"Direct rental", "without any intermediary", "not an intermediary" ......In the market, you can always see rental advertisements with similar promises, which make consumers excited. The reporter's investigation found that "direct property rental" has become a gimmick or a cover for some intermediaries to publicize. For "direct property rental" that is difficult to distinguish between true and false, consumers should pay special attention to the content of the rental contract and the possible risks behind it.
Experience
There are also troubles about "renting a house".
Rent a house to avoid pitfalls, especially this kind of house that is rented directly from the property, everyone should be careful, ......After renting a house for a while, Guo Lingyan gradually became upset about some problems with the room. "The electricity is always off, and the air conditioner has to be turned on after paying the heating bill. She wrote a number of posts on the Internet "XX Xincun Property Direct Rental to Avoid Pits" to share her not very pleasant rental experience this time.
Although it is said to be "direct property rental", as the time of moving in, Guo Lingyan found that it was not what she imagined. "In fact, it's an intermediary renting a house, and you don't care much about renting it out. ”
In her eyes, even if the house she lives in is of a special nature, it is not a reason to make trouble in her heart. In addition to the monthly rent, there are also management fees and utility bills that need to be paid, which are also a significant expense. For this reason, she has also complained many times. The reporter found that after Guo Lingyan's post, some tenants in the same community also said that their floor heating was not hot enough, and there were often power outages and other problems in some buildings. "Nowadays, almost all of the people who rent out houses are like a certain property company, which is either the kind of property you understand, or an intermediary. ”
Some "direct rental" houses are blocked because of the living experience, and some encounter one of the common ways when checking out - various "problems" of finding a room.
Talking about last year's check-out experience, Lu Yun is still nostalgic. "It's a direct lease of property, but we originally wanted to sign directly with the landlord, and the contract was signed by the property company on behalf of the landlord. She said that she didn't understand whether this kind of operation was standardized at first, because there was a contract, so she rented it. However, when she checked out not long ago, she encountered a troublesome incident of withholding a deposit of 1,000 yuan. This caught the couple who were moving to a new home at the time feeling unprepared.
Said that the door of the house was broken, the wall was dirty, and the wall skin was peeling off, etc. Lu Yun said that in the end, after some tug-of-war communication, the couple compensated 500 yuan for the wall painting fee, and only then did they successfully get the deposit paid when renting the house. This time, some disturbing experiences also made Lu Yun begin to recall some details of renting. My own "direct rental" experience was supposed to be a person-to-company business operation, but after some adaptation by the other party, it became a person-to-person behavior. "If you have to sign a contract with them, you want a contract with their company. ”
Surveys
It's mostly a gimmick pushed by intermediaries
Is there really a "direct lease of property" in the market, and is the "direct lease of property" in the advertisement reliable?The reporter visited and found that some communities are indeed community property companies that provide rental services directly to the market, but there are also many rental advertisements behind the "blinding method" used by intermediaries.
The property is directly rented, with large bay windows, fine decoration, and can raise pets ......"On a certain platform, a whole rent advertisement with a monthly rent of 3,600 yuan is being posted. The advertisement indicates that the house is rented directly from the developer's rental center, and there is no intermediary fee. Is this the case?The reporter went to the office of the property company on the first floor of the community. The on-site staff confirmed that the identity of the publisher of the leasing advertisement was indeed a member of the company, and that the property company was leasing to the market. "I still have more than a dozen houses for rent in my hand, you can tell me when you see it. We do not charge intermediary fees, the contract is signed with the company, and invoices or receipts can be issued. ”
As the investigation deepened, the reporter found that the existing "property direct rental" advertisements were not so reliable. "Disclaimer: There is no intermediary, not an intermediary, the property is rented directly!Another "direct rent" advertisement said that the house includes property heating. When the reporter went to the scene, the officer said when he led the house to see the house that he could pay one for one, and the signing of the contract was signed by the individual and the "duty room". "We are person-to-person. Isn't it the same thing to sign an individual and a company?The reporter contacted the housekeeper who was left on the wall of the apartment. The other party said that these people who posted the rental information were intermediaries, "They always pretend to be landlords, and they are all intermediaries." ”
Such a situation is not an exception, a community next to Wuyuan College Road of Metro Line 6 has always been a popular place to rent, and there is no shortage of "property direct rental" in the community on the Internet. When the reporter contacted the other party and asked whether it was a direct rental house for the community property company, the other party replied, "I live in the community and it is a property." "If you like a house, when you sign the contract, you can sign it with the property management company where the other party works or with the individual.
