Yeong, Khoo & Partners

30/07/2023

Having a well-written tenancy agreement helps prevent misunderstandings and disputes between the landlord and tenant.

A tenancy agreement can be drafted by a professional lawyer. However, hiring lawyers can be expensive, so some landlords opt to draft the agreement on their own or usually by the real estate agent.

We have observed numerous instances of problematic tenancy agreements, including typos and absurd clauses as there have been multiple instances of copying the agreement where certain words are missing from the clause.

Hence, engage the service of a professional lawyer as this will help ensure that your rights and interests are safeguarded and that the agreement is legally sound and comprehensive.

30/07/2023

DO YOU KNOW?

Where a fixed-term tenancy expires and the tenant holds over at the end of the term, a new periodic tenancy will ordinarily be established by the acceptance of rent by the landlord unless the intention to create such a new tenancy can be disproved

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