find out the true side of your landlord is by visiting the neighbors. In Hong Kong it\u2019s normally a faux pas to talk to your neighbours (stranger danger!), but for the sake of securing your future home, you\u2019ve gotta man up and meet a few unfriendly faces. Introduce yourself politely to the neighbors and ask some concrete questions, like if they\u2019ve ever had any argument with the landlord and the previous tenants. Another important question to ask is how frequent the landlord visits the apartment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/landlord-meme.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-760 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/landlord-meme.png\" alt=\"landlord-meme\" width=\"415\" height=\"409\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Know your rights<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a tenant, you should find yourself lucky living in Hong Kong, as the city has a sound legal system that protects tenants\u2019 rights. Check your rights and responsibilities on the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.hk\/en\/residents\/housing\/private\/buying\/rentingDomesticProperty.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">government website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and ask your landlord for clear rental terms, such as insurance, pet approval and repairing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/landlord-meme5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-764 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/landlord-meme5.jpg\" alt=\"landlord-meme5\" width=\"309\" height=\"345\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Honest tenants will find honest landlords<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t lie to your landlord in the application! You may think a little \u2018adjustment\u2019 to your profile is no big deal and can help you rent a good property, but it may lead to disputes in the future! Remember to tell the landlord your special requirements in advance, so that you don\u2019t get into trouble later on!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Landlords may think it\u2019s a challenge to find the perfect tenant, but the same goes for tenants. You may have found your dream apartment, but if it comes with a nightmare landlord, you may want to keep your options open. Want to find the perfect landlord? Here are 5 ways to find the right one: Screen the landlord Before signing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hong-kong-living","tag-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}