compensation
There is more than one way to receive compensation for demolition. You can choose to get all cash, which can be paid in one lump sum or in installments. You can also choose to get a house, or both a house and money. There are also household fees, bonuses, renovation fees, sublease fees, compensation for ground property, etc. It is the first time that Chen Jin has come across so many professional terms related to demolition, and the estimate can only be a rough one.
Her family, for example, has two housing land certificates. One piece of land was the homestead her mother applied for in the village after she got divorced and returned home. This piece of land is their current home. The other piece was left to her mother by her grandparents. It is a dilapidated old house a few dozen meters behind the ancestral hall.
When my eldest uncle went to the Special Administrative Region to work and earn money, my third uncle and aunt also followed him. My eldest aunt rented a shop in the city and sold clothes from the Special Administrative Region, while my second uncle and aunt worked in the city and did not live at home. At that time, the five children of her eldest uncle and third uncle were left at home. Her grandparents were in poor health, and her mother was the only one who was busy taking care of them. It was her mother who took care of her grandparents before they passed away. So, her uncles and aunts had no objection to leaving her grandparents' old house to her mother.
The areas shown on these two housing land certificates are both 300 square meters. If we choose to compensate based on household registration, she is the only one in her family, so forget it. Her family also has a small store, but I don't know if it can be considered a business. Aunt Zhou next door asked a question, and Director Jiang said that a fruit and vegetable store could be considered a business. There were too many people asking questions at that time, and she was busy taking notes, so she didn't have time to ask.
But both buildings in her home have six floors, and the compensation price for each floor is not the same. She cannot judge whether it is compliant, and the demolition office needs to make an assessment.
Her family’s orchard and fields were also compensated, especially the orchard, most of which were planted with lychee trees that had been there for more than ten years. This also depends on other people's evaluation. She will estimate based on the low end.
After all the calculations, she could get a house of several hundred square meters and at least a million in compensation.
The calculator was clicking and she looked calm on the outside, but she couldn't help laughing foolishly in her heart.
My uncle has a large family, so he can get a lot of per capita money. My third uncle’s family contracted a lot of land, so this is also a huge sum of money. Only my second uncle's family has relatively few people. The three of them are not registered in Qiaodong Village, but they have a piece of land that was allocated to them by their grandparents when they were in Shifen. It is right next to the old house, and there are two earthen brick houses on it.
When the family was divided, my uncle, his mother and I applied for a new residential plot from the village, and the three siblings were given the plot at the head of the village. In fact, if they had applied at the end of the village, they could have gotten a larger residential plot. After all, Qiaodong Village has a small population, and after the reform and opening up, some people have fled to several big cities. The relatively nearby Qiaoxi Village and Mutang Village can be said to be sparsely populated.
"Oh! What a loss!" My third uncle suddenly clapped his hands, looking annoyed.
"What's wrong?" Everyone looked at the third uncle.
"The peach tree plot in the west is not included in the demolition area!" Uncle San sighed a few times, "If I had known, I wouldn't have bothered with that."
Third aunt used to roll her eyes at him for messing with the peach trees, but now she was more open-minded and comforted him, "It's not marked, it's not marked. It's a blessing from our ancestors that we get to be demolished. Don't be too greedy."
The second aunt was a little unhappy at first, but was comforted by the third aunt's words, "Yes, it's good enough to get the demolition compensation. People should be content with what they have."
Having said that, she still felt a little depressed.
Among the three brothers and the niece's family, her family can get the least. Compared with what the other three families can get, theirs is just a sprinkle of water.
"The compensation for a piece of land is more than enough. We just happen to want to buy an apartment for Jiajia." The second aunt laughed as she spoke. She has only one daughter, Chen Jia, who was admitted to Nanjing University last year. The family has saved some money and they want to take out a mortgage to buy a house close to their current workplace. Now, she decided to go to the city to pick out a good community and buy two adjacent houses so that she can be closer to her daughter. Or if they don't want cash compensation, they can just replace the house...
When my second aunt talked about buying a house, other elders in the family were also interested.
Only my eldest uncle and second uncle bought houses in the city. My second uncle bought a unit, which is small but his family is small. My uncle only bought two houses, one big and one small. The smaller one is now occupied by my cousin and his wife. It’s because my uncle used the money to rebuild the house in the village, otherwise my aunt would have planned to buy another house this year. It was a huge bargain by accident.
When cousin Chen Ting saw the compensation money for her family listed by Chen Jin, she was so envious that her eyes were almost red with envy. Everyone was happy to get the money, but when Second Aunt said she wanted to buy a house for Chen Jia, Chen Ting started thinking about other things.
Among the sisters, Chen Jia is the only daughter, and Chen Jin is the head of the household. All the proceeds from the demolition will be given to them. As for her family, she has two older brothers and she doesn’t know how much her parents can give her.
