It was March 20 15. I used to live far from my work place. If there is no traffic jam, it will take more than two hours, let alone traffic jam, so I started looking for a house.
I was in a hurry and didn't find the right one. I don't want to drag my friend with me. Seeing a note posted on the facade with a room for rent, I called to say that there was still a room and the rent was not expensive, so I made an appointment to see the house.
There were three people in the agency, all five big and three thick men. I was afraid of them, but I followed them because there was a boy with me.
The house I saw was better than before, the price was right, it was close to our company, and the light was good, but I was not very satisfied. This is a capsule room. The whole house is divided into four single rooms, a bathroom and a hall less than two square meters. The other three rooms are all men and women, which is inconvenient.
When the agent saw my hesitation, he told me that they had many houses, so it would be nice to find me a single room then.
Now I want to scold myself for being stupid. I actually believe him, and I don't think it's easy for this agent who looks younger than me.
I also asked him what to do if he was dissatisfied with the lease and wanted to check out. He promised me that as long as he told him one month in advance, he would check out tomorrow even if he rented it today. They arranged everything, including the deposit, rent and property management fee.
I can't believe I bought it again.
When signing the contract, I found that the contract was particularly harsh for the tenant to check out when he was dissatisfied with the lease term, so I asked him to add a clause that he could check out at any time, otherwise he would not rent it, but the intermediary was still not glib. I signed it and paid three months' rent and one month's deposit. Oh, there is also a year's property management fee.
Very happy, isn't it? I am glad that I am lucky, and then I am sad when I check out.
The agent doesn't even admit it. He told me to find a tenant myself, and I wouldn't return it if I found it.
I looked for it for a month, but no one rented it. When the rent was not paid, the agent began to urge me to pay the rent for the next quarter. Call and text me every day to urge me, and later it became a threat. I took the key to open the door at work and entered my room. I was timid, but I was not afraid, so I spent it with them.
Finally, there is no way to spend it before moving out, and the deposit and property management fee are not needed.
Later, I searched online for black intermediaries and found that this kind of thing is not a case. Many cities have it, and it is a gang. A company was reported to have closed down and then registered a new company with a new ID card. Then I continued to commit crimes. Some even cheated the tenants and landlords on both sides, and some people lost tens of thousands of dollars. Moreover, due to the irregular market and lack of departmental supervision, there are more and more black intermediaries.
And those who are cheated are often fresh graduates. After being cheated, I can't find the regulatory authorities, so I can only post and cry on the Internet. An intern of a friend's company rented a room in this company, but was kicked out of the house by the intermediary in the middle of the night, dragging his luggage all over the street and having no money to stay in a hotel. She said that she was really desperate and doubted her life.
I think everyone who has rented a house in the hands of a black intermediary has moments of despair to doubt life.
Well, I want to give some thoughts to the children's shoes that saw this answer.
First, don't make phone calls on advertisements written on half a piece of A4 paper in the street. 200% of them are black intermediaries.
Second, there is no intermediary fee, but what property management fees are charged, and there are other messy fees, which are also black intermediaries.
Third, the contract must be read carefully, and all terms that are unfavorable to the tenant must be put forward and asked to join the contract. Don't believe what they say.
Finally, it is best to rent directly from the landlord, so that both the landlord and the individual must have some protection. If the landlord can't collect the rent and the individual pays the rent, then everyone has nowhere to complain.