Chapter 286 Rent Termination
Seeing the people already waiting for them in the house, the group looked around for a long time but didn't recognize a single face, which left them somewhat dumbfounded.
Someone instinctively asked, "Where's the homeowner?"
"Does the landlord have to come to cancel the lease?" the former real estate agent manager, who had been assigned this task, asked curiously.
Seeing that the others still didn't react, she unusually offered an explanation:
“You signed the rental contract with the landlord through our agency, and we are also authorized by the landlord to handle the termination of the lease for you.”
"But..." The group looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
Unfortunately, in their large family, only the young person in the hospital has a phone.
This made it impossible for them to even make a phone call to ask.
Moreover, they came here today with other purposes.
A clever person suddenly had an idea: "Excuse me... do you have a cell phone? Could I borrow it?"
The agent stared at the man speechlessly.
Is this phone something you can just borrow?
The fee wasn't cheap to begin with, and the fact that they specifically entrusted it to them didn't seem like they wanted to come and talk to these people face-to-face.
"If that doesn't work either, then please call the landlord!" The young man's father was more decisive; he said directly:
"If the landlord doesn't show up, there's no point in discussing terminating the lease."
"I see..." The agent smiled, packed up the items, and walked straight out.
"Wait, aren't you going to make a call?" Someone quickly grabbed the real estate agent.
The agent frowned, tried to shake off the other person's hand twice but failed, and then said in a particularly annoyed tone:
"What are you doing? Say what you want to say, don't resort to violence!"
"What do you mean? I clearly told you to make a call, but you left without even making a call. What are you trying to do?" The group instinctively tried to surround them.
But the agent's glare made him slow his pace slightly.
"You'd better stay away from me. The homeowner has already warned me that your family is not so easy to deal with."
"If there's anything unusual, we can call the police immediately."
As she spoke, she even called out to the outside world.
As soon as she finished speaking, several people around her immediately responded.
A little while later, people came over from several neighboring houses.
Upon seeing this, the group immediately stopped in their tracks.
Several young men of varying ages, all looking rather unwell, opened the door and walked in one by one.
They came in without saying a word, just stood near the door and watched them.
Upon seeing this situation, the young man's father quickly said:
"It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. We just wanted to clarify things."
"What needs to be clarified?" The agent impatiently shook off his hand before speaking:
"I already told you that the landlord entrusted me with handling the lease termination."
"So you said you still need to find the landlord."
"The landlord also said that it doesn't matter whether you look for it or not, or whether you get a refund or not."
"Anyway, our people are here to take care of it for you today!"
"Since you're unwilling to do it yourself, just call the police tomorrow."
"They don't want to, and are unwilling to, have any contact with you."
"After all, they did a proper demolition and relocation process. They posted the notice of termination of the lease, paid the compensation they were entitled to, waived the rent, and even helped us find a new place without charging any agency fees."
"And what about you?"
"I've never seen anything like it before. The saying 'a snake trying to swallow an elephant' perfectly describes people like you."
"It's one thing for them to refuse to leave, but the landlord doesn't even have a place to live, yet they're being asked to pay medical bills."
"It's best to have as little contact with people like that as possible; nobody wants to get close to them."
"And yet they still don't realize their own shortcomings?"
"Stop talking nonsense. The police haven't even made a determination, so what makes you think we're trying to evade the landlord's medical expenses?" The group retorted directly with stern faces.
"Yes, yes, whatever you say is right!" The agent was too lazy to waste words with them and simply gestured for the people she brought to leave.
Then he stood by the door and said to everyone, "Since you don't want to terminate the lease, then get out of here!"
"Wait, when did we say we didn't want to back out?" The young man's father showed no intention of leaving.
Seeing the real estate agent frowning as he looked over, he said directly:
"You didn't even take us to my son's room before asking us to terminate the lease?"
"At the very least, we should check if my son's things are still there!"
Upon hearing this, not only the real estate agents, but also the crowd waiting outside couldn't help but twitch their lips.
"You truly are an unprincipled person; how could you possibly say such a thing?"
"You should ask your son whether the things were properly stored and whether the door was properly locked!"
“After all, he used to live here all by himself.”
"The landlord has said that this area is going to be demolished, but he still insists on not leaving."
"We can't just rent him a house and then have to arrange for someone to look after it, can we?"
As they talked, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
The young man's family members' faces darkened further upon seeing this.
But they had no choice but to turn to the agent.
After all, they knew which room the young man lived in.
They knew that the building was currently without water and electricity. When they came over earlier, they saw the lights on the first floor and wondered if the homeowner had restored the power.
But they dared not let the agent leave until this matter was confirmed.
The agent was extremely helpless, but he could only take out a large flashlight from his briefcase and use it to illuminate the group.
Among the people outside the door, some also came in, carrying flashlights of different sizes.
Two people went up with the group, while the rest remained on the first floor.
Upstairs, the young man's room wasn't very messy. When his family went in and saw the situation, they didn't know how to describe their feelings.
However, the group was unsure about what to do when it came to packing their luggage.
Logically, one should complete the lease termination procedures first before packing their belongings.
They only found out after they arrived in the city that they had to pay a deposit to rent a room there!
The homeowner followed all the proper procedures, so naturally, none of them were omitted.
However, this time, not only did the homeowner not come.
According to the homeowner, it seems there will be no compensation for canceling the lease.
Because they posted a notice of eviction more than a month ago.
One of the factors of force majeure is government policy.
They asked about this matter specifically when they left the police station today, out of a moment of trepidation.
They had originally thought that the landlord would always bring up the rental agreement.
The rental agreement itself might not be reasonable.
Little did they expect that after this incident, Anjia would even provide a copy of the rental contract.
There were indeed no particularly illegal or irregular provisions in the regulations.
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