Since last wednesday night, where i tried to settle the office rental amicably with the landlord.
i had to close off the office as operations was just myself and that the company does not have the funding to carry on renting the place.
he rented to me at $1,100 mthly.
he took my company roc details and was to have informed the hdb about him subletting the unit.
in his words, there is only 2 options for me.
A) to find another person to takeover the rental
B) to carry on renting the place from him.
i am amazed at the fact that while he commented himself to be a gentleman and that when we do things as a businessman we must follow law by law. but this is the shocking information i received from hdb. he did not apply or inform hdb at all.
And from him, he stills maintains that he has informed me that he did not inform hdb in regards to renting me the place. next when i mentioned that the agreement has not be signed cos i have not seen it. he mention last time was that oh i submitted information to the lawyer and that i will get it done for you as soon as possible.
And now from him, he denied ever telling me that he has done such matters ie; submitting the information to the lawyers.
which means to say by all records its illegal and its not a agreeable issue. how do i account for it as a businessman? and how do i even get another person to takeover ?
he made it clear that night that i played him out and he will take action.
at the present moment, i have not made the police report because i am not sure what is the nxt best course of action to be taken without harming the relations between me and his son.
up to the present moment, his son has gone thru facebook chat to ask me how am i going to settle and if i am gg to compensate his dad 3mths of rental and pay up the remaining amount. he has tried to call me which i did not pick up the phone (31st January 2011 2 calls) and 6 calls plus an sms ( 1st February 2011) .
i cannot see how do i pay up if they have changed the locks and wants the following as a form of compensation.
1. the partitions to be relinquish to them
2. the air conditioning to be relinquish to them
3. 3mths of rental
4. pay up the january rental
5. lastly to pay the utilities bills (to which i do not have the records at all)
