Let's take a look at the operation mode of this running intermediary company now.
Intermediary companies usually rent a house from the landlord at a high price first, and the payment method for the landlord is generally to pay the rent on a monthly basis. Most of the contracts signed by both parties are custody contracts; Then, the intermediary company will rent the house to the tenant at a lower rent price than it rents, but this rent needs to be paid by the tenant once every six months or once a year. Generally, both parties sign a house lease contract.
Finally, the intermediary company 1 month 1 day pays the landlord, but the rent charged to the tenant is at least half a year, so the tenant has to pay far more than the money paid to the landlord by the intermediary company, and there will be a difference. This part of the funds will soon form a pool of funds, controlled by intermediary companies. Formal intermediary companies will use these funds to invest and lend, and will also get a lot of income.
However, some people with ulterior motives set up an intermediary company from the beginning, holding the idea of running away with money. After a large amount of funds are collected, they will suddenly disappear without a trace, which will bring a lot of trouble to tenants and landlords.
If the landlord can't receive the rent, he will drive away the tenants; Moreover, the tenant has already paid the long-term rent to the intermediary, and is definitely unwilling to leave or pay the rent again, so there will be some disputes and even lawsuits.
According to the legal analysis of the legal relationship between the three parties, it should be: the landlord is the lessor, the intermediary company is the lessee, and the tenant is the sublessor.
Article 224th of the Contract Law:
With the consent of the lessor, the lessee may sublet the lease item to a third party. If the lessee sublets, the lease contract between the lessee and the lessor shall remain valid, and if a third party causes losses to the leased property, the lessee shall compensate for the losses.
The entrustment contract signed by the intermediary company and the landlord basically stipulates that the intermediary has the right to sublet or lease. In this case, according to this provision of the Contract Law, the lease contract between the intermediary and the tenant is undoubtedly legal and effective. However, because the intermediary company does not pay the rent, the landlord has the right to unilaterally terminate this contract.
Article 17 of the Interpretation of the Supreme Law on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in the Trial of Disputes over Urban Housing Lease Contracts:
When the lessor requests to terminate the contract due to the lessee's arrears of rent, the sublessor requests to pay the unpaid rent and liquidated damages on behalf of the lessee in order to safeguard the lessor's right to terminate the contract, which should be supported.
Only when the sublessor pays the rent and liquidated damages, the sublessor has the right to continue to live, otherwise the landlord has the right to terminate the contract based on the principle that property rights take precedence over creditor's rights and require the lessee to move out.
Then it can be explained that even if this kind of case after the dispute between the tenant and the landlord goes to court, its judgment is beneficial to the landlord.
Therefore, if you rent a house, you should rent it from some big brands and reputable intermediary companies, and now this long-term rent has also been closely supervised by relevant departments. I believe that there will be fewer and fewer opportunities for such intermediaries to run away in the future.