Once some thoughts arise, they will run wildly in a direction that you cannot control.
Those who were working or working outside rushed back as soon as they received the news. The entire Qiaodong Village is now like a huge pie falling on their heads.
When it was time to get off work, the tenants who returned one after another also heard the news that Qiaodong Village was going to be demolished. The specific relocation information had not been finalized yet, but it was estimated that it would only take one or two months. The villagers were happy, but they were sad. They watched others become rich while they had to find a new house. If they want to rent a house, they have to go to Qiaoxi Village or a private house in the suburbs. Those places are closer to where they work, but the rent is twice as expensive, and the environment is not as good as Qiaodong Village.
Those who are reasonable will naturally understand the landlord, while those who are unreasonable will start to test the landlord's bottom line, asking how they will compensate for their losses if they don't rent the house to them.
Except for my uncle's family who has no house to rent out, all the others who have houses to rent out have encountered scoundrels who want to take advantage of them.
After having dinner at his third uncle's house, Chen Jin was blocked by the tenants of his house halfway.
"Boss, you suddenly asked us to move out. It's hard to find a place to rent now. You have to pay us compensation, right?!" A fierce-looking man rushed over and looked like he wanted to fight with Chen Jin. There were also more than a dozen people following the man, all of whom rented houses in her house. Only three of them joined in the fun, while the others just followed but didn't say anything.
Chen Jin sneered and didn't talk about compensation or not. The relocation announcement has just been issued, and the time of relocation has not been decided yet. Besides, they don’t have any contract for renting a house. You just have to pay a deposit of two months’ rent and then pay the rent every month.
Isn't it just because he sees that she's the only one left in her family and thinks she's young and easy to bully, so he wants to take advantage of her? You’re dreaming! That is to say, she was not often at home, and the villagers always praised her for being smart and well-behaved, which led to these people's distorted perception of her. If they went to Qiaoxi Village to ask around, they would know that her nickname "Troublemaker" was not earned for nothing.
Chen Jin put his hands on his hips, "First of all, I didn't tell you to move out now. Who in the village told you to move out now? Call them out so I can see? Secondly, you can consider finding a new place to rent from now on. Finally! Your deposit will be returned in full. If you move out within this month, your rent for this month will also be returned to you. If you don't move out within this month, no refund will be given. Starting from next month, you will be charged rent for the number of days you live here."
"Many of you are old tenants of our house. When my mother was alive, she took good care of you. If you had trouble paying the rent, she would give you a month or two of relief. She also gave you fruits and vegetables from home. You should have a conscience! Don't accuse me of being unkind. If you move out this month, I will give you an extra 20 yuan for moving expenses. You can consider it yourself."
The people who followed were discussing in low voices. The man who spoke first was discouraged by her words and wanted to fight for it again, but was interrupted by Chen Jin, "If you want to cause trouble, you'd better think it over. We in the Chen family are not pushovers!"
Making trouble on her territory? We can get that guy out tonight.
"What are you doing?" Tian Miao heard the noise and came out to see Chen Jin surrounded by people. She was startled and grabbed the broom against the wall and rushed over, shouting at the top of her voice: "Someone come here, someone is trying to cause trouble!"
As soon as he shouted, several adults who lived nearby in the village ran out, especially the uncles who were still staying at my third uncle's house.
Aunt Zhou came the fastest, carrying a long shoulder pole as she walked over and cursed: "I think you guys are too full and are here to bully our people!"
Aunt Zhou's reputation is known throughout the village, and she is said to be invincible. If any tenant who likes to take advantage of others goes to her store to buy something and bargain, she will scold him until he dares not say a word.
"No, no, we don't."
"Yes, we just came here to see the excitement."
"I don't mean to cause trouble. I just came here to ask the landlord about the demolition. It takes time to find a new house, right?" The man who had been so fierce just now was frightened when he saw more and more villagers running over with sticks.
A colleague who rented a house with him in Qiaodong Village came to him after dinner and talked about finding a new house. As soon as he arrived, he complained that the landlord had not given him a definite answer and he didn't know whether he could get his deposit back. It would be troublesome to ask them to move out temporarily. But since their colleagues rented Aunt Zhou's house, they only dared to ask tentatively.
He thought that his landlord was a girl in her early twenties who was still in college. Young people in school tend to be the most shameless, so he wanted to try to get some compensation. Anyway, there are two houses, and the compensation belongs entirely to the little girl, so there won’t be much left if she gets a share.
But he didn't expect that the little girl spoke clearly and was not afraid of him causing trouble at all. The noise was so loud that it attracted villagers. The villagers would naturally protect their fellow villagers, so how could he dare to continue making trouble?
When the eldest uncle and his four cousins arrived, several men stood behind Chen Jin, and the momentum of the men opposite him instantly weakened.
