Foreigner says landlord deducted $700 from his deposit, claiming it was used for repairs they never agreed on, but Reddit users tell him this is all too common - Singapore News

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Foreigner says landlord deducted $700 from his deposit, claiming it was used for repairs they never agreed on, but Reddit users tell him this is all too common - Singapore News
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They signed an agreement on the day he left stating no repairs were needed and that the deposit would be returned in full, he says

SINGAPORE: A foreigner in Singapore who had just left a flat he had been renting took to Reddit to get a second opinion regarding the landlord’s failure to return his deposit in full.The renter had moved out on April 18, and no repairs or deduction had been agreed upon with the landlord and agent, so he was expecting a full refund.

After having lived in his flat for five years, he moved out on April 18, expecting to receive his deposit within two weeks, as stipulated in the tenancy agreement. Another agent, as well as the landlord, was present on the day of the handover of the flat. They signed an agreement stating no repairs were needed and that the deposit would be returned in full.A week later, he started following up with his agent for the deposit daily but received no answer.

On Wednesday , he saw that the landlord had returned the deposit, but minus the $700 allegedly needed for repairs.

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