It's none of us, we're not involved in this. The customer service staff of the community property said that there is no rental house in the daily service of the community property company. "It should be an intermediary, and it may be called a property management company in the name of the company, so it is called like that. ”
Zhu Wei, deputy director of the Communication Law Research Center of China University of Political Science and Law and a member of the Expert Committee of the China Consumers Association, said that there are indeed owners in life who hand over their houses to community property companies for management and rent, and there are also "direct property rentals" in the market. The reason why consumers are willing to choose "direct property rent" is because the property has a relatively good understanding of the owner** and the service guarantee is more reliable. "If some companies or institutions have a part of the leasing ** that does not involve property management, or only partially involved, under the banner of 'direct property leasing', it is a kind of misleading. This kind of propaganda that induces others to believe and causes confusion infringes on the rights and interests of consumers. ”
Reminders
Look at the contract before renting
The investigation found that some intermediaries used the concept of "direct property leasing" to play the side ball and make a blind way, and there are usually operational means of batch housing acquisition behind them. Although a number of "direct property leasing" agents said that they do not charge intermediary fees to tenants, in practice, some details are risky.
We just made the apartment ourselves. I took hundreds of houses. According to the above-mentioned apartment housekeeper, these houses were rented by him from others and renovated one by one, and then rented out. In order to rent the house faster, he found a "group of agents" to help rent the house, "They don't charge you agency fees, because I came to give them agency fees." You sign a contract for them, and eventually you sign it with me, and I collect the money. ”
On a contract called "Beijing Housing Lease Contract", the reporter saw that the lessor was indeed the housekeeper. The contract stipulates that in addition to the monthly rent of each room, the heating fee is 1,600 yuan per quarter, the Internet fee is 50 yuan per month, the sanitation fee is 50 yuan per month, and the electricity fee is 15 yuan per kilowatt-hour, water fee of 10 tons is not specified**. The contract stipulates that the rent shall be paid within 7 days before the due date after the agreed period for the payment of the rent;If you do not pay rent within 7 days beyond the lease period, the daily late fee will be deducted at 10% of the monthly rent, and the deposit will be refunded if you do not pay the rent within 7 days (including 10 days).
It is worth noting that the lessee (Party B) part of the contract needs to fill in the name, ID number, ** number, emergency contact person and**, household registration, industry, unit name and address and other information, but in the lessor (Party A) part, there is only the name and ** number for the time being. In a community next to the Wuxue College Road Station of Metro Line 6, when the reporter proposed to take a look at the approximate contract first, the other party replied that "you can only give you a contract if you pay a deposit." "These, invisibly, may bury hidden dangers.
A leasing officer who has been in the business for ten years in a well-known real estate agency company said that if the contract only has the name and ** of the other party, it is obviously not conducive to consumers. In order to protect the interests of consumers, when renting a house, consumers had better ask the other party to provide some documents. The real estate certificate, ID card or related purchase agreement can play a role in verifying the bottom line. In reality, if institutions and individuals under the guise of "direct property leasing" do not charge intermediary fees to tenants, then their profit points are often to "eat" the rent difference or use the vacancy period to make a profit. "For example, give the owner a **, rent you a **, and eat the difference;Or take advantage of a certain vacancy period and give the landlord 11 months or less of rent per year. ”
According to this rental industry insider, it is best to choose the main big platform in the market. For houses that are not really "property direct rental", consumers should remember not to pay too much rent at one time, so as to avoid passive losses such as the other party "running away". "In the past, there were intermediary companies that paid the landlord a monthly rent but collected the tenant's money for at least three months, which was the most risky. ”On the basis of verifying the documents and materials, consumers should also carefully read whether there are ** clauses in the content of the lease contract, especially the content of the breach of contract conditions. In the event of difficulty in returning the deposit or other acts that infringe on rights and interests, consumers can protect their rights by calling 12345**, calling the police, and suing with fixed evidence.
**:Beijing**client Reporter: Li Songlin
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