Aunt Zhou's pole was about to poke the man's face. She glared and cursed, "What's not? You bully the weak and fear the strong. You want to make trouble just because Chen Jin is in a good mood, right? You dare to bully people on our Chen family's territory. You don't know how many eyes the horse king has..."
Others who heard Aunt Zhou's voice also came to see what was happening. When Chen Guangman came running over and saw the situation, he breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and slapped his eldest grandson on the back of the head, "You can't even pass on the message!"
He was discussing something with the old branch secretary when his eldest grandson hurried back and said that several households at the head of the village had started fighting with a group of tenants, and they were armed with sticks and clubs. The old party secretary was so scared that his hands were shaking, and he quickly ran over.
On the way here, he kept saying: "Ancestors, please bless me, nothing will happen to me!"
He was afraid that the villagers would become arrogant after the demolition, and if something happened, the higher-ups would get angry and they would suffer.
The result, is this?
It's good that there was no fight. Chen Guangman patted his chest and took a deep breath, then walked forward and knocked Aunt Zhou's carrying pole away. After asking about the situation, he knew what was going on.
If it were any other time, he would definitely speak up for Chen Jin. The child is his own and he is in the right, so there is no reason not to help him. But at this critical moment, he didn't want to get involved, so he asked the tenants to go back and consider the plan Chen Jin gave, and then said to the tenants living in other houses: "We only received the notice of demolition this afternoon, and we haven't had time to consider your rental matters. It can't be demolished for a while, so you should negotiate with the landlord. However, I suggest that you go and see the house when you are free and rent it as soon as possible. Don't worry about not getting your deposit back or the extra rent back. If you have such a problem, just come to my house to find me."
"Okay, everyone has to go to work tomorrow, go back and rest early."
"Go back, go back."
After everyone left, Chen Guangman glared at Aunt Zhou, called the surrounding villagers over, and said, "Don't wait to earn the rent for one or two months. Persuade the tenants to move out early so that there will be no more peace and quiet."
After looking around, he focused on the stingy Chen Sanpo, "Learn from Sanmei. Be generous at this time. Return the rental deposit and give some extra moving expenses. It will be good for both you and him."
Chen Guangman still had something to discuss with the old branch secretary, so after a few words he walked home, cursing his eldest grandson as he walked.
Grandma Chen curled her lips and muttered, "Third sister, you are an educated person and don't know how hard it is to make money. You haven't returned the rent for ten days this month, and you still have to pay twenty yuan. The monthly rent is only a few dozen yuan, and you haven't received the demolition money yet, but you have to spend it first..."
Chen Sanpo's son and daughter-in-law said nothing, as it would be useless even if they said anything. Who made them realize that their homestead and house are all under the name of their parents?
The eldest uncle and his friends sent Chen Jin back home. The second uncle said, "Third sister, go pack your things. It's not safe for you to live at home alone. Move to your third uncle's house for a few days."
After thinking about it, my third uncle suggested that she go and live with Tian Miao for a while. Both my eldest uncle and second uncle’s families have jobs, and they may have to go to the city every day, so it is safest to live in my third uncle’s house.
Chen Jin knew what was good for her. She was unsafe as a girl at home. If someone had bad intentions, she would not be able to defend herself. I went home, packed my daily toiletries, took the cash, passbooks and various documents at home, and went to live at my third uncle's house. My second uncle and his family of three went to live with my eldest uncle.
The next morning, a tenant came to Chen Jin and said that he wanted to move out of the lease that month. Chen Jin was also straightforward, "I've been at home recently. Just come to me when you're ready to move. I won't give you a penny less for the deposit, rent, and moving expenses."
The tenant was relieved after receiving the confirmation and said he would look for a place to live the next day.
There are a total of five floors for rent in the two buildings of Chen Jin's family. There are seven rooms on each floor, all of which are large single rooms with a small kitchen and bathroom. This was designed by my uncle, who said that it would be easier to manage this way. Each family cleans their own room, and water and electricity are provided on a per-household basis. If it is like some rental houses in Qiaoxi Village, where the toilet and kitchen are located at both ends of the corridor, it is difficult to separate water and electricity, and the public hygiene is dirty.
There are now 31 tenants on these five floors. When Chen was in the convenience store this morning, 23 of them came to her and told her that they were moving out this month, including the man who asked her for compensation last night. The remaining eight households did not come to visit, but Chen Jin guessed that they would definitely hurry up and move out within this month. Even those who came to confirm with her that they would move out this month would probably delay leaving until the last few days of this month, thus saving a month's rent.
These are all trivial matters and Chen Jin doesn't care. It would be best if they came in peace and left in peace.
At ten o'clock in the morning, people from the demolition office came again, holding measuring tools and gesturing, and some came to take pictures.
Chen Jin's two aunts also rushed back after receiving the news.
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