Rental Control Act of 2009 (RA 9653) for Landlords & Tenants (2024)

Are you a landlord? Or a tenant? You might have heard that the Rent Control Act of 2009 has been extended again, this time until December 31, 2020. This law is beneficial for both landlords and tenants because it protects both parties from conflicts when it comes to fulfilling each other’s obligations.

In this post, let us highlight the important provisions that both parties should be familiar with for their own good.

But first, let’s look at the numbers…

A study conducted by the Statistical Research and Training Center (SRTC), a sub-agency of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) showed in its preliminary results that about 7.2% of households in the country are renters. From this percentage, about 97% pays a rent equivalent to ten thousand pesos and below.

This is a considerable number of people; which prompted the creation of the Republic Act (RA) No. 9653, also known as the Rent Control Act of 2009.

Important terms defined:

R.A. 9653 defines rent as the amount paid for the use of a residential unit which is usually paid on a monthly basis unless otherwise specified in a contract.

Residential units on the other hand are defined as either a separate dwelling place or part of a bigger multi-dwelling place.

Buildings and apartments used for business but at the same time serves a residence to its tenants are considered as residential units except for motels, motel rooms, hotel, and hotel rooms.

Coverage of this law:

This act applies to residential units in the National Capital Region and other highly urbanized cities which rent at or below ₱10,000; and ₱5,000 or below in all other areas in the country.

The Rent Control Act of 2009 does not cover units under a rent-to-own scheme since a separate agreement for this is made between the owner and the tenant.

The limit on increase of rent amount:

The Rent Control Act of 2009 (R.A. No. 9653) states that the lessor or the landlord is not allowed to increase the rent more than seven (7) % annually if the unit is occupied by the same tenant. The lessor is only allowed to change the rate for new tenants once the unit becomes vacant.

Further, landlords whose units are dormitories, bed spaces, or boarding houses that are rented to students are only allowed to increase the rent once a year.

Advances and deposits:

Stipulation on deposits and advances has also been included in The Rent Control act of 2009 which further states that a lessor cannot demand from the tenant more than one (1) month advance rent and more than two (2) months deposit. Any accumulated interest of the deposit shall be returned to the tenant upon expiration of the rental agreement.

However, this amount may be forfeited in instances where the tenants failed to settle outstanding utility bills such as electricity and water. This amount may also be forfeited and used to pay for damages done by the tenant to the property.

Subleasing guidelines:

The act also addresses issues on subleasing. It provides that a tenant is not permitted to sub-lease the unit without a prior written consent from the landlord. Doing such may be used as reasonable ground to evict the tenant from the rented unit.

Grounds / reasons for eviction:

Aside from subleasing without the owner’s consent, other valid reasons for eviction are as follows:

• If the tenant fails to pay the required monthly rent for a total three (3) months.

  In cases where the landlord refuses to accept the payment, the tenant may deposit the payment by way of consignation to the appropriate court, or with the city treasurer, the local barangay chairman, or deposit the amount to the landlord’s bank account within one (1) month after the landlord’s refusal.

  The tenant should also deposit the rent within ten (10) days of every current month afterwards.

• If the owner/lessor or his immediate family members have a legitimate need to use the unit. However, the following conditions also apply:

  1. Provided the rent for a definite period has expired. i.e. 1 month, if the rent is collected monthly or 3 months, if the rent is collected quarterly, etc.
  2. Provided the owner has given the tenant 3 months advance notice. This should give the tenant enough time to look for another place.
  3. The owner is not allowed to lease the unit to any third party for at least 1 year.

• If the unit is the subject of an order of condemnation by appropriate authorities and the owner/lessor needs to do necessary repairs to make the property safe and livable. The following conditions apply for this:

  1. The evicted tenant should be given the first priority to rent the unit back after the repairs.
  2. If the landlord raises the rent, the new rate should be reasonably proportionate with the expenses incurred for the repair.
  3. But if the unit has been condemned or completely demolished instead, and a new building is built on the same site, the evicted tenant no longer needs to be given the first priority for renting the new building or any of the unit(s) therein.
• Expiration of the lease/rental contract.

In instances where the property has been sold or mortgaged to another owner, the new owner cannot evict the existing tenant(s) just because he is the new owner. The new owner still has to follow the above provision on evictions.

Penalties for violations:

Persons, whether natural or juridical, who are found to have violated any of the provisions of this Act will be subject to a fine of not less than ₱25,000 but not more than ₱50,000.00, or imprisonment of not less than one (1) month and one (1) day but not more than six (6) months, or both.

Validity period of this Act:

The Rent Control Act of 2009 has been signed into law on July 14, 2009 and should have expired on December 31, 2013 but it was extended up to December 31, 2015 by the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) under the direction of the current vice president, Jejomar Binay.

Update: On June 8, 2015, the HUDCC further resolved to extend the effectivity of R.A. No. 9653 up to December 31, 2017:

x x x x x

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED THAT the HUDC Council, pursuant to its mandate enshrined in RA No. 9653, implements the continued regulation of rent to cover all private residential units in the country with monthly rent of Php10,000 subject to the following conditions:

1. After the expiration of RA No. 9653 or the Rent Control Act of 2009 on 31 December 2015, rent control shall continue for a period of two years or from 01 January 2016 to 31 December 2017 using the inflation rate for 2014 of 4.1 % as basis for adjustment.

2. x x x x x

Full version:

You can read the full version / copy of the original signed Act below:

• Riomin Manito

  Hello po, hindi ko kasi masyado mauntindihan yung full details nung law n ito. Ang concern ko po kasi, nagpalit ng caretaker sa inuupahan nmin. Ang dami nila demands ngayon. Bawal gumamit ng sarili nmin lock, kailangan yung lock sa doorknob lang ang gamit nmin para may duplicate sila at pwede nila buksan kwarto nmin kung kailan nila gusto mag-inspect, wirh or without us present. Bawal gumamit ng extension kahit isa lng ung wall outlet na pwede per room. 2 kaming naupa sa room na to, electric fan lng pwede isaksak pag wl extension. Hindi kami makapagcharge ng cellphones ng ayos. May sarili kami CR, pero hininaan nila kuntador ky kung may nagamit ng cr sa baba during hrs na bago kami pumasok, wl tubig sa taas kung nasaan room nmin. Bawal na din kami maglaba sa CR, gusto nila sa side ng bahay kami maglaba kung saan wala ilaw at malamok dahil tambakan nila ng gamit yun. Gusto din nila n dun lng kmi sa dirty kitchen nila magluto kung saan hindi nmin mababantayan kung ginagamit nila kalan nmin kung wala kami. Kung hindi daw kami susunod, umalis n daw kami agad para makahanap sila ng ubang magrerenta.

  Within their rights po ba demands nila?

  • Nimrod Flores

    Pwede naman talaga magpatupad ang landlords (or authorized caretakers) ng mga rules nila sa kanilang rental properties. Karapatan nila yun as the owner or administrator ng property, kung yun ay para sa ikabubuti ng buong property at ng mga tenants. Kaya in my opinion po, if di nyo na gusto ang mga pinapatupad nilang rules, lipat nalang po kayo ng ibang rental unit.

    However, kung ginagawa ng bago nyong administrator yun para lang pahirapan kayo at gustuhin nyong umalis, yun na ang hindi tama and I think pwede nyong ireklamo or sampahan ng kaso ang administrator nyo dahil dito. For more details about po nito, I recommend consulting with a lawyer. Pwede po kayo pumunta sa Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) kung kailangan nyo (wala pong bayad sila doon).

    • meng

      sir ask ko lang po pwede po ba ung rules na ung 1 month advance at 1 month deposit ay gagamitin kapag aalis ka na sa room…at umayon ung tenant bago sya pumasok pano kung hindi natupad ung pinagusapan,..at nagpaalam ung tenant na aalis na sya at kelangan irefund agad sa kanya ung pera??

      • reyman

        meng
        usually ayon ng ayon ang tenant bago pumasok verbally, pero hindi tinutupad kapag aalis na. gumawa ka ng written agreement (not contract) na yung 1 month advance ay para sa first month of rent (ginamit na) at yung 1 month deposit ay hindi pwede gamitin sa last rent kapag aalis na, magbabayad pa rin tenant ng 1 month advance payment for the last month, then yung deposit ay refundable subject to any damages and outstanding bills.

• Nimrod Flores

  Hi Pauline,

  The above post is about the Rent Control Act of 2009. It applies to Tenant – Landlord transactions only. Yours is a buyer-seller transaction.

  So, no, this does not apply to your situation.

• Joe Acosta

  Good day po.
  Kasalukuyang nag uupa kami ng lot for our business sa halagang 20k/month for 3 years now. Mag expire ang contract this coming July 2015. Wala kaming utang, na improve pa namin ang place pero pinapaalis kami ng may-ari ng lupa kasi gagamitin daw ang lot. the notice is very short. Ayaw pagamit ang advance at deposit (total is 3 months) namin. Nahihirapan kaming mag hanap ng lot na kasin laki ng inuupahan namin sa ngayon.
  Tama po ba ginawa ng aming landlord? May batas po ba tayo sa ganitong sitwasyon?

  Maraming salamat po.

  • Nimrod Flores

    Usually may clause naman po nyan dun sa lease contract nyo kung gaano kahaba dapat ang notice na ibigay sa inyo ng landlord bago kayo pwedeng paalisin. If you have that part in your contract, then enforce your right to have enough time to look for a new place to transfer to.

    Aside from that, if the reason for asking you to leave is because they are going to sell the property, they also cannot do that without first offering to sell the property to you. You have to right of first refusal kasi kayo ang existing tenant – hindi nila pwedeng ibenta sa iba yan unless tumanggi kayo nung inalok sa inyo.

    However, you mentioned only that they are going to use the property. On this part, unfortunately, they have all the rights to do whatever they want with their property. Your rights to the property are only as much as stipulated in your lease agreement.

• Luz Reyes

  Hi jlacosta. The Rent Control Act only applies to residential properties and not commercial properties. If the landlord is not willing to renew the contract then you don’t have any other option but to look for another place for your business. It would be best if you can make an agreement with the landlord to extend your lease for another 6 months to give you more time to look for a place. With regards to the advance and deposit, I am assuming you already used your advance deposit. The security deposit technically will be returned to you after you turned over the lot to the landlord so I don’t see any reason why he would do that. Maybe you should negotiate with your landlord so you can come up with a workable solution.

  • Willie

    Good day po.
    Kasalukuyang nag uupa kami sa residential area for our business sa halagang 16k/month for almost 2 years now. Expired na po ang contract namin at dahil maganda naman po ng pakikitungo ng bawat isa sa aming landlord hindi na kami humingi ng bagong contract. pero this month magdadagdag po sila ng singil sa rate per kilowat ng kuryente. nakasub meter lang po kami. may karapatan po ba kami magreklamo tungkol sa dagdag singil nila sa kuryente at sa sobrang singil nila sa rent? pwede po ba namin ipakita itong batas na ito dahil maaring hindi nila alam at dahil ngayon ko lang din nalaman?

    Maraming salamat po.

• Cezar Nabong

  Hi! Is the tenant allowed to use the leased premises to cook for their catering services even though the lease contract specified that the property is for residential use only?

• Magicpips

  May I ask: what if tenant has not paid for 2 months. Then on the third month, they only pay partial amount equivalent to only one month via bank. Can the landlord start eviction proceedings?

  • reyman

    Magicpips
    under the law, eviction proceedings can only start if tenant has not paid for 3 months. the landlord can serve 3 months advance notice of eviction, should be written and both parties should agree and sign, but specify also that tenant still has to pay his arrears.

• Jeane Tongson

  Hello po, ask ko lang po kasi doon sa inuupahan naming room for rent sa my brgy. rizal sa makati ay nabenta na last july 2015 sa ibang tao. my advance pa kmi ng renta gang august sa dating may-ari, tapos pinapaalis na agad kami ng bagong may-ari ngayon hanggang katapusan na lang daw ng august. sabi ko 3 months pa dapat ayaw na pumayag ng new owner. paano po ba iyon? thanks and hope for your positive feedbacks!

• Rose

  may karapatan ba akong humingi ng resibo sa lessor ko? Paano kung ayaw nya akong bigyan ng Official receipt? pls help.

  • reyman

    Rose
    depende sa paupahan, yung iba kasi ay pinapaupahan bahay or room nila para kumita ng kaunti. kung ayaw ka bigyan ng official receipt, wala ka magagawa, sa paghanap mo next time ng mauupahan, unang una ask mo kung nag iissue sila ng official receipt. pwde naman kasi sa isang piece of paper para hindi nagkakalimutan.

• Layne

  Hello! I’ve read that …

  This act applies to residential units in the National Capital Region
  and other highly urbanized cities which rent at or below ₱10,000; and
  ₱5,000 or below in all other areas in the country.

  What applies naman to those renting beyond P10,000.00
  We’re renting at P25,000.00 the previous year and this September mag rerenew ang contract. The owner is increasing our rent to P28,000.00. Is that allowed? We’ve been renting here for 5 years now and started at P23,000.00. They required 5 months at first (2 months deposit and 3 months advance). I really need help because we find it too much.

  Thanks in advance.

• Jake Edgar

  good day poh .. nkabayad npoh kmi ng rent 1month advance and a month deposit .. tapos po ngkaproblema kailangan nmin umalis sa rinerentan nmin less than 7 days papoh kmi dito pwede poh bha nming kunin yung nabayad nim poh bawasan lng sa days na ngamit nmin .. pwede bha poh yun ano poh dapat gawin

  • reyman

    Jake Edgar
    monthly rent means you rent a place for a full month, whether tumira ka ng 31 days or 6 days. hindi naman daily rent ang payment. yung 1 month advance ay hindi na pwede makuha, pero yung 1 month deposit ay dapat isauli ng may ari, at kung may damages or unpaid bills ay babawasin nya.

• josie

  Hello,
  I owned property in Philippines, but i live here in US. I’m not familiar with law regarding the utility and water bills.
  My tenants was asking to installed a lights on the hallway and stairs, but they want me to pay the utility bills. pls advise is this right? Is the tenant should be paying for the bills?

  • reyman

    josie
    to show an analogy, if you own a 2-storey restaurant, without lights on the hallway and stairs, you will lose customers to the effect. if you installed lights, you don’t charge your customers for the utility bills. it is called service to your tenants. the only problem there is without your presence or your authorized caretaker, tenants can abuse extra connections on your installed lights by using your electricity at your expense.

• UP STUDENT

  hello po!

  Nangupahan po kasi kami ng nanay ko malapit po sa University na pinapasukan ko po. 3k per person, so 6 k po kami. binayaran na po namin yung deposit pati yung 2 months advance bale 18k po iyon. Nagkaproblema po kasi sobrang ingay sa lugar nila na pati yung may ari, anak ng may ari, estudyante, tarabahador at aso gumawa na ng ingay sa araw araw naming pagtira. hindi po ako makapag aral ng maayos at di rin makatulog yung nanay ko po. kaya nagdecide po kami umalis sa kanila ng 2weeks bago matapos ang buwan ng september. pinaalam po namin sa katiwala at eventually nasabi sa may ari. kinukuha po namin yung cash deposit na 6k since wala naman po kaming damage na nagawa po. ang problema ayaw po ibigay ng may ari, nagpadala na rin po kami ng sulat para malaman niya yung mga hinaing po namin. pero ayaw pa rin niya ibigay kesho mafoforfeit daw yun kasi d natapos yung 1 year na contract kesho ganun daw talaga… eh sa hindi kami nasatify po sa mga services po nila at ingay sa lugar nila kaya ka nga po nag rent, not just for shelter reasons but even peace on the place should be consider. tinitirhan mo yan at tinutulugan pero ang ingay ingay po; kalampagan diyan at doon.

  kaya po lumapit po si mama sa barangay ang sabi ng kapitan marami na pong nagrereklamo po sa inuupahan po namin lagi po tungkol diyan sa deposit, malas po daw yung pag pili po namin sabi ng kapitan.

  bago po umalis ng september 21 umalis na po kami at currently nangungupahan po ako sa loob po ng university. sa friday po ngayong week magkakaharap po nanay ko pati yung may ari kasi po pinablotter po ni mama. gusto ko po malaman kung malaki yung possibility na kami po yung manalo at maibalik po sa amin yung 6k po?

  • Leona Beatriz

    hello, I’m not a lawyer but as for the law, the forfeiture will only take place upon the failure of the lessee to pay for certain bills or damages for property… However, have you read the stipulations in your contract signed with the owner? If there’s such a provision indicated wherein the deposit shall be forfeited in his favor if you don’t fulfill the 1-year exclusive use, then, yes, most likely, you don’t have a good side on this battle. But still, you have meritorious reasons for leaving the rented place such as the noise and the not peaceful surrounding, the very unbecoming of a safe and sound abode each tenant is entitled to. Find a friend who is a lawyer…or read the whole law for your reference, and take note of Art. 19 of the Civil Code. 😉

    God bless!

• Mylife MyRules

  hi good morning i am mai nag rerent din po kasi ng bahay along manila.bago kami tumira sa inuupahan namin last november 2014 nag bayad po ako ng 1month advance and 1 month deposit sa bahay 3k a month and 1 month deposit for electrcicty bill 1k total of 7k then ngayun pong taon na to cnabihan kami ng may ari ng bahay na yung natitira nalang daw namin na deposit sa kanya is for 1 month na lang… kasi ayun daw patakaran sa pag papa rent kasi nung nag rent daw sya ng sasakyan and nag bayad daw sya ng advance and deposit tapos according to the owner ng car ang makukuha nalnag daw nya is yung 1 month na deposit …naguguluhan ako kasi monthly naman aq nag babayad even yung pumatak yung 1 month namin last december 2014 nagbayad naman ako ng rent so dba dapat as is parin po yung binayad q sakanya na 7k ? kasi parang sinasabi nya sakin na same lang daw yung rules sa rental ng car and house is it right? can you please give me an explanation regarding to this matter.. hope i can a response here asap…thanks and best regards.

  • reyman

    Mylife MyRules
    tama ang may ari, 1 month deposit na lang ang natitira, kasi ginamit nyo na yung 1 month advance from the first month of your rent.

• Chris

  Good Morning po may tanong po ko pano po kung nagbigay kame ng notice sa taong nagre-rent samin na may aayusin sa pa-upahan namin. tapos umalis may pupuntahan daw antay lang daw ilang oras na nag antay wala parin hanggang pawala na yung araw kya napilitan pasukin nalang yung bahay kase nagbabayad kame dun sa nag aayos kaso nag sampa sya ng kaso counted po ba yun as tresspassing?

  • reyman

    Chris
    pwede kayo sampahan ng unauthorized entry or trespassing kahit kayo ang may ari ng paupahan. ask your barangay assistance. kahit nagbigay kayo ng notice na aayusin, at nag agree siya then umalis, dapat ay nandoon mismo ang taong umuupa.

• Mona

  hi! ask ko lang po kung tama bang tumanggap ng reservation ang landlord kahit na hindi pa kmi nkakaalis or hindi pa fully consumed yung advance and deposits namin? 12days ago nkausap ko yung caretaker and sinabi ko na aalis kmi nagyong katapusan dahil oct. 14,mag isa nlang ako, so i asked kung paanu po yun. so sabi ng caretaker kakausapin nya yung owner. days passed biglang namoved yung flight ng asawa ko sa nov. 1 kya just last night kinausap ko nagulat ako kasi sabi nkareserved na daw yung unit dhil sinabi kong aalis ng katapusan. sabi ko diba icoconfirmed nyo pa dahil kakausapin nyo pa yung owner? with out confirmation tumanggap n sila ng reservation and mangyayari by katapusan tlagang aalis na kmi.ano po b advice dito?

  • reyman

    Mona
    whether tumanggap ng reservation or not ang landlord is not the point. since nag advance notice ka na aalis kayo that katapusan, is official notice of confirmation. your question sa caretaker “paano po yun” is another subject, whether nakausap nya ang owner or not. therefore hahanap na sila ng makakapalit nyo. hindi naman pwede atras-abante ang notice ng umuupa. depende na lang sa owner kung gusto nya kayo mag-extend.

    • Dan Henric Puertollano

      Even if the agreement is only Verbal?

      • Nimrod Flores

        Dan, under the law, verbal agreements are as valid as written ones. Although, there are just some specific agreements that the law requires to be put in writing. But these are just exemptions and the general rule is that we should honor agreements, whether they be verbal or otherwise.

        At ganoon lang talaga dapat, kahit wala pang batas. Kasi hindi naman natin pwede gawing excuse na dahil verbal lang ay pwede na tayong atras-abante sa usapan. Ang gulo ng mundo kapag ganoon. Dapat po natin panindigan ang bawat pangako or salita na binitawan. Lalo na kung may kabilang panig na umasa dun sa binitawan nating salita.

• Glance Macadangdang

  Hi.. Ask ko lang po kase we’ve been renting an apartment for more than 15 years na po.. and the actual owner ng bahay was dead… bali ang namamahala nalang po ng apartment is ung asawa at manugang nung may ari… and they were planning na paalisin kame kase ipapagawa na daw nila yung bahay… ang tanong ko po tama po ba na paalisin kame ng ganun ganun lang? and also meron na po ba kame rights sa bahay at lupa partially since we are paying it for more than 15 years na?…

  gusto po namin mabili ung bahay at lupa kaso mukang ayaw nila ibenta… salamat po sa payo.

  • reyman

    Glance Macadangdang
    Tama lahat ang namamahala ng apartment. Bakit naman kayo magkakaroon ng rights sa bahay at lupa na hindi inyo kahit pa 15 years na kayo renting duon (even 50 yrs pa) kahit dead na yung actual owner. Kung ayaw ibenta yung bahay at lupa, wala kayo magagawa. Mas may karapatan yung asawa ng namatay na may ari.
    reyman

• gerson arano

  ask ko lng po, umuupo npo kami ng room ngaun, ang room po ay nagkakahalaga ng 4500.00 ang nangyare po eh wala pa po ung kasama isang kasama nmin kaya pumayag ang land lord na 3000.00 muna ang ibayad nmin hanggat wala pa ung isa nming kasama bale ang binayad nmin eh 1month advance and 1 month deposit na 6000.00 nagstart kami is september 29 and tapos dapat nmin eh november 29, nang dumating na ung isa nming kasama nagalit sya kasi hindi muna ako nagsabi na lilipat na sya, ngaun gusto na sana nming gamitin ung advance nmin hanggang 29 kaso sabi ng land lord naconsume na daw nmin ung advance kasi 4500.00 ung upa sa room, at kung gusto pa nming magstay hanggang 29 kaylangan pa nming mag bayad ng 3000.00 at kung hindi kami magbabayad kaylangan n nming umalis agad kahit wala pa kami nalilipatan, tama po ba paalisin agad kami kahit wla pa kami nahahanap na malilipatan, o kaylangan pa nming magbayad, pa ng 3000.00

  • reyman

    gerson arano
    altough late na itong reply, hindi tama na paalisin kayo agad (pero hindi katwiran dahil wala pa kayo nahahanap na malilipatan), yung rent control act says pwd kayo paalisin if di nakakabayad ng 3 months. now tama yung landlord about 3000 na dapat nyo bayaran, kasi dalawang 4500 is 9000 for 2 months. i believe na after nyo mapapayag yung landlord na 3000 muna kasi wala pa yung isang kasama nyo, may possibility na sumalisi kayo na lumipat agad yung kasama nyo without telling the landlord to avoid 4500. now kung susundin nyo yung batas, magkaroon pa kayo ng utang na 3 months, instead na lumipat na lang and pay only 3000.
    reyman

• bhernz

  good afternoon po,may i ask kung may karapatan ba ang may-ari ng bahay na paalisin ung nangungupahan sa kanila kung yung tenant po hindi nakabayad ng monthly payment nila sa renta? tenant din po kasi kame kaya nadadamay kame sa tuwing napuputulan ng tubig at ilaw dahil ung isang tenant hindi na nkakabayad ng upa sa room,ilaw at kuryente.may karapatan ba ung owner na kunin ung gamit nila na nagkakahalaga ng 25K like ref and tv but not brand new na po as na kabayaran dun sa utang nila.ngkaharap na po sila sa lupon and barangay kasi it is almost 8 months ng wala silang bayad at wala na ung kapwa ko tenant sa room nila pero may gamit pang naiwan,pwede na po bang ibaba ng owner ung ibang gamit kasi may uupa na pong iba.ang masaklap pa po gusto ng dating tenant na sila ang masunod at sila pa ang matapang sa owner.sabi daw ng mga lupon and barangay officials baka makasuhan daw sila ng human rights pag ginalaw nila ung gamit.alin po ba ung tama dun eh hinde na nga nkabayad ng ganung halaga,ano na lang ung karapatan ng owner?

• michellyn cabatuan

  gud day. anu po bang penalty ng mga landlord n nagpapaupa ng room n hindi nmn nagbabayad sa BIR?
  commercial area po ung bahay, may 7 rooms, 2 comfort room, 2 kitchen area and my parking area na halos kasya 4-5 tricycle.

  ppnu po b magsabi sa BIR,

  then my safety pdin po b kaming tenant kpag nagsumbong kami s BIR?

  wala po km contract n pinirmahan, basta bayad lng km, then my resibo km n nabibili lamang sa bangketa. walang TIN #..

  • Nimrod Flores

    kung susundin po talaga natin ang letra ng batas, pwede talaga silang makulong dyan, maliban pa sa mabibigat na multa. kaya lang, depende po yun kung may aaksyon talaga sa inyo.

    pwede nyo pong i-report sa BIR yun, pumunta lang po kayo sa kanila at tanungin nyo po doon kung saang section kayo pupunta para magreport ng kaso nyo. pwede rin kayo pumunta sa Mayor’s office nyo, at ireport nyo yung landlord nyong nagpapa-upa na walang business permit.

    kaya lang, wala po kayong security na hindi kayo mapapaalis sa nirerentahan nyo. Pwede kasing ipasara ng BIR yung buong rental property kung kailangan nila upang masingil yung may-ari sa mga hindi nya nabayarang buwis.

• lei

  hi tanong ko lang po sana kung may karapatan po ba ako na makakuha ng refund sa deposit namen kung hindi ko na po talaga kailangan at magagamit yung 1 mon na para sa deposit kasi kailangan na po talaga lumipat sa nabili namen na bahay?always updated po kami sa bills namen at laging advance ang bayad ko sa rent sabi po kasi ng may ari hindi daw po sila ng rerefund kasi hindi naman daw po kami pasaway na tenant na kusa po nila pinaalis kusa daw po kaming nagsabi na aalis na..makatwiran po ba yun?

  • reyman

    lei
    hindi makatwiran na hindi irefund yung 1 month deposit nyo. now eto ang tanong, nagnotice ba kayo ng 1 month advance na aalis na o baka nag nagnotice kayo na aalis agad immediately in less than 1 month. Kapag less than 1 month ang notice nyo, hindi nyo binigyan ng panahon ang may ari ng bahay para humanap ng ibang uupa, so pwedeng hindi nga nya irefund yung 1 month deposit nyo. Kung nag 1 month advance notice naman kayo, at kung binayaran nyo yung last month rent in advance, therefore may natitira pa kayo 1 month deposit na refundable. Ipaliwanag nyo sa barangay.
    mandy

• Rhaz

  does this law cover only those with rent contracts? what if wala pong contract and verbal lang ang mga usapan, and no written receipts during payment ng rent, can we insist on this law if problem arises?

  • Nimrod Flores

    Yes po, kasama po kayo dito. Kahit verbal agreements lang po ang sa inyo, kontrata pa rin po yun. Mas mahirap nga lang balikan kasi pwedeng hindi na parehas yung pagkaka-alala nyo ng mga napagkasunduan nyo.

• mike enriquez

  Just quick question…nagpapaupa po ako ng commercialapartment..nasira un rollupdoor after them using for almost 8 mpntjs..sino po ang kailangan mgpagawa nun?

  • reyman

    mike enriquez
    Kung sino ang nakasira siya ang dapat magbayad o magpagawa, except if normal wear and tear. Depende pa rin, baka naman may dati nang sira yung rollupdoor at hindi naicheck ng nagpapaupa at nag worsen nung sumunod na umupa ng almost eight months. Kapag may interested na uupa, both of you should check the commercial apartment visually, make a checklist (in good order and condition), and better still take photos in and out, print it and attach to the checklist or contract with both signatures (umuupa at nagpapaupa) that if any damages caused by the tenants, sasagutin ng umuupa ang pagpapagawa o babayaran nya. Much better increase the security deposit para hindi ka naghahabol in the end.
    reyman

• mike enriquez

  Npapaupa po ako ng commercial apartment nasira rollupdoor after using it for almost eight months..cno po ang magpagawa?ako na nagpapaupa or yung umuupa?salamat po.

  • Nimrod Flores

    Sunding nyo po kung anong napagkasunduan nyo at naka sulat dun sa lease contract nyo.

    Kung wala po kayong kontrata, sundin nyo kung anong verbal na napagkasunduan nyo tungkol sa maintenance ng unit/property nyo.

    Kung wala talaga kayong napag-usapan tungkol sa maintenance and repair, mag-usap na po kayo ng tenant nyo kung sino ang magpapaayos nun.

    Pero yung usual na practice, yung may-ari/landlord po talaga sana ang sumasagot sa maintenance and repair expenses. Kasama na po sana yun sa presyo ng kanyang pagpaparenta.

• Annalyn Villeza

  Hi! may tanong lang po ako. Ito po situation namin.
  Nagrerent po kami ng isang apartment in Palompon, Leyte. 6,000 per month po rent namin.
  Tapos napagkasunduan namin ng mga kasama na lumipat ng apartment kasi namamhalan kmi sa apartment namin ngayun. Sinabihan na namin ang lessor namin bago pa magkatapusan na lilipat na kmi ng apartment na hanggang katapusan lang kmi pero humingi kami ng palugit na hanggang Dec 1 lang sana kami kasi maghahakut pa kmi ng gamit namin. pero in-eensure nmin na wala na talga kming gamit by that time at magbabayad nalang kmi ng per day na nalagpas namin. at first nag-ok yung lessor namin tapos nung dec 1 na sa umaga tumawag sya at sinabi na hindi daw pumayag ung mga matatanda (parents nung lessor). kasi daw nglampas na kami ng 1 day dapat na raw namin bayaran ung 1 whole month. para po sakin hindi po makatarungan yun. hinhi lang po ako ng payo about this. thanks po

  • Nimrod Flores

    Di nga siya makatarungan kasi may prior agreement na kayo na ganun yung gagawin nyo eh.

    Medyo late na nga lang tong reply ko po, pero kung sinisingil pa rin kayo hanggang ngayon, at para na rin sa ibang magbabasa nito, mag-insist lang din po kayo na tuparin yung napag-usapan. Kahit po kasi verbal lang yun, it is nevertheless and agreement.

    On the other hand, medyo mahirap nga lang sya patunayan kung seryoso na talaga at umabot na kayo sa korte. Kaya mas mabuti pa rin talagang sundin kung anong nakasulat sa written contract of lease ninyo.

    Kung maglilipat po ng apartment, i-consider nyo na rin po yung petsa ng bayaran nyo ng renta. Para di nyo na kailangan dumaan sa ganitong sakit ng ulo.

• 김레아 진

  Hi po tanong ko lng po kung tama bang ang 15k deposit nmin ay 4k nlng ang marefund?though may naiwan po kmi elec bills worth 3k lng nmn and ala nmn po damages nung matapos n nmin ang contract ng renta nmin..at kami po ba talga ang magshoulder ng pagpaint ng bahay at paglinis pagtapos na ang contract nmin?maayos nmn po aq magbayad ng renta in fact 3months b4 matapos ang contract fully paid na aq s renta nmin for 1yr..ang di ko lng maintindihan why ganun kalaki ang charges nila samin..ok na sana f kahit kalahati ng 15k ang inalik nila mas matanggap q pa..ok lng po ba magreklamo aq sa owner or s landlord?thanks po s sasagot

  • Nimrod Flores

    Usapan nyo na po yun.

    Yung usual na practice sa ganito, expense po talaga ng landlord/owner ang maintenance ng property niya. Kasama na sana yan sa presyo ng renta nya.

    Pero kung pumayag naman kayo sa ganung ginawa niya sa inyo, ibig sabihin walang problema sa inyo. Dapat po kung medyo hindi ok sa inyo at wala namang nakalagay sa kontrata nyo, sabihin nyo po sa landlord nyo. Ipasunod nyo kung ano lang yung agreement nyo based sa lease contract nyo.

• norman borja

  ask ko lang po bakit walang sukat ng pinauupahan equal sa renta? di ba dapat may ranges din ang renta? for example ang 50sqm = 5,000 a month
  lalo na sa mga commercial establishment kaya tuloy ang mamahal ng upa. kung mag business ka siguradong ang kita mo mapupunta lang sa upa.

  • Nimrod Flores

    Ito po kasi ay hindi maituturing na “pangunahing bilihin”. Kaya hindi po pwedeng isabatas ang presyo ng mga renta. Bahagi po yun ng karapatan ng may-ari kung ipaparenta nya yung property nya at kung magkano ang isisingil nya.

    Hindi po pwede makialam ang gobyerno dun, or else, wala na tayong tunay na demokrasya.

    Sa sistema natin dito, yung free market po ang nagdidikta kung magkano talaga dapat ang presyohan ng kahit na ano. Hindi naman po kasi magkakapera ang may-ari ng rental properties kung masyadong mataas ang singil nya kasi wala talagang uupa sa mga units nya.

    Kina-calculate po nila yan kung magkano yung paupa nila. At malalaman nilang hindi tama ang presyo nila kung walang umuupa. Kaya kung tunay nga talagang sobrang taas ang singil nila, di na po kailangan ng batas para ibaba nila presyo nila. Sila na mismo ang magbababa nun para may uupa sa mga units nila.

• Jean

  Hi po!We need your advice. This is our situation. We rent a small apartment in Q.C. for almost 7 years. We decided to rent another apartment but same owner/lessor,coz we want a big space, we’re only 2 months here. We have a 1 month advance and 1 month deposit in our previous apartment. And 1 month advance and 2 months deposit in our current apartment. As of now my other relatives are still in our previous apartment coz the owner/lessor don’t want them to move in our current apartment w/o consuming our 1 month advance and 1 month deposit, so we comply. But later, the owner told my mother to still pay the rent in our previous apartment,the owner will only return to us our deposit and advance if there is a new tenant give her an advance and deposits. And that’s only the time my relatives can move in our current apartment. Our problem is as of now we paid rentals for 2 apartments.What if there’s no new tenant for how many months? Please advice us. Thanks!

  • Nimrod Flores

    Di po yun pwede ginagawa ng landlord nyo.

    Kung tapos naman na yung kontrata nyo, karapatan nyong umalis na at itigil ang pag-uupa. This means kailangan din ibalik ng landlord nyo yung deposits nyo (less charges for damages kung meron). Problema po ng landlord yan kung wala pang uupa agad sa nabakante nyang unit at pwede nyo syang idemanda kung ayaw nyang ibigay yung deposit nyo (at yung advance, kung di pa nagamit).

    • Ella Cruz

      Hi Sir. I need your help po. Pwede po ba i-terminate ng Landlord ang contract
      for a year kahit na 6 months palang ito? Recently po kasi, nakabili
      kami ng kotse at pinarada namin sa garahe. nainform kami ng may ari na
      ayaw nya daw ng may naka-park sa garahe. It took us a week para alisin
      ang kotse dahil naghanap pa po kami kung saan pwede i-park. Nagalit po
      ang may ari at di daw kami sumusunod. Kinausap namin sya ngayon, May 13
      at pinapaalis na kami ng May 15. Wala pa kaming utang sa renta at minsan
      pa nga, maaga kami magbayad. Ano po pwede naming gawin? Pag daw kasi di
      kami umalis ng May 15, need namin magbayad ng 6k per month. Pero
      initially po 4500 lang ang renta namin. Thanks po. Need an answer. 🙁

• Cristine Irish Montero

  Hi may question lang po ako,.meron po kasi kaming room for rent,.5, 500 pesos po ang parenta namin every month,.kailangan po may 1 month advance and 1 month deposit. Noong una po okay okay pa yung isang nagrerent sa amin,..hindi pa nila nagagalaw yung advance and deposit and then later on,.habang tumatagal nagalaw na nila yung advance and deposit nila,wala na ding advance payment…Pati po yung rent monthly lagi pang delayed delayed at kulang kulang pa,..lagi nilang sinasabi na “According sa Law 3 mos. na hindi nakapagbayad ang isang nangungupahan bago sila mapaalis” kaya hindi namin sila mapaalis kc hindi kami familiar sa law about renting… Until now kulang kulang pa rin ang bayad nila and no advance and deposit payment,..ang question ko po ay is there any way para mapaalis sila>?nakaka stress na po kc..tapos napakadami pang reklamo?! Hope u can help us to solve our problem..Thank You!

• Cristine Irish Montero

  Hi may question lang po ako,.merom po kasi kaming room for rent,.5, 500 pesos po ang parenta namin every month,.kailangan po may 1 month advance and 1 month deposit. Noong una po okay okay pa,..hindi pa nila nagagalaw yung advance and deposit and then later on,.habang tumatagal nagalaw na nila yung advance and deposit nila,wala na ding advance payment…Pati po yung rent monthly lagi pang delayed delayed,..lagi nilang sinasabi na “According sa Law 3 mos. na hindi nakapagbayad ang isang nangungupahan bago sila mapaalis” kaya hindi namin sila mapaalis kc hindi kami familiar sa law about renting… Until now kulang kulang pa rin ang bayad nila and no advance and deposit payment,..ang question ko po ay is there any way para mapaalis sila>?nakaka stress na po kc..tapos napakadami pang reklamo?! Hope u can help us to solve our problem..Thank You!

  • Nimrod Flores

    Sabi po dun sa post sa taas, kapag 3 months nang di nagbabayad ng rent yung tenant, pwede nyo na sila paalisin. Yung security deposit nyo po, hindi po yun rent at di rin yun pwede gamitin pambayad ng rent. Pwede lang yun ibalik sa tenant kapag umalis na sila at wala naman damages sa unit nyo.

    Kung may 3 months na silang di nagbabayad ng rent, (again, isama nyo sa bilang yung pag-gamit nila nung deposit) may ground na kayo na paalisin sila. Kung di nyo sila mapaalis ng usapan lang, pwede nyo idaan muna sa barangay, maliit lang naman po na amounts ang pinag-uusapan dyan, di nyo pa kailangan i-diretso sa korte yan. Kapag wala talaga, magfile na kayo ng kaso for eviction sa korte dyan sa lugar nyo.

• AJ

  Saan po ako pwede magreport about sa landlord na nag nagtataas ng 10% rent every year at 10% penalty ma-late kalang ng bayad sa renta? Sobra na po kasi sya pati tubig at ilaw pinapakialaman nya.

• Reporterfreebies

  hi po…. ask ko lang po….kapag ang lease contract my automatic renewal after expiration… yun land lord pwede parin nya ma terminate yun lease contract after expiration for legitimate reasons provided na meron 3 months notice?

  • Nimrod Flores

    Kung may bagong contract talaga kayong pinirmahan at nandun yan sa bagong contract nyo na 3 months notice lang kailangan, then yes, valid naman yan.

    • Reporterfreebies

      kunyari po yun contract 1 year lease with automatic renewal….. pero by the end of 1 year… yun land lord ayaw na nya ma renew yun contract… ok lang po yun na hindi nya sundin yun automatic renewal?

      • Nimrod Flores

        Usually naman kasi sa mga automatic renewal na contracts, optional talaga yan sa both parties na i-renew ang contract or hindi.

        Kung kayo po yung tenant, diba unfair naman sa inyo kung gusto nyo na sanang lumipat at ayaw kayo palipatin ng landlord nyo kasi sasabihin nya na automatic yung renewal ng contract nyo.

        Likewise rin po, sa side ng landlord, hindi rin pwede sabihin ng tenant na hindi pwedeng tatangi yung landlord kasi automatic nag renew ang contract for another year. Usapan nyo nalang po yan.

        As far as the law is concerned, mukhang wala naman pong violation sa part ng landlord nyo.

• Sukinok v.

  mgandang araw po, tanong ko lng kung anong karapatan ko sa loteng inaalagaan nmin ng 13 taon sa tabi ng aming tirahan. nag inquire na po kami sa hlurb at sa developer nitong subdivision para malaman nmin kung may may ari ba ito, ngunit wala silang maibigay na impormasyon. kayay minabuti na lng po nming linisin at bakuran kc ginaw pong basurahan ng mga residenting nkatira dito kayat sa amin papunta ang mabahong amoy nito. kalaunan, dahil sa sa tagal ng panahon na walang ngpakilalang may ari, tinayuan nmin ito ng maliit na straktura para gawing tindahan at tinaniman ng mga pulidong pananim tulad ng prutas. pagkatapos ng matagal na paggamit nitong lote, may nagpakilalang may ari ng lupa at gusto nang kunin o gamitin ang lupa na sabi nila sa kanila daw kaya dahil ayaw namin ng gulo ibinigay na min sa ka nila ang lupa at strakturang aming napundar sa pamamagitan ng sulat kamay na gnawa nila. mga ilang araw nagduda kmi na hindi sila tunay na may ari ng lupa dahil hindi nila alam kong ano ang lot number nito at paiba iba ang kanilang sinasabi. nong una sabi nla nkapangalan daw ito sa asawa dahil nabili daw ito nong dalaga pa sya at ngayong ipinasilip nila sa amin ang kanilang titulo na nkapangalan sa kanilang mag asawa. dahil nagduda ako kung tunay ba yong titulo na pinakita nya, tinanong nmin na pwede ba makahingi ng xerox copy para maverify nmin kung tutoo ba ito ngunit tumanggi sila na bigyan kami ng kopya. ano po ba ang pwede kong gawin na makuha ang dapat para sa akin? salamat

  • Nimrod Flores

    Kailangan nyo po talaga munang malaman kung sila ba talaga ang tunay na may-ari. Kapag nalaman nyo nang hindi pala sila, ibig sabihin pareho pala kayong “adverse claimant” ng property at dahil kayo po ang nauna, kayo ang mas may karapatan.

    At para may makuha kayong impormasyon tungkol dito, hindi po kayo doon sa HLURB pupunta, wala pong records ng mga ganyan ang HLURB. Dun po kayo pumunta sa City Assessor’s office nyo. Kailangan nyo lang po yung lot number ng naturang lote para may makuha kayong impormasyon ng tunay na may-ari. At pwede nyo na rin puntahan ang Registry of Deeds para kumuha ng kopya ng titulo nito.

    Ngayon, kung totoo po ang hinala nyo na hindi nga sila ang tunay na may-ari, pwede nyong simulan sa pagpatawag sa kanila sa Barangay nyo para linawin ang kaso nyo at hilingin nyong ibalik sa inyo ang lote.

    Kung di po kayo magkasundo sa Barangay, dalhin nyo na sa City or Municipal trial court ninyo. At kakailanganin nyo na po talaga dun ang tulong at serbisyo ng isang abogado.

• Real Mayordo

  Hi ask ko lang po matatapos n po kasi ang contrata ko 2 yrs po.. nag rent po ako ng 45thou lot.. tapos po gusto po taasan ng renta ng may ari na 58thou so indi kn po kaya un upa

  Kaya po nagsabi ako sa may ari..ang svi ng may ari na hanggang march14 n lang ako pero ang contrata ko ay nag start ng march 15 .may security deposit po ako ng 2 buwan at pagagamit n nia un pong deposit ko ibibigay daw po nia kung matatapos n ang contrata ko sa march 14… un pong pinaayos ko sa bahay mga nilagyan ko po ng mga bagong flywood sa pinasem*nto ko pwede ko po bng kuhanin un it alisin un mga kinabit ko ksi po bk ibawas ng may ari un at sbhin sinira ko bk ikaltas sa deposit ko ??

  • Nimrod Flores

    Medyo mahirap po intindihin yung kwento nyo. First po kasi, you said you are renting a “lot” (parcel of land). And then you said may pinaayos kayo sa bahay at may mga improvements kayong ginawa. Kaninong bahay po ba itong sinasabi nyo?

    If what you’re saying is nagre-rent kayo ng bahay at lupa, at may ginawa kayong improvements dun sa bahay na nirerentahan nyo, then ganito po:

    Pwede nyo tanggalin yung mga improvements nyo, as long as hindi ito makaka-damage sa bahay mismo. Pero kung sa pagtanggal nyo ay madadamage nyo ang bahay, karapatan na po ng may-ari yun na ikaltas sa deposit nyo ang damages na naidulot nyo sa property nya.

    • Real Mayordo

      Sir un n rent ko po na lote ay may kasama pong bahay sa harapan dun po kmi tumira, un po e lumang bahay n nilagayan ko po ng mga bagong flywood un ding ding gumastos po ako ng malaki dun at nagpalagay din po ako ng CR dun…un mga pinaayos ko b ay pwede kong alisin at sirain kagaya ng lababo.. at kubeta… kasi po masyado po sia nk lagay sa contrata n 4 percent lang ang itataas nun malaman nia n nagpapaupa ako at ok nman sa contrata n mag paupa ako ng mga tenant na tindahan bigala nia ako tinaasan ng halos 25 percent.. tama din po b na ang start nmin ng contrata ay march 15 ako nag pirma 2014 tapos ang contrata ko po ayb2 years .. ang svi nia march 14 daw wala n ako dpt sa nirerentahan ko… wala po b sa bayas n dpt mga ilang araw na palugit para maka pag hakot ng gamit .. kasi po un likod ng bahay na inupahan kp may negosyo ako dun sayang nman po un isang araw kung sakali..

      • Nimrod Flores

        Sir yung problema nyo po ay parang dahil lang din sa kakulangan ng maayos na pakikipag-usap sa landlord nyo. Maganda po sana kung nakipag-usap kayo sa may-ari kung anong mangyayari sa mga improvements nyo dun sa lumang bahay, bago nyo pinaayos.

        Kung batas lang po kasi yung pagbabasehan natin, yung mga ginawa nyo pong improvements at pagpapa-ayos, ay hanggang sa pag-gamit lang talaga ang karapatan nyo dun, habang nasa inyo pa ang property (meaning, habang nirerentahan nyo pa yan).

        At kapag dumating na ang panahon na kailangan nyo nang ibalik sa may-ari ang bahay, kagaya ng mangyayari ngayong March 14, ay wala po talaga kayong karapatan na dalhin ang mga improvements at materyales na ginamit nyo sa pagpaayos.

        Pero kung may prior sana kayong pinag-usapan, like if nagkasundo kayong pwede mong dalhin ang mga yan sa pag-alis nyo, ay yung kasunduan nyo sana ang mangingibabaw.

        Tungkol naman dun sa araw ng pagtatapos ng contract nyo, tama naman po ang landlord nyo sa pagbilang. Kung sa 15 ng March yung umpisa nyo, sa 14 po ang huling araw nyo talaga. Pwede naman siguro kayong humingi ng palugit, pero usapan nyo na po ng landlord nyo yan. Ang sinasabi lang po ng batas natin tungkol dyan (as far as I know), ay sundin kung anong napagkasunduan base sa kontrata nyo.

        • Real Mayordo

          Sir un po bng bar counter n pinagawa ko indi po b un pwede kunin.. kasi po may deposit pa ako na 45thousand bk kasi ikaltas nia at ibawas nia un mga kinuha ko kasi nag take sia ng mga litrato sa area na inuupahan ko… at ano b ang pwede kong gawin kung sakali indi nia ibigay un perang nk deposit na isang buwan.. svi nia kasi makukuha ko un end of contract.. nasa america po kasi sia un caretaker nia lang ang nandidito , ano po b ang pwede kong gawin kung sakali indi ibigay un pera ko.?? Pwede po b ako magsampa ng reklamo?? Ano po b ang magandang gawin ??

• Jay Joven

  Gudam po. Ang house and lot po namin ay gusto upahan ng isang lending company para gawing opisina and at the same time ay mag stay in ang 2 employees nila. Kailangan ko po ba mag apply ng sarili ko pong business permit before ko iPA rent?

• Coro Kuririn

  ask ko lang po aminado po ako na d nakapagbayad ng higit sa 3 bwan sa aking landlord dahil sa mabigat na P50 /day penalty… umabot na po sa nakakalulang 45thousand ang aming penalty bukod pa ang principal amount ng rent. ask ko lang po. me karapatan po ba sila na ihold ang gamit namin lets say mga appliances at ito ang ggwing kabayaran. aalis naman po kame. baka wala na po kame madalang gamit kung kame ay lilipat na. naghahanap lang po ng malilipatan. salamat po.

• Richard Allen Yuzon

  Good day! Gusto ko lang pong magtanong regarding sa rights namin. Me and my family started renting since 2010 up to date. Our rental fee is P5,000 per month from the day we moved in. Pero noong 3rd quarter ng 2014, tinaasan ang renta namin from P5,000 to P5,500 per month na hindi naman tama according to the law. But then, we just agreed with our landlady dahil ipapagawa daw po nila etong bahay. FYI lang po, we have a lot of issues here before na kami ang nag-shoulder like nagbabaha dito sa loob ng bahay dahil sa may tulong dingding and faulty electic wiring. Since 2014 po na nagtaas ng renta, wala pa po kaming nakikitang pagbabago dito sa bahay na ang sabi nila ay ipagagawa. Ngayon po, binigyan kami ng 3months para umalis dito sa bahay at maghanap ng bagong malilipatan. We’re 6years na pong nagrerenta dito at yung buong 2nd flr lang po okupado namin. Ang sabi po ng isang concerned na kapitbahay namin, may gusto lang pong manulot sa upahan namin. Ano pong pwede namin gawin? Maraming salamat po!

• I Am

  Good Morning po,
  Ask ko lang kung tama bang sabihin ng may arina mghanap na agad kasi my titingin na sa bahay na inuupahan namen, ngbabayad po kame ng tama may d lang kame ngkaunawaan ng my ari, tama po bang ora orada kame paalisin?

• jaci

  we rented this apartment near a hospital in guagua pampanga,owner asked for 1 month deposit and 2 mos. advance for our 1st 3months stay. she came back to us after the 1st month and told us that the 1 month deposit we gave is for the apartment’s “maintenance” lol, she then showed us a contract binding us to a 1yr stay. she was forcing me to sign on it without me even reading it yet. my friend and I are now looking for another apartment, We were so pissed at the apt’s owner because she didn’t tell us about that 1 month deposit thing first hand, she wouldn’t even let us stay for at least a week. pffffft.

• Kath

  Hi! Tanong ko lng po pwede ba na ung may-ari ng bahay ang gumawa ng kontrata kahit hnd na ung attorney?

  • Nimrod Flores

    kahit po kayo na mismo ang gumawa ng kontrata, pwede yan. Hindi required na abogado talaga ang gumagawa ng kontrata.

• Mai Requilman

  Hi good day, we rented this apartment for P6,000 pesos a month, may contract of 1 year, this upcoming March 31, 2016 mag Eend na ang 1 year contract. and we just recently informed na hindi na irerenew ng Landlord ang contract. We made a lot of improvements sa apartment (with an initial estimation of 35,00) the landlord and I both agreed na half kami of the improvements since sa kanya naman maiiwan lahat ng fixtures na ginawa, then since ayaw nya maglabas ng cash, we both agreed nalang na bawasan ang monthly rent ng P1,000 (total of 12,000/year), then we started the renovation/improvement. The actual cost ng improvement umabot ng P90,000 + because madami pang ibang pinaayos na hindi nakita nung initial estimate like ung mga kisame, electrical etc. na sobrang sira na. Since then, hindi nagpapakita ung landlord sa amin, di sumasagot ng tawag, nagttxt lang siya pag maniningil ng montly rent. Pinapakuha nya lang sa katulong ang bayad and walang resibo pino-provide.
  Always updated ako pagdating sa payment ng monthly rent.

  Then this january 2016, nagkaproblem kami with meralco. naging x3 ng monthly namin ang charge so pinull-out ung kuntador..but we immediately settled naman after a week, nung nalaman ng may-ari na napull out ang meralco, galit na galit cya sa texts madami cyang sinasabi at di nya na daw irerenew ang contract namin. Even if settled na ang account even before pa cya magalit. one time (during without electicity and wala kami doon) he asked my helper na ibigay sa kanya ung susi at papasok cya sa unit namin WITHOUT US Knowing. Nagsabi lang sa amin ang helper pagkauwi namin ng unit.

  He never reached us or even thank us during the improvements na ginawa sa unit and yet nung nagkaproblem kami, parang galit na galit at magpapabarangay pa daw siya.

  My concern:
  1. is since ayaw nya irenew ang contract, may right ba kami to demand sa fixtures/improvements na hindi biro ang halaga?

  2. Landlord Actions Considered Retaliatory – ung threat, pananakot samin about contract and barangay etc., ung harassment, stress ng mga text nya samin as if hindi kami nagbabayad sa kanya.

  3. Tenant Privacy – ung intention na kunin ang susi at pumasok sa unit ng walang paalam sa amin

  4. Walang official Receipt na binibigay since 1st month upto now.

  Thank you and God Bless

  • Nimrod Flores

    To answer your questions po:

    1. Generally, kung wala namang agreement (written or verbal), di natin pwede singilin ang may-ari ng property para dun sa improvements na nagawa natin. Pero in your case, since may agreement naman kayo, i-enforce nyo lang po yun. Kung di nyo maidaan sa usapan, kayo na ho magsampa ng kaso sa kanya at nang masingil nyo sya.

    2. Like already mentioned po, sampahan nyo nalang ng kaso. Kayo na magreklamo sa kanya dun sa korte. Or pwede nyo rin idaan sa Fiscal. I suggest talking to a lawyer po para ma-guide po kayo ng maayos.

    3. Hindi po pwedeng pumasok sya sa unit nyo ng walang paalam sa inyo at kung wala kayo doon. Yung presence ng katulong nyo ay di po maituturing na equivalent ng presence nyo doon.

    4. I-report nyo po sa Revenue District Office ng BIR kung saan sakop kayo. BIR na hahabol sa kanya nyan afterwards.

    • Mai Requilman

      Thank you Nimfrod for your quick response, More power!

    • Andres

      I beg to disagree. Nasa batas po na pwedeng humingi ang lessee the 50% ng total na improvements na ginawa nya sa lessor. At kung sakali naman na tumanggi na ibigay ang 50% pwede tanggalin ng lessee ang mga ginawa nya. Article 1678 of the civil code of the philippines.

      • Nimrod Flores

        Thanks for pointing that out @JohnPurontong:disqus.

        You are correct, Article 1678 of the New Civil Code should be the appropriate provision to apply here, because it is specific to the subject on Lease.

        In my answer above, I was referring to the general provisions on Obligations, specifically, Article 1189(6) of the NCC. That’s why I said, “Generally“.

  • Andres

    pwede ka humingi ng 50% na total na improvements na ginawa mo. article 1678 Civil code of the Philippines

• simplyme_here

  Hi there! Need help regarding my 2 mos deposit. Nag rent ako march 30, 2014 for 1 yr. i informed or rather asked my landlord if i can still stay while waiting for our visa to qatar. He agred but with NO SIGNING or RENEWAL OF CONTRACT. we both agreed that i Vacate the house anytime. This house has an issue, grabe ang tulo or should i say meron kaming water fals sa bintana evrytime it will rain i informed the landlord sent someone to fix it I actually even paid the labor and still hasn’t fixed till now. But I still stayed in this house up to this moment cos i cannot find a place close to my daughters school. We r in good terms all throughout this time until i texted him stating that i will need to move house cos my mom will ve staying with me so i needed a bigger house or atleast a house where my mom can have a room of her own. The he started telling me about termination clauss and the posibility of having someone who lease this house. When i told him that there were no renewal of contract and if he wanted to lease fhe house right away he CANNOT. Cos he need to fix the window, even need to put water sealing on the whole side of apartment as water is also coming from there everytime it’ll rain. But he atill insits of not giving our 2 mos deposit here. But since my husband didnt stop nugging him from qatar he came with this descision that we should stay in this house till march cos then it’ll be our 2nd year here. I already have a new place to move and had given them my depost and adavne and it also strata raining a bit at night so we really cannot stay here anymore. Donr want another furniture to be damage cos of the water

  Please advice me. Thanks in advance

• Nelle

  Hi there! Need help regarding my 2 mos deposit. Nag rent ako march 30, 2014 for 1 yr. i informed or rather asked my landlord if i can still stay while waiting for our visa to qatar. He agred but with NO SIGNING or RENEWAL OF CONTRACT. we both agreed that i Vacate the house anytime. This house has an issue, grabe ang tulo or should i say meron kaming water fals sa bintana evrytime it will rain i informed the landlord sent someone to fix it I actually even paid the labor and still hasn’t fixed till now. But I still stayed in this house up to this moment cos i cannot find a place close to my daughters school. We r in good terms all throughout this time until i texted him stating that i will need to move house cos my mom will ve staying with me so i needed a bigger house or atleast a house where my mom can have a room of her own. The he started telling me about termination clauss and the posibility of having someone who lease this house. When i told him that there were no renewal of contract and if he wanted to lease fhe house right away he CANNOT. Cos he need to fix the window, even need to put water sealing on the whole side of apartment as water is also coming from there everytime it’ll rain. But he atill insits of not giving our 2 mos deposit here. But since my husband didnt stop nugging him from qatar he came with this descision that we should stay in this house till march cos then it’ll be our 2nd year here. I already have a new place to move and had given them my depost and adavne and it also strata raining a bit at night so we really cannot stay here anymore. Donr want another furniture to be damage cos of the water

  Please advice me. Thanks in advance

  • Nimrod Flores

    You mentioned that your monthly rent is P25,000. So your 2 months deposit must be P50,000. If he does not release it to you according to your agreement, you can file a complaint at the small claims court, the trial court nearest your place po.

    You cannot resolve it at the Baranggay anymore since the subject amount is already outside their scope.

    • Nelle?

      Thank you so much!

• Alden Lacsamana

  Hi! ask ko lng po
  May gustong umupa po kse sa apartment po nmen ..ang paupa po namen ay 5k per month.. ang sabe nila ay magpapareserved nlng…
  nag bayad sila ng reservation fee ng 2500..
  tapos nung mkalipas ang ilang araw ay ndi nmn po sila bumalik tapos after a month po ay bumalik sila para irefund ung pera..
  tama po ba ung ganung systema ??

  wala lng po kme alam sa batas..
  ano kaya pong republic act un?para po sa susunod ay alam n namen ung dapat gawen

  maraming salamat po 😀

  • reyman

    Alden
    Rent Control Act No. 9653. Google search mo.
    Next time pag nagpa reserved ka, papirmahan mo sa isang papel na non-refundable ang reservation fee nila, kasi kamo tinanggihan mo na ibang gustong umupa, pero hindi sila nagbalik, kaya nalugi ka. Style yan ng mga gustong uupa, kasi humahanap pa rin sila ng ibang mauupahan, parang nag ca canvass, sigurista sila para naka reserba ang apartment nyo sa kanila at hindi makuha ng iba, then pag nakakita ng ibang apartment ay babalik para makuha pa rin nila yung reservation fee sa yo. Lessons learned.
    reyman

• Jericho

  Good Morning po!

  Yesterday lang po may nareceive kmi n letter from the lawyer/cpa lanlord of the unit we are renting for more than a year now costing 8500 where in we made a 3 months deposit. As per letter its telling us to leave the unit because delay kmi ng 1 week and if we wont be able to pay in three days time we must vacate his apartment unit. On the other hand minsan ndedelay po tlga kmi ng not more than two weeks to pay the rent. Please tell me what to do may 11 months po aq n baby and 4 year old kid, if i will be able to look and pay for another apartment it will be on saturday pa po and we should leave by Thursday . Thanks a lot!

• orc_kid

  hi, need assistance asap. Pwede po ba na paalisin agad yung tenant before ng agreed date ng pag alis nila. Dahilan po is ustable ang ugali nila na matino mo kausap ngaun maya maya ay iba iba na ang sinasabi. Nakakatakot dahil kami pa mismo may ari kami pa ang ginawan ng storya/reklamo sa baranggay. Nakakatakot kasi ilang months pa kami mag aantay para umalis sila marami pa sila possibleng magawang di maganda. At nag advise pa ang baranggay sakanila na ang hindi na sila magbabayad in 3 months dahil imbes na na ibayad samin ay sa next na pag uupahan nila ibabayad yon ganun daw ang legal. Para kaming pinag tulungan ng mga taong di naman namin kakilala at salta lang sa brgy namin.

• orc_kid

  Another thing: d. Ownership by the lessee of another residential unit which he may use as his residence: Provided, That the lessee shall have been notified by the lessor of the intended ejectment three months in advance. What if noon pa sila binigyan ng palugit at naextend nalang ng na extend sa awa sakanila. pwede bang paalisin na namin sila agad dahil ng unstable ang thinking nila and out of takot na may pede pa sila gawing masama or pagpapahiya samin

• jc

  Hi, gusto ko lang po malaman kung kasama ba talaga ang repaint and cleaning sa ibabawas ng landlord sa deposit ng tenants? 6k din po kasi yung gustong singinlin nila samin. Wala po silang binigay na contract. Nanghingi kami pero laging nilang sinasabi “Ibibigay daw nila”. Natapos na kami, wala pa din yung contract. Ano po ba laban namin para makuha namin yung 6k na sinisingil nila sa deposit namin. Thank you.

  • Carmi De Azzo

    Usually, hindi ito kasama sa contract, unless, may nasira kayo sa painted walls ng bahay (drawing ng mga bata sa
    walls o nabutasan ito)? Kung wala at ‘normal wear and tear’ lang ang
    faded painted walls nila, hindi dapat ito ibawas sa deposit. Anong
    cleaning ba? kung kasama ito sa painting, hindi din pwede. Dapat maibalik ninyo ang itsura at kaayusan ng bahay sa dati nitong anyo, maliban sa ‘normal wear and tear’ at linisin niyo ang lugar (walang mga basurang maiwan) para hindi mabawasan sa deposit niyo. Kung hindi kayo naglinis ng bahay (sa dati nitong anyo) bago kayo umalis, pwede kayong singilin. Next time, mas mabuting kumuha ng letrato ng lahat ng sulok ng bahay para hindi basta-basta magbawas ng deposit ang landlord at dapat humingi kayo ng contract lagi – kulitin niyo (o hindi kayo magbayad ng renta).

• Jessieca Mae Linehan

  Hi. Need legal advice. Nagkaroon kmi ngg verbal agreement n landlord ko na March 19 kami aalis ng bahay na paupahan nya. pero around 7pm march 19, sumugod sya sa apartment at pinaglalabas ang gamit namin. Nandun po ako ng nggyari yun at hndi ko sla bngyan ng phintulot na gawin iyon. Pero ang mama ko ay tumulong sa pagbuhat ng gamit dahil pinagbabato ito ng may ari. Ano po pwede naming gawin?

• M. Hertrich

  Hello po! May itatanong po ako. Magpapaupa po ako ng bahay at gusto ko ng may contract kaya gumawa po ako ng kontrata. Kung magpi-pirmahan po ba kami nong uupa nong bahay ay kailangan pa po ba ng presensya o pirma ng abogado? O pwedeng kami na lang; yong uupa, ako at isa o dalawang witness ang kasamang pipirma doon sa kontrata? Salamat po sa inyong pagtugon!

• M. Hertrich

  Hello po! May itatanong po ako. Magpapaupa po ako ng bahay at gusto ko ng may contract kaya gumawa po ako ng kontrata. Kung magpi-pirmahan po ba kami nong uupa nong bahay ay kailangan pa po ba ng presensya o pirma ng abogado? O pwedeng kami na lang; yong uupa, ako at isa o dalawang witness ang kasamang pipirma doon sa kontrata? Salamat po sa inyong pagtugon!

• Brian Kendall

  HELP ! My lease will expire on the first of April … I had a house Reserved ,, But The Tenants THAT were 3 months in arrears.. FINALLY Paid Up their RENT , So The HOME that I had been counting on WAS NOW ,,,No Longer Available … Argh, I have spent everyday of the last 3 weeks SEARCHING available options .. Only To have finally secured a Townhouse ..That can accommodate Our Belongings.. With Less Than 72 hours ,To Vacate our current residence ,,, I am once again in a troubled way , As the property manager will not be able to have the townhouse READY until a week’s time .. The Current ..Owner is planning on occupying This HOME on the first ..
  WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PROCEED , I HAVE TRIED TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION BUT THE OWNERS POSITION IS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO RECLAIM THEIR HOME ON THE FIRST UPON THE LEASE EXPIRATION ..??? IS THIS LEGALLY ALLOWED ??
  I AM REQUESTING THAT THEY DELAY THEIR RETURN BY 3 DAYS .. I ACTUALLY PAID MORE TO HIRE MORE WORKERS TO READY THE TOWNHOUSE..
  FYI, THEY HAVE MULTIPLE HOMES AND ARE NOT SUFFERING ANY LOSS , IF THEY WERE TO BE REASONABLE AND UNDERSTANDING …I HAVE OFFERED TO PAY THEM FOR THE DELAYED DEPARTURE ..???
  I am hoping FOR The LEGAL ..standing on THIS ..As I am concerned WHAT if They show up with the police .. to toss us out .. ??
  someone anyone ??
  text me @ 0906-327-0555 Globe , Salamat

  • Brian Kendall

    What rights do landlords and tenants have in Philippines, especially as to duration of contract, and eviction?

    In the formal (luxury) market, the contract can be freely negotiated, and the conditions of the contract prevail.

    philippines luxurious homes

    If the tenant is still in the unit 15 days after the lease agreement has expired, and no notice has been given by either party beforehand, it is implied that the contract has been renewed but with a different term as determined by the courts.

    In the lower end of the market, contracts are usually oral. According to the law, in these circ*mstances, the landlord can eject a tenant due to the following:

    Nonpayment of rent for three months;

    Landlord’s need for the property for personal use. Three months’ formal notice must be given;

    Need of the landlord to make necessary repairs. The ejected tenant; however, retains first preference to rent the same unit.

    The tenant can terminate the lease agreement at any time. The tenant can also withhold rent payments, if the landlord refuses to make necessary repairs or fails to maintain the tenant in peaceful and adequate enjoyment of the property leased.

    If the unit is condemned for demolition, a notice of 15 days is given to the tenants to leave the unit. If the landlord wishes to evict a tenant, he must file a case in court. Within 10 days, he can apply for a permit to reclaim the property. The court must decide within 30 days, notwithstanding appeals, counter appeals, delays, and other matters. The court would then order the Court Sheriff to assist the landlord in claiming his property.

• Brian Kendall

  What rights do landlords and tenants have in Philippines, especially as to duration of contract, and eviction?

  In the formal (luxury) market, the contract can be freely negotiated, and the conditions of the contract prevail.

  philippines luxurious homes

  If the tenant is still in the unit 15 days after the lease agreement has expired, and no notice has been given by either party beforehand, it is implied that the contract has been renewed but with a different term as determined by the courts.

  In the lower end of the market, contracts are usually oral. According to the law, in these circ*mstances, the landlord can eject a tenant due to the following:

  Nonpayment of rent for three months;

  Subleasing the unit without the written consent of the landlord;

  Landlord’s need for the property for personal use. Three months’ formal notice must be given;

  Need of the landlord to make necessary repairs. The ejected tenant; however, retains first preference to rent the same unit.

  The tenant can terminate the lease agreement at any time. The tenant can also withhold rent payments, if the landlord refuses to make necessary repairs or fails to maintain the tenant in peaceful and adequate enjoyment of the property leased.

  If the unit is condemned for demolition, a notice of 15 days is given to the tenants to leave the unit. If the landlord wishes to evict a tenant, he must file a case in court. Within 10 days, he can apply for a permit to reclaim the property. The court must decide within 30 days, notwithstanding appeals, counter appeals, delays, and other matters. The court would then order the Court Sheriff to assist the landlord in claiming his property.

  • Ella Cruz

    Hi po.. Ask ko lang po. Pwede po ba i-terminate ng Landlord ang contract
    for a year kahit na 6 months palang ito? Recently po kasi, nakabili
    kami ng kotse at pinarada namin sa garahe. nainform kami ng may ari na
    ayaw nya daw ng may naka-park sa garahe. It took us a week para alisin
    ang kotse dahil naghanap pa po kami kung saan pwede i-park. Nagalit po
    ang may ari at di daw kami sumusunod. Kinausap namin sya ngayon, May 13
    at pinapaalis na kami ng May 15. Wala pa kaming utang sa renta at minsan
    pa nga, maaga kami magbayad. Ano po pwede naming gawin? Pag daw kasi di
    kami umalis ng May 15, need namin magbayad ng 6k per month. Pero
    initially po 4500 lang ang renta namin. Thanks po.

• Lynn Sapaula

  I have a very annoying situation. Please help. I am renting a room with common bathroom and kitchen for seven months complete and settled payments. However, my landlord’s immediate relative came this month for 3 days vacation, they put appliances where I stay and accompanied the other bedroom. One day I have been notified that they will make the unit exclusively for them, that I need to transfer to the other unit’s bedroom. I found it inconvenient and “bastos” and ugali with what they intend me to do. What should I do?

  • Carmi De Azzo

    May bedroom rental contract ka ba good for 7 months? Kung meron, pwede kang mag-refuse to move to the other unit hanggang matapos ang contract mo. Kung wala kang contract, mas mahirap mag demand o complain, malamang paaalisin ka na lang. Kung balak mong umalis (nang maayos), dapat mabalik sa iyo ang unused rent dahil naglabag siya ng usapan niyo (verbal agreement, pwedeng i-deny). Sa pinoy kasi, mas malakas ang kadugo kaysa renter.

• Oel

  Hi good day po… May pinapaupahan po ako buong haus.. Isang family po cla.. Wla nman po issue s amin nung renant ko khit delay payment cla palagi.. Ang tanong ko lang po.. Ano po ba ang mga doc n dapat i present pag kumuha ng rental permit sa barangay? At para saan po un?.. Ung tenant po kc ang nka usap ni homeowner president pra iinform sakin…

• Jennilyn Hunt

  Hello…ask ko lng po tungkol sa inuupahan naming bahay ilang taon napo kmi hindi nagbabayad ng upa sa may ari dahil hindi narin po sya pumunta o tumatawag para maningil…pwede po ba nmin angkinin yung bahay legally since parang in abandoned na ng may ari?

  • Carmi De Azzo

    Ilang taon na ba kayo hindi nakakabayad? Swerte niyo naman. Wala bang address o phone number ang may-ari na pwede niyong ma-contact? Baka namatay na siya at hindi lang alam ng mga kamag-anak niya na may rental property siya at isang araw ay susulpot na lang sila. Pero hindi niyo pwede angkinin ang property legally kung wala kayong titulo nito. Nakapapel pa rin yan sa may-ari. Pwede niyo itanong sa local Registry of Deeds ninyo kung siya pa rin ang may-ari o iba na. Kung interesado kayong bilhin ang property niya, pwede niyo silang ma-contact (mabuti rin kung binebenta nila ang property) at malaman nilang hindi kayo nagbabayad ng renta. Masaya na akong makalibre sa renta.

• Ching Villaver

  good morning.. i would like to ask for some clarification regardig busted light and some fixture or repair within the room rented.. is it the obligation of the landlord or tentant as far as expenses is concerned.. thank you..

  • reyman

    Ching Villaver
    Regarding busted light, if it happened within your rent duration, you will pay for it, same with fixtures or other repairs, if it’s tenants fault, you should fix it. If these fixtures were broken before you rented the room, then you should report it to the landlord, it’s his obligation.
    reyman

• Terrence de Vera

  Question po regrading sa baradong toilet. Sino po need mag repair nun? Yung nag recent po ba? Thank you po.

  • Carmi De Azzo

    Ang Landlord ang dapat magpa-ayos ng mga sira sa inuupahan ninyo. Gumawa kayo ng Letter of Request para may ebidensiya kayo tungkol sa problema ninyo. Kung hindi magawan ng maayos ng Landlord yung request within a reasonable time, pwede kayong hindi magbayad ng susunod na rent hanggang maayos nila ito. Pero pwede naman kayong mag-request na kayon nalang ang maghanap ng mag-aayos at bawasan na lang sa susunod na renta. Papayag naman ang ibang landlord, basta may recibo kayong mapakita sa kanila.

    • dana

      Good day po! Just want to seek help and knowledge nrin po…Were renting po kasi a up and down apartment, then yung unit na yun is hawak(inuupahan) ng isa pang tenant which pinaupa smin with patong then sa knya kami ngbabayad. bago nmin tirhan pinaayos nmin lahat ng sira para makahinge ng discount, but unfortunately hnd kmi bngyan kahit ang laki ng nagastos nmin sa pagpapaayos. mag-9months na kmi umuupa then nakisuyo kami sa umuupa ng bhay na nka pwede pki sabi sa may-ari na maipaayos yung bara sa laundry area nmin dhil umaapaw and hnd narin po maganda ung amoy..may babies din po kasi kmi sa bahay halos d na kmi makakaon sa baho…Then ang sabi lang po smin “wala daw po sila pakialam sa bara,kung gusto daw nmin ipaayos at gastusan nmin tutal kmi daw po ang nagbara,Take it or leave it daw po.” Yung bara na pong iyon is matagal ng problem sa lugar na un,nung una nggawan pa nmin ng praan pero nito lang prang dagat na po..kpag nglalaba ung kpit bahay lahat ng tubig na tinatapon nla napupunta po lhat smin kasama ng mga dumi…Sa tingin nyo po ano po dapat nmin gwin?Anu po ba ang karapatan na dpat nmin ipaglaban bilang umuupa?kasi dhil sa ngyare pinapaalis po kmi kht updated kmi magbayad..kung anu ano na po sinsbi nla smin…thank you

• Ella Cruz

  Hi po.. Ask ko lang po. Pwede po ba i-terminate ng Landlord ang contract for a year kahit na 6 months palang ito? Recently po kasi, nakabili kami ng kotse at pinarada namin sa garahe. nainform kami ng may ari na ayaw nya daw ng may naka-park sa garahe. It took us a week para alisin ang kotse dahil naghanap pa po kami kung saan pwede i-park. Nagalit po ang may ari at di daw kami sumusunod. Kinausap namin sya ngayon, May 13 at pinapaalis na kami ng May 15. Wala pa kaming utang sa renta at minsan pa nga, maaga kami magbayad. Ano po pwede naming gawin? Pag daw kasi di kami umalis ng May 15, need namin magbayad ng 6k per month. Pero initially po 4500 lang ang renta namin. Thanks po. Need an answer. 🙁

• Marisa

  Hi po my nangupahan Samin na halos 5 months ng d nkkabayad at my kasunduan na sa pangkat at nkasaad na Kung d Nila mbbayaran ng installment kada linggo ay Maari n cla umalis.d na po cla nagbbayad at gusto k na nmin cla umalis binaliktad Nila any kuntador nmin at ang tubig na kami ang nagbbayad umabot ng 9 thou Dahil nilipat Nila ang lababo Nila at nagleak sa ilalim ,puro perwisyo dinudulot nila sa min matagal na cla pinapahanap ng puwesto pero wala rw cla mahanap dine delay tactics sa d pagsipot sa hearing.ano pa ba ang puwede ko gawin para mpaalis Lang.ginawa na Nila sa dati Nila inuupahan na pinadlock Nila ang puwesto bago umalis para lumabas na trespassing ang my ari.

• Ehm Solomon

  Hi good afternoon po. May idudulog po kaong concern po. Last week po kasi ng May 19 nakahanap na po kami ng malilipatan na apartment. Nagbayad po ako ng initial downpayment na 10K sa 2mos deposit at 1mo advance na hinihingi nila and may pinaalis po ako na nakaharang na dating poso sa gitna ng kitchen na nakahambalang. wala naman na pong gamit yun. Then last Sunday, May 22, 2016, naglinis po kami duon sa unit pero nung kinagabihan nagdecide po kami ng asawa ko na huwag na po tumuloy duon sa unit. Nais ko pong maibalik yung dineposito ko. However sabi po ng may ari hindi nya maibabalik agad dahil niremit nya sa tatay nya ang pera at ibabawas daw po ang 700 sa labor ng pinatanggal namin na tubong bakal. kanina pong umaga sinabi na po na mag improvements na ginawa sa unit may pinalitan na sahig at pininturahang dingding na gusto din po nila ibawas sa dineposit namin. Ang sabi ko po ay hindi naman po dapat ganun. ano po bang dapat ko gawin? kailangan ko na po kasing makuha ung deposit. Please advise po. thanks.

• roselyn caracas

  hello,ask lang po ako if its really important that the landlord should issue a receipt to the monthly payment of the renters???

• Kit Siendo-Arlante

  Hi Sir! We need your advice po regarding our current situation. May umuupa po sa amin at one month palang po sila pero hindi naman po sila nakapag comply dun sa requirments na one month advance and two months deposit. 50% lang po yung nabigay nila sa amin. Tapos po dumating na din po sa point na madami na po sila reklamo sa house hindi na daw po sila happy kaya napag agreehan po na until May 30, 2016 nalang po sila mag stay at mutually agreed din po na ibibigay namin yung 50% nung down payment po nila. May kasulatan po kami at nakapirma din po sila. Kaya lang po dumating na ang May 30 at hindi pa po sila nakakaalis. Hangang ngayon po nakatira pa po sila sa bahay namin at inelevate na din po namin ito sa barangay kaya lang po mahirap po silang kausap sinisiraan pa po nila kmi at kung ano ano pong sinasabi abt sa bahay pero ayaw pa po nila umalis. Baka pwede niyo po kami ma advice kung ano pong dapat gawin and ano po ba yung right namin bilang may ari ng bahay. Kasi po wala nanga po silang binabayran na rent tapos pati kuryente po nila naandar pa po. Yung lola ko po sobrang stressed na sa siutation naaapektuhan na po ang health niyA siya po kasi ang nagpapa Rent. Sana matulungan niyo po kami.

• Kenneth Ellar

  Ask ko lang po, 3yrs ang contract namen sa apartment na to,they ask 3mon advance 3mons deposit, ung 1advance is for the 1st payment for the 1st month ,2month advance naman po for the last 2mons of the contract ,3mons deposit naman po di dw ibabalik pag di tnapos ang contract, nkaka 1yrs 6mons na po kame actually di na namen kaya ituloy ang rent kasi iniwanan kame ng sister ko kya nahrapan na kme ituloy,sbe nila di dw ibbgay ung 2mons advance and 3mons deposit namen total of 75,000, is there anyting we can do stress na po ako ?pls help.

  • Ritzy Ritz

    Accg to RA 9653, di daw dapat mag collect more than 2mos deposit & 1 mo advance rent. Nka indicate ba sa contract na kung na pre-terminate ay di na ibabalik yung deposits? At bakit hindi nyo nagamit ang 3mos advance?

  • Benedict

    Based sa kwento mo, ang monthly rental niyo ay Php 15,000.00. Kung ang rent is more than Php 10,000.00 a month, hinde applicable ang Rent Control Act. Dahil hinde covered ng Rent Control Act ang upa niyo, pwede magset si Landlord kung ilang months advance and deposit ang lease. Depende sa uupa kung papayag sa sila sa terms ni Landlord.

    Kung nakasulat sa lease contract niyo na forfeited and security deposit kung may pre-termination ng contract, may karapatan si Landlord na hinde ibalik ang security deposit niyo if umalis kayo before matapos ang 3 years.

• June Laurel

  Last March 2016, my landlady went to the barangay and filed a complaint against me for not paying the rental bill of 7 weeks or roughly 2 months. The rent is 7 thousand a month here in Mandaue City. i did gave her a 1 month deposit and 1 month advance which would legally make it a month late if the 1 month advance is included. I explained to my landlady and the barangay council about the Rent Control Act that she cannot eject me legally unless my arrears are 3 months. To my surprise, the entire Barangay council DID NOT acknowledge the Rent Control Act. They have known each other their entire lives. It was very unjust on me, just a month of arrears and I am being ejected. By next week, due to the opening of the school season I probably can not pay her again in time. It would be the exact predicament again. 7 weeks of not paying less the 1 month advance which makes it 3 weeks of arrears or roughly 1 month.

  Obviously the barangay is unfair on me. My question is which Philippine government agency should I ask for help?
  What else can i do about this?

  • Benedict

    If it’s an issue with the Brgy. Council, you can try writing to the Sangguniang Bayan of Mandaue City. If it’s an issue with the Landlord, you can file a civil case with the MTC of Mandaue City for violation of the Rent Control Act.

• lala

  Hi ask q lng ilang percent ba ang kelangn iincrease ng landlord s paupahan nya.. At yearly ba dapt nagtataas ng rent s bahay…
  Thanks and godbless

  • Ritzy Ritz

    Not more than 7% annually according to RA 9653

  • Benedict

    Kung nasa Metro Manila o ibang highly urbanized cities (e.g. Cebu, Davao) ang residential unit na inuupahan at ang upa ay Php 10,000.00 or below (Php 5,000.00 or below sa ibang cities), pwede itaas ng landlord ang upa ng 7% per year, kung parehas ang umuupa.

    Kung ang upa ay Php 10,001.00 and above, at walang kontrata na naglilimit sa pagtaas ng upa, walang restriction ang pwedeng pagtaas ng upa ng landlord.

• Jake

  Hi,
  I need an advise about the house, actually it’s a room which I rented previously. I moved in a new house now just a block away from where I lived previously. What happened is, we had an agreement regarding visitor. Our Landlord told us and we agreed that if ever that we have visitor we’ll just let her know and she will just add the bill of the water. One time we had a visitor at pinagbawalan nya. Nagpaalam kami ng maayos through text pero ang sabi nya mahirap daw ba intindihin kase ayaw talaga nya na may bisita. Tinext namin ulit sabi namin di ba Ate sabi mo pag may bisita ipaalam lang sayo tapos dagdagan nalang yung bayad sa tubig if ever. Inakyat nya kami kinatok at sinabihan na kung ayaw daw namin sumunod sa rules nya, umalis daw kami huwag na daw kami doon. Kinabukas ora mismo, umalis kami. Sino tinakot niya. For 4 years hindi nya pinahalagaan ang umupa sa kanya. At ito pa… Sa kuryente, tinataga kami di ko alam kung legal ginagawa nya. May submeter ang kuwarto namin which supposed to be doon lang sya magbase ng bill namin sa electricity. Alam nyo ina add pa nya yung mother meter. Tapos never sya nagpakita ng Meralco bill hard copy to let us knkow kung magkano talaga bill namin. Tama ba yun na may submeter pa idadagdag pa nya yung sobra sa mother meter. At may addtional pang fare nya. WOW!!!! Sarap isumbong sa meralco at BIR kung legal paupahan nya. Guys ano masasabi nyo dito

• Ritzy Ritz

  Hi i need an advice regarding my deposits for claiming. I paid a 2mos deposit and gave 12mos pdc checks for the first year. After the first year i informed the owner that we might move out in the next 6-8mos, so instead we agreed to give her few months pdcs instead of a year. When we finalized to move out, we finalized the date with her and requested to use 1month deposit as our last month rent, she didnt agree and at first said she will not return our deposits because the contract is breached. Our contract said 3 years but renewable every year. So i told her that i needed the money, & she agreed but she said after 30days. It has been more than 60days since weve left yet up to date she has not deposited back our deposits. She never replies to my messages, her niece is d 1 who informs me but not so quickly. Our contract is silent regarding pre-termination of contract. Do i send her a demand letter? As adviced by a lawyer friend. Or do i file a complaint at the bldg/brgy? Also they want to charge us for repainting the unit and other normal wear n tear of unit.

• Jen B Fabriga

  HI Ask ko lang po, I just rented a house. Wala pong contract, tapos bigla na lang sinabihan kami ng 2 to 4 months na lang kami, their reason is nademolish daw yung kapatid and patitirahin. During my conversation with the caretaker, it seems that their reason was to actually have the brother live here and put up a store. Nagulat po kami kasi it is our understanding that we can stay for at least a year though wala naman kaming contract. It was implicated during our talked that the owner is paying the house as it is Rent to Own and we can Rent it to him po for the mean time. We are asking for a lower rate nga po and it was not given because we were told that he is paying a big amount for a certain number of years. We asked for contract previously but they will not provide, now they were saying that we have to go dahil patitirahin yung kapatid nya. We spent a lot with the transfer. I know I can get rent another house, but the expenses of the transfer is huge and we were not informed that we can only rent for only a number of months prior to renting. The house was still being renovated when we paid and we only have a note indicating the payment.

  Can we do something about this?

  • Benedict

    In my opinion, since wala kayong contract, pwede gawin ng “Owner” (na mukhang sublessor based on your description of him) na paalisin kayo. This is one of the dangers of not having a written lease agreement.

    Did you pay any advance or deposit in your lease?

    • Jen B Fabriga

      We paid po ng advance and depo. Sabi nga po gamitin na daw iyon. Ive met the hpouse owner wala naman pong sinabi pero nung caretaker na ganon na. Sabi po ng oqwner last we met babalik sya to fix a few problems with the house pero hingi na bumalik. Nung hinihingi namin yung number ng owner ayaw ibigay ayaw daw. Nung sabi ko patawagin ayaw naman kami kaisapin. Sabi ko po hindi kmi aalis hanggat walang firmal na sinasabi sa amin. Kc looks like ayaw nilang harapin kmi.

• Nene Gonzales

  I hope you can help me. I rented a place worth 3000 monthly which i was able to comply with her condition 2 months deposit and i month advance. I started renting her place last March 22, 2016. Does my landlord have the right to open my Meralco Bill Notice since it is delivered to her house? Then all of a sudden she said that i should vacate her place June11, 2016 a week notice from June 11, 2015. I have consumed my advance for 1 month which covers April22,-May22, 2016, since her notice to vacate her place was June11, it was extended up to June14 which totally her place was emptied however i still have to repair for the hole i made for the aircon unit. On June14, i returning to her the key of the place but she refuses and said that i should finished first the repair of the aircon hole i made which i did and was finished last June19, she text me and said that i should return the key on June22 and that she should check the place first. Now she wanted to apply my deposit of 1 month from May22-June22, 2016, is this legal? And also she issued receipt without BIR stamp on the receipt, again is this legal?
  My meralco bill amount to P4200 for 3 months from Feb22 to May 22,which was paid via check but due to insufficient fund it was returned. With my deposit of 6000 for 2 months, can i tell her to apply all my payables to that amount? Please help me and send legal advice to my email [emailprotected] so i can show her that also. For your perusal. Thank You very much.

• Bessie Galila

  Hi. Ask ko lang po. Pano po kung nagmove out na ung umuupa samin tapos hindi nila nabayaran ung tubig at ilaw nila ? Pero hindi namin alam kung saan lumipat .pano po yun ? Me, as landlord, kelangan bang saluhin yun ? Kung alam naman namin kung san sila lumipat, pwede po ba ireklamo sila para magbayad ng mga naiwang bills ? Thanks po sa sasagot. 🙂

  • Benedict

    Kung walang security deposit ang umuupa, tapos nakaalis na sila at hinde na mahanap, ang landlord ang sasalo sa naiwang utility bills.

    Sa ganitong mga pangyayari ginagamit ang security deposit ng mga umuupa. Ibabawas sa security deposit ng umuupa lahat nang hinde nabayarang utility bills (i.e. kuryente, tubig), kasama ang mga nasirang mga gamit sa inuuupahan, noong umuupa pa sila. Ang sukli sa security deposit, kung meron man, ay ibabalik sa umuupa madalas mga isang buwan mula sa huling araw ng pag upa nila.

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  • mr.yosong pogi mirvin26

    pwede nyo po sila singilin basta may sapat na patunay na kanila yung bills.kasi kapag hindi nyo ginawa kayo po talaga ang sasalo nyan..

• Ritzy Ritz

  Ask ko lang sana, if the contract for rentals gets breached but by permission of the owner, can they forfeit the security deposits? It is not stated in the contract

  • Benedict

    What kind of breach of contract is involved?

    What is not stated in the contract? Forfeiture of security deposit? Or waiver of the Landlord of the forfeiture of the security deposit if breach is with his knowledge and consent.

• P Cee

  hi there, ask ko lang po kung applicable ang rules ng rent control act 2009,sa commercial space and 14,000 yung monthly rent, I have a few more questions;
  1. can the lessor ask more than 1 month deposite,
  2. Can he evict a lessee when the said contract over, even though the tenant has the intent to renew the contract.
  3.if the lessee did not finish the whole duration of the contract, can the lessor keep the deposit by default? hope you can help.

• Theresa Silvela

  hi may tanong po ako..residential po yong bahay na pinauupahan namin nasa abroad na po kasi yong may ari……bungalow style..may kontrata po kami and then tinatakot po kami na ihahabla kami ng nangungupahan gawa ng walang official receipt..PR lang po binibigay namin at hindi raw po kami legal..gawa po ng hindi kami registered sa BIR…may laban po ba kami if sakaling irereklamo kami ng umuupa?

  • mr.yosong pogi mirvin26

    madami naman nagpapaupa na ndi registered sa BIR..paalisin nyo nalang yung umuupa..tas blackmailing yung ginagawa nya..pwede nyo din siguro kasuhan..unahan nyo na.

    • Theresa Silvela

      ok po..salamat po sir…:)

      • mr.yosong pogi mirvin26

        pero hindi po legal advice po yan,ah?yan eh sa opinyon ko..mas mabuti pa din na kumunsulta kau sa PAO..

        • Theresa Silvela

          yup…sa ngayon po eh pinaalis na namin yong mga naupa…aayusin na raw muna ng may ari ung pinauupahan, pag balik nila next year….mahirap na po kasi..buti na yong legal na lahat.

• Glance Macadangdang

  Hi I need someones knowledgeable opinion about our case… We’ve been renting a small place for more than 10 years now… There’s no written documents or legal agreement between the owner kase close friend ng parents ko yung pinaka owner ng bahay but 3 years back yung owner ng bahay namatay na so ang acting owner is yung mga manugang nalang kase yung mga anak ng owner nasa US na din… here’s my concern.. We would like to own the place, gusto namin bilihin yung bahay if that would be the right way to say it since we made a little renovation and investment na din sa bahay pero the problem is we just heard na yung titolo ng lupa has issues.. I am not sure pero nakasanla daw.. Please give me your inputs to where to start para makapag negotiate ng maayos… who is the right person to approach… and what to do first…

  • Inah Desario

    Tanungin niyo muna kung pwede bilhin yung bahay. (Side comment – any renovations to a rented unit is non-refundable and cannot be removed and is considered property of owner). If Owners are willing to sell, then check with govt. office that handles property titles and ask what are the issues on it. Then decide how much u want to bid on the house considering its issues which u will have to takeover.

• dana

  Good day po! Just want to seek help and knowledge nrin po…Were renting po kasi a up and down apartment, then yung unit na yun is hawak(inuupahan) ng isa pang tenant which pinaupa smin with patong then sa knya kami ngbabayad. bago nmin tirhan pinaayos nmin lahat ng sira para makahinge ng discount, but unfortunately hnd kmi bngyan kahit ang laki ng nagastos nmin sa pagpapaayos. mag-9months na kmi umuupa then nakisuyo kami sa umuupa ng bhay na nka pwede pki sabi sa may-ari na maipaayos yung bara sa laundry area nmin dhil umaapaw and hnd narin po maganda ung amoy..may babies din po kasi kmi sa bahay halos d na kmi makakaon sa baho…Then ang sabi lang po smin “wala daw po sila pakialam sa bara,kung gusto daw nmin ipaayos at gastusan nmin tutal kmi daw po ang nagbara,Take it or leave it daw po.” Yung bara na pong iyon is matagal ng problem sa lugar na un,nung una nggawan pa nmin ng praan pero nito lang prang dagat na po..kpag nglalaba ung kpit bahay lahat ng tubig na tinatapon nla napupunta po lhat smin kasama ng mga dumi…Sa tingin nyo po ano po dapat nmin gwin?Anu po ba ang karapatan na dpat nmin ipaglaban bilang umuupa?kasi dhil sa ngyare pinapaalis po kmi kht updated kmi magbayad..kung anu ano na po sinsbi nla smin…Kung sino po pwede makatulong you can contact me po here 09253211012..thank you po…

  • GIRLY SUPER

    i have the same problem with my landlord lol

• Karen joy jimenez

  Good day. Ask ko la
  ng po. Concern lang po. Yung landlord ng kapitbahay naman meron siang commercial space. Around 10-13sqms lang. Yung nagrerent po ginawa na siang bahay. Ang meron lang is cr which is pang commercial lang sia. May nagcocomplain na po dahil sa ice na binebenta nia galing lang po sa cr. Even po sa nagpapaupa na dapat wag payagan ang ganun para sa safety din po ng mamimili.
  Ano po ang dapat maging aksyon? May laban po ba kami magreklamo? Salamat po.

• McRupert Onrejas

  Hi po. Tanong ko lang, nag bayad ako ng 1 month advance and 1 month deposit sa inuopahan namin room. Tapos aalis na po kami kasi lilipat na kami ng lugar, so icoconsume nalang namin yung deposit, peru sabi ng landlady na 15 days lang daw pwedi gamitin yung deposit tapos hindi naman daw pwedi kunin yung deposit. Anu po dapat ko’ng gawin? Thanks po.

• Max Ranada

  Hi Good Morning! ask ko lang po kung kailangan bang registered as Business ang pag papaupa since kailangan din nilang magbayad ng Tax

• Josef Gonzales

  Hi. Patulong naman po. Nagbayad po aq ng 1 month advance and 2 months deposit. Sa contract na pinirmahan q kapag late ang payment , may 1% na additional charge. Sa part ko, okay na okay yun. Then nine days na ako late sa payment kasi nawala ko yung pambayad q sa rent. Sabi ko five more days pa ako makakabayad, babayaran ko na lang yung late fee. Tapos pinutol nila yung kuryente at nilagyan ng padlock yung pinto paguwi ko. Nakitira muna ako sa kaibigan ko dahil ayaw nila buksan hanggat hindi pa ako bayad. Pahingi naman po ng legal advice please. Thank you

• Benjamin

  Hi, ask ko lang po sana may tenant po kami delayed magbayad po kada sinisingil ko po lagi po may dahila promise ng promise hindi naman natutupad. Gusto ko po sya paalisin ako po kasi yun caretaker sa bahay pag delayed po cya magbayad ako po ng aabuno sa mga bills at surcharges. Halos 2mos n cya ndi ngbabayad sinisingil ko po humihingi po sya ng OR kaso po wla po kasi permit un pinapaupahan nmn na bahay. Ano po pwede ko gawin? Salamat po

• Gonzales Andrea

  Hi good day! Please advice me on my situation. We rented a studio condo unit in makati last october 28-march 31. May security deposit kami ng 17,000 (2mos). After we vacated the unit, sabi ng landlady/caretaker is after 3mos makukuha ung deposit since we have to pay the remaining utility bills. After 3 mos andami n nyang excuses like may erasure daw sa check kya ayaw tanggapin sa bank.. It has been almost 6mos pero hindi n nagpaparamdam ung caretaker. She promised july 20 nya ibibigay but to no avail. I tried messaging her sa fb pero nagdeactivate ng account. Wala kaming pinirmahang contract pero I saved our conversations thru text and viber which clearly states na she promised to give it back by july 20. Can I sue her? I mean not just in small claims court? I am planning to give her a demand letter. What if she dont acknowledge it? Some advices would be highly appreciateded. [emailprotected]

  • Inah Desario

    Yes, u can give demand letter and keep your evidences. The rental law says, landlord should return deposits less rent or uilities unpaid or damages to unit (can be deducted and given u a receipt of charges), after 1 month. Small claims it good but expensive – u can try baranggay level first for mediation.

• asereht

  Good day! ask lang po ako ng advice..i’ve been renting my room for 4 yrs. na for 3thousand per month…actually its a boarding house with 3 floors…lumang bahay sya…madami pong room, overcrowded na nga po eh…wala din po sila permit…ang sabi po sa akin ng caretaker pag umalis daw po ako dun tsaka nila tataasan yung rent…then this yr. tinaasan po nila ng 500pesos yung rent ko so ok lang po sa akin…then suddenly narinig ko po sa kapwa ko tenant na nag uusap yung caretaker and landlady na paalisin na lang po daw ako dun para mataasan nila yung rent dun…ang nakakainis po dun is wala naman po ako pagkakautang sa kanila tapos bigla po nila ako paalisin…ano po ba ang dapat ko gawin at sabihin sa kanila and saan po ako pwede humingi ng tulong if ever na mangyare po na paalisin ako?…

• ruth

  Good pm. Kindly assist me for this issue.Me and the lessor mutually agreed na i rent yung space for commercial purposes (just a small one), we also agreed na ipa pa ayos namin yung tindahan at ibabawas s monnthly rent namin. And now, nkabili na kami materyales pinapaharang ng president ng kakampi association bawal daw itayo or ipa ayos kasi daw sumisikip n yung daanan when in fact yung iba nka pag paayos namn at nkapag patayo. Ngayon kinausap namin yung may ari ang sabi nya hindi daw kasi nya alam at hahanapan nlng daw nya ng bibili ng mga materyales. Eto po yung tanong ko. 1. Tama ba ang ginawa ng presidente ng association na harangan yung pag pa ayos with out any notice or memo kasi yung iba nka pag patayo naman. 2. tama ba n 7 days lng ibbigay namin palugit don s may ari para mai balik yung pera namin? Pa help po. Salamat

• Leverly Tuba-Bernabe

  Hi. May mga tanong po ako. May law po ba tayo tungkol sa deposit rights ng tenant?
  Renter po kmi ng isang unit for a business. Wla po kaming kontrata o written agreement. Nagbayad po kami sa landlord ng 2 months deposit and 2 months advance as the landlord’s requirement. Nagamit na po ang 2 months advance payment. Ngayon po nagpaalam kami na aalis na sa unit na nirerentahan namin at tinanong kung makukuha pa ba namin ang 2 months deposit na binayad namin sa landlord. Hindi pa naman po kasi due date para sa monthly rental. Ang sagot po ng landlord sa tanong ko tungkol sa deposit, hindi na daw po, dapat daw e-consume namin ang 2 months deposit. Ngayon nalito po ako, kasi wala naman po kaming pinag-usapan na kailangan namin e-consume ang deposit, ang akala ko po ang advance payment lang ang eko-consume. Kasi sa una pa lang po, hindi na po humarap ang landlord sa amin, kahit nung nagbayad kami ng 2 months advance and 2 months deposit as the requirement, mother lang po niya ang tumanggap at wala rin po alam sa conditions ng anak niya. Though nagkita po kami ng landlord pero hindi po namin napag usapan ang tungkol sa condition niya sa deposits na eko-consume. Gusto po sana namin makuha ang deposit kahit 1 month deposit na lang malaking tulong na rin po kasi sa amin sana. Ngayon ayaw po ng landlord humarap sa amin dahil busy o may trabaho siya from 10pm-8am everyday, though nag presenta na kami na willing makipagkita sa kanya ng Sundays to make things clear and formally close. Kasi pangit o masakit sa loob na galit siya sa amin dahil humihingi kami ng pabor sa kanya.
  May habol pa po ba kami tungkol sa deposit?

• jomie villaronte

  may tanong ako
  1. Unang una yun po bang notice na sinasabi nyo (“Provided the owner has given the tenant 3 months advance notice”) ay kailangan writeen notice? or verbal notice ay okeyna, ? or pwede nya bang gamitin na official yung verbal notice ng aking landlady yung sinabihan niya ako na two months ka na lng jan kasi gagamitin na nang kapatid ko yung unit or aprtment.-masassabi po ba nating official ang verbal na pagpaapsabi sa aking na iyon ng aking landlady?

  2. pangalawa dapat ko po bang iconsume yung deposit ko?

  3. Pangatlo kong tanong:yun pong aming contrata ay hindi po nirerenew ng aking land laday, pwede ko po bang gamitin ito na dahil hindi siya nagrerenew ng contract namin inaasume ko na tuloy tuly yung aming contrata or usapan or agreement?

  salamat po

  • Nimrod Flores

    1. A verbal notification should suffice. If the law doesn’t specify, then we should also not be specific. Ang problema lang ng lessor dun ay paano nya papatunayan na nagbigay nga siya ng sapat na notice. Kaya lang naman tayo may mga written notices ay para hindi madaling i-deny nung kabilang party.

    2. Yung “deposit” as supposed to be for security. Never talaga dapat kino-consume po yun. Ang purpose nun, pang-cover ng damages or unpaid bills pag-move out ng tenant, etc. At kung wala namang mga ganito, dapat binabalik to sa tenant upon move out.

    Kaya lang naman may mga nagyayaring pinapa-“consume” na ng landords ang deposits, dahil sila mismo, ginamit na rin nila ang security deposit ng tenant at di na rin nila kaya ibalik. Which is hindi sana tama talaga.

    3. May mga kontrata na automatic ang renewal kung wala namang notice from either party na ititigil na nila ang agreement. Makikita mo naman to kung babasahin mo ang kontrata. Kung walang nakasaad na ganito, at wala rin bagong pinipirmahana na kontrata, eh mutual understanding na lang kayo na hanggat wala pa sa inyo ang nag-aabiso sa kabila, na ititigil na ang kontrata, ay tuloy-tuloy lang din kayo.

    • jomie villaronte

      thnx sir its very helpful
      God bless and more power

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• Rian

  Nagrerent po ako ng studio type na unit at recently lagi nakikitulog yung girlfriend ko, mga half the time andito sya, my landlady is asking me to pay an additional 2k per month and register her as another occupant kasi ang nakaregister daw na occupant eh ako lang, ganun po ba talaga yun?

  • Nimrod Flores

    Check your contract. Kung may stipulation na isang tao lang ang pwede dun sa rate na binabayaran nyo, then kelangan nyo sundin yun. Kung wala naman, at tama naman sa laki ang unit para sa inyong dalawa, then there’s probably no basis for your landlady to ask for any additional payment.

    Unless siguro, there are other factors to consider. Like, if your rent is inclusive of water & electricity or some other thing like that.

• Shiela

  Hi po! May question po ako.. biglaan po kasi kmeng umalis dun sa nirerent nmen at ndi na nmn nagamit ung advance payment nmn kaya pinaparefund na lng nmn pati dn po ung deposit pero ngaun nagkakaproblem kami kasi 2 months na ndi pa dn nababalik smn at sinisisi kme kasi biglaan daw kaming umalis at sinabi daw nya na ndi daw nagrerefund at kailangan iconsume ung advance at deposit which is ndi na nga po nmn nagawa dahil biglaan ang pagalis nmn.. ok lang po ba un na ndi cla nagbabalik ng deposit?

  • Nostrebor Lim

    Do you have pre termination clause stipulated in your contract po?

  • reyman

    Shiela
    1 month advance notice ang dapat nyo ibigay sa may ari ng nirerentahan nyo kung aalis na kayo, whether biglaan aalis o tirahan nyo yung 1 month. That is 1 month advance payment. Now yung another 1 month deposit ay pwede nyo i-refund, kung hindi kayo nag stay for another month. Google search mo ang Rent Control Act No. 9653 or lumapit kayo sa barangay to settle yung refund.
    reyman

• Kirsten Santiago

  Hi! Please educate me regarding tenants and renters law/rights.

  May bahay po kami na naisanla namin sa halagang 120K. pinaupahan po ng pinagsanglaan ang bahay na isinanla namin sa kanya. ang umuupa po ay may depositong 2 months sa pinagsanlaan. Kinuha na po namin ang aming bahay na isinanla sa halagang 120K noong july 2016. subalit hindi po niya ibinigay sa amin ang 2months deposit ng umuupa sa aming bahay.

  Sinabihan n namin ang umuupa sa bahay na gagamitin n nmin ang bahay at kailangan na nilang umalis. Gusto po ng umuupa na gamitin ang dalawang buwan na deposito nila (hnd sa amin ibinigay ng pinagsanlaan) at 3 month pa (na walang bayad) na nakasaad daw sa batas.

  Ang 3 months na isinasaad po ba sa batas ay kinakailangan na maconsume nila? at talaga po bang wala itong bayad? Paano po ang dapat na pag uusap namin regarding sa ganitong sitwasyon?

  • reyman

    Kirsten Santiago
    Search mo sa Google Rent Control Act No. 9653.
    Yung 3 months means advance notice nyo (owner or lessor) sa tenant or lessee which is formal 3 months advance notice of the lessor’s intention to repossess the house/property. But they (tenants) will have to pay you these 3 months rent (in advance monthly payment). Yun namang 2 months deposit ay dapat lang na ibigay sa inyo (owner) from pinagsanlaan. Depende naman sa usapan nuon ng dating nagpapaupa at ng tenants kung consumable ang 2 months deposit o isasauli nyo (owner), that is after na magbayad ng last 3 months yung tenants.
    I would suggest na kung ayaw talaga ibigay ng pinagsanlaan yung 2 months deposit, paupahan nyo na lang ng 2 months libre yung current tenants, walang nawala sa inyo (owner), at sabihan nyo agad now (in writing) to vacate after 2 months. Wag nyong sabihin na gagamitin na ng pamilya nyo ang bahay, just say na may iba nang uupa after 2 months (kahit wala) or marami kayong ipapa renovate (kahit wala). At least you’ve served yung 1 month advance notice to tenants as per Rent Contral Law.
    reyman

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• Regine Mia

  Good day! May question po sana ako..bagong lipat po ako sa apartment na tinitirhan ko po. 1st day po na stay namin nalaman ko na sobrang init pala yung nakuha kong room kapag umaga dahil masyado tirik ng araw.hindi kasi pwede anak ko sa ganon kainit dahil may hika sya at pneumonia. So nakiusap po ako sa may ari na baka pwede kami lumipat sa kabilang room dahil sa kalagayan ng baby ko at isang gabi palang naman po kami natulog dun. Sinagot nya po ako na napaka dami ko daw sinasabi at galit na galit sya sa text nakiusap lang naman ako kaya nawalan ako ng gana unang araw palang namin. Bukod po dun may kapatid po ako na pumupunta sa bahay para tulungan ako mag alaga sa anak ko. Bigla po sya nagreklamo sakin na sabi ko daw ako at anak ko lang kasama ko. Di nya naman sinabi sakin na bawal bisita kahit umaga. Kung ganun kasi di ako lilipat dun. Sabi ko dapat may kontrata sya na nakapalagay ang rules o sabihin sakin bago lumipat. Ngaun po ayaw ko na sa bahay dahil hindi kami nag kakasundo ng may ari. May habol pa po kaya ako sa 2months deposit at 1month advance ko since isang araw lang po ako?

• mary

  may question po ako ung landlord namin gusto kami paalisin sa bahay dahil ayaw nia pumayag na mag park kami sa harap ng bahay namin. Ang gusto nia dun sa gitna ang point namin kung bakit ayaw namin dun kasi gabi lang kmai sa bahay may mga batang pumapasok sa gate at baka magasgasan ung kotse atlist pag nasa harap ng bahay safe ung car kesa dun sa gitna ang ni reason nia may natamaan daw kaming host. sabi namin papaus namin kami na bahala ok lang daw pero dun pa rin daw kami mag park sa gitna di ko makuha ung logic ng gusto nia. tapos umalis na daw kami may laban ba kami dito if ever. Thank you po need your response ASAP.

• mizry papuonognea

  Hi. may tanong lang po ako.
  I and my friend rented this room. e asked kung pwedeng palitan nami yung lock pero ayaw ng land lady. Dapat daw may duplicate sila ng susi para maCheck check nila ang room namin kung malinis, o may nasira. Dahil daw ayaw nila sa dugyot na boarders. But then I thought, kahit naman siguro ganoon ang boarder, do they have the right to open the room kung wala ang renter? Kahit naman walang nawawala pero parang wala na ring privacy doon di ba? Isn’t that considered invasion of privacy?
  And then kapag daw may bisista kami, dapat magbigay kami ng 100 per head kapag more than ONE HOUR sila sa room unless family member. Pero kapag family member, 3 days maximum lang daw ang stay nila else we give additional payments.
  Naiintindihan naman namin yung part na pinagbabawalan ang uminom and magyosi kasi baka maingayan ang mga kasama namin sa boarding house.
  One time, siningil kami in advance. Aug27 kaming nagstart magrent doon. so every 27th kami dapat magbayad. workmate kasi namin yung anak ng landlady kaya alam niya kung kelan ang payday. sept22, sinalubong kami nung landlady to ask for advance payment for the month of october. Nagbigay naman kami kasi palaging rason is to be able to fix the walls and the cabinet in the room. Kasi dahil may sira pala ang dingding ay nagmoMoist sa loob. ilang beses namin tinatanong kung kelan papaayos pero palaging sagot: “kung aaraw”. Although palagi namang umulan noon pero ilang beses din naman nang umaraw.
  BAgo pa man kami lumipat is sinabi nilang baka second week ng september ay papaayos na yung room. nagbigay kami ng deposit namin nung isang linggo bago kami lumipat. Palaging sinasabi noon ay papafix daw muna yung room bago kami lumipat pero na sakanila na kasi ang pera at nahihiya kaming bawiin nalang iyon.
  Nakakasawang palagi silang puro pangako kaya nagpaalam kaming lilipat na. Saka sila nagdala ng karpintero para daw mag ayos ng room pero parang ipinatignan lang kung ano ang aayusin. Like they are trying to make us stay kasi kami yung madalian nilang masingil sa upa.
  Tinatanong namin yung deposit namin kung kelan namin makukuha kasi hindi naman namin ikoConsume pero ang sabi: “Di ba sinabi ko sa inyo noon na consumable yun?” we said that we are in a rush to transfer because we will be together with my sister and cousin. And di ba dapat kaming renters yung magdedecide kung icoconsume pa namin yun? She still tried to make us stay then I told her that my sister has a baby. Di naman pwedeng sa isang masikip na kwarto ay magsisiksikan kami, di ba?
  An then she is already reserving that room for future renters that is why she talked to us na dapat by 27 wala na kami so the new renter could move in.
  Nung dumating si Bagyong Lawin, basang basa kami sa loob kaya umuwi kami sa bahay nung friend ko.
  27 na bukas, but our money isn’t given back yet. Pwede ba silang ireklamo?

• Albert Gatdula

  tanong ko lang po kung saan mag rereklamo ukol doon sa landlord na mataas maningil ng paupa ng bahay 10,000 kada buwan samantalang maliit na spasyo lang 15 computer lang ang gumagana 700 lang ang kita buwan buwan. specially dito sa tubig wala na nga kaming connection ng tubig naniningil pa ng sobra wala namang pinapakitang resibo kung paano binabayaran ang tubig itong anak ng may ari na walang trabaho at adik pa sa mga tenant hinahanap ang kakainin nila araw araw masyadong malaking pabigit sa mga umuupa ang panininingil nila ng sobra ang address ng inuupahan 1321 cor bayab as street moriones tondo manila

  • Inah Desario

    Kung nasa NCR ho kayo, tama ho yung singil nila na P10,000 kahit na anong liit ng lugar. Pwede nilang taasan ng 10% kada taon ang renta. (tingnan po sa ibaba) Pwede niyo mare-klamo ang tubig etc, pero sa espasiyo, kayo po ang tumanggap niyan.

    ( The act was revised in 2005, which is known as the approved
    “Rent Control Act of 2005” now covers properties in the National
    Capital Region and urbanized cities which have rent prices not exceeding
    P10,000 a month, and all residential units in other places where the
    rent does not exceed P5,000.
    Only 10 percent annual increase is allowed for any rental
    unit as long as the same person or group of people occupies the unit.
    The lessor or owner can only have a new rental price once the unit is
    vacant and the next lessee is already available to move in. )

    • Imontheytside

      Hi! Bakit po may mga land lord na humihingi ng 2-3minths deposit then 3-6 months advance..some are 1 year advance ?For 1 year contract,is it legal? Seems to me is too much.

      • gigi llanes

        nag re rent kami dito sa pasig kapitolyo ng 18,000/ month due to we really need to transfer na din before classes begin 2016 May 13 with 2 month advance but we can only use it pag natapos ng contract namin at di nag renew then 4 months deposit in an old apartment na maliit almost 15 sqr mtrs. 2 rms & 1 c.r. with 1 car garage . Nag ask pa ng pdc checks na 12 / monthly rent 18,000. Kami pa ang nag papa gawa ng mga sira lalo ng barado sa likod sa may labahan na pumapasok sa c.r hanggang loob ng bahay kaya nasira ibang gamit ko gaya ng lazy boy. Hindi sila nag papa ayos puros abono kami sabi babayaran daw kami refund cash kasi po naka PDC bayad namin. Me rights din po ba biglaan mag inspect ang me ari kahit tulog pa kami hanggang loob ng mga rooms? Wala po akong Utang sa kanila. Saka po pagbawalan kami sa mga gamit namin declare fire hazard? Pati mga alaga kong aso ipatangal kahit nakasaad sa contract pwedeng dogs walang naka lagay kung ilan? Siraan ng kapitbahay namin na maingay ang aso namin kasi pag nagsasampay sila niyuyugyog ang wall naminsa gilid. ? Mag dagdag/ ask ng additional 2 months advance 4 months deposit at ginawang 20,000 tapos ask niyang additional last year ng 2,000 for the violation of contract daw.? Pwede ba kaming paalisin kahit walang violation kami? Irerenew nya kami daw pero 20,000 na daw ang rent namin? Kindly help us po!

• Jenny

  Hi. i have a query. Our contract for the residentila house expires already but we want to renew. the owner advise us that it will be use for family purposes however after 1 year andto pa dn kame even without contract. Now pwede ba kami paalisin bgla dhil expired contract ng walang proper advise?

  • reyman

    Jenny
    If the owner already advised you that it will be used for family purposes, they have given you enough time, as per Rent Control Act, 3 months advance notice, and you had stayed after 1 year since their advise. Yes pwede kayo paalisin bigla because they had given you their advance 3 months notice and more pa, and has nothing to do with the expired contract which you cannot demand to renew.
    reyman

• chineseme

  Good Afternoon po, need your urgent advice. Yun pong nirerentahan ng tita ko na house for more than 10 years ay gusto na po ibenta nung owner na nasa Amerika. Nagbigay po siya ng SPA dun sa pamangkin nya na ibenta na yun lupa. Sa ngayon po wala pa talagang buyer yun lupa pero ang gusto po nung pamangkin ay ipa demolish yun bahay at binigyan lamang yun tita ko ng till end of this month na lang. Nakiusap po yun tita ko na kahit till December na lang pero ayaw po. Nagpapasok sila ng mga ibat ibang lalaki sa loob ng bahay para magpaquote kung magkano nila maibebenta yun mga woods kapag nademolish. Yun din pong Kapitan ng Barangay ay inaprubahan nadin yun request for demolition. Ano pong gagawin namin? Paano po kapag hindi agad nakaalis ng end of the month dahil ang hirap maghanap agad? paano po kung bigla na lng dumating yun demolition team?
  Please help. Meron pa ho natitirang 2 months advance kaya nakikiusap na till end of December na lng. Pero ho si pamangkin hindi narin namin makontak. pati ho yun may ari mismo ng lupa hindi narin nya makontak si pamangkin. Nagtatago daw po dahil sa kasong staffa. Please help po.
  Thank you

• DIONNA CRIMMINS

  Good article, Thanks!

• Katrina Jane So

  Hi! ask ko lang po kung ano ang habol ko sa unit owner. nagrent kame ng unit para gawin office,inallow ng owner at nakastate naman sa contract.then nung naglakad ako ng permits namin for the office naipit ako sa fire dept dahil ipapaclose yun bldg dhl dami violations.alam na pala nila na hindi sila cleared pero tinanggap pa nila kame.

• Katrina Jane So

  Help please! Bago kame magrent dito nakausap namin owner ng bldg. Sinabi ko na gagamitin namin na mailing address ng itataying start up company. Pumayag sila at napagkasunduan na magbibigay sila ng written consent. So nagbayad na kame ng down at adv. Nakapag apply ako ng brgy permit,then nakapagbayad na din para sa mayors permit applicationnaka state sa contract na inaallow nila na gamitin namin na office itong unit.pagdating ko sa fire dept,nasilip na eto pa lamg bldg e hindi naka comply sa mga kailangan para mabigyan sila ng permit.meaning walang mayors permit ang bldg.may habol po ba ako sa owner?1 1/2 months na kame dito,kinukulit nya akong magbayad ng rent or else ivacate ko daw.sabi ko stated sa contract na pang office ito tapos ganun ang nangyari.ano po ba ang habol ko.

• Graham John Catchlove

  Hi there, I am a previous tenant. I’m checking if there is any timeframe where the secdep has to be given back to the tenant. I have been out of the condo for 5 months now without anything back, I was constantly following up and they’ve now just got back to inform they need to fix a few things which I find is outrageous considering the time since my last day.

  • reyman

    Graham John Catchlove
    It all depends on your agreement with the owner what timeframe he wants to return your security deposit less any damages. Before leaving on your last day, tenant and owner should be present to visually check everything at the condo to avoid mistrust.
    reyman

    • Inah Desario

      The landlord is suppose to return secdep after one month less rents and utilities unpaid or fees if rental has damages. They will have to give you receipts of where your deposit was spent.

• sydney de castro

  hello po.tama po ba na ung may penalty ako s nirerentahan ko na bahay.1 year na po kong nagrerent s bahay na tinitirhan ko pero ngaun kc ngkakaproblema ako sa company na pinapsukan ko sobrang napipilayan ako sa penalty kc.ang laki ng penalty ko.pinirmahan ko n kc ung contract.may habol pa po ako sa lahat ng penalty na binayad ko?thank u po s mga sasagot.

• Joe JA

  Good pm po, nag rent Condominium bale 1 month advance n 1 month deposit dapat 2 month deposit pero installment daw po nalang 2nd deposit. Problema po maraming roaches dito sa unit at nag tutubig sahit pag naulan. nag sabi na po akosa lessor ko no action. roaches peste na po dami na ako nagastos kala ko mawawala din hindi na. gusto ko na po umalis may laban po ba ako sa contract. kasi bulok puro ipis dito samin. thanks

• Mado2016

  Hi, I also currently have concern to our rented unit. We are renting this unit here in Makati for 6 months which will expire this December 20,2016. Ahead of time (first week of November). I submitted a letter of interest to extend for 3 months. I did not intend to renew the contract but only want to extend for 3 months. 4 months ago, they increased the rate of each unit. Now They want to apply to us the increased new rate for our extension of 3 months. Further, they also wanted to adjust our 2 months deposit into the new rate. May I know if this legally right? Hope for a reply.. thanks.

  • reyman

    Mado2016
    If they increased the rate 4 months ago and you agreed and paid, I can’t see any reason why you want to pay the old rate for your extension of 3 months. Of course the 2 months deposit should increase also into the new rate, whether it is extension or renewal.
    reyman

• [emailprotected]

  Good pm ask ko lang po what if the reason is personal conflict between the owner and tenant, not under this RA 9653 yung reason, kung bakit gusto paalisin ni owner si tenant? then the owner has capabilty to return the deposit to the tenant. Pwede po ba magbigay nalang si owner ng due date kung hanggang kaylan nalang sila sