Friday, April 24, 2009

The scam on the craigslist

It came all unexpectedly. I was walking to the kitchn, holding the check for the rent . I was just going to give it the owner and then to get back to my room to relax. Then, it happened. The words came out of the Chinese owner's mouth completely stunned me.
He said," you need to move out of this apartment in a month." He went on,"the landlord wants to give this whole 2 floor to his brother who is coming from Hong Kong. He is coming with a work permit and he has a wife and kids."
Moving in a month? I have a full time job, and I have a work to do after my regular work. It is not that easy to find the apartment that I want to live for the next couple of years. I did not want to rush into it. None of these made sense to me.
First of all, is it reasonable to ask someone to leave the place in a month is out of norm. That is a very unprofessional way to deal with his tenants.
Second, the landlord insists that he will not return the deposite back until I move out under this unlawful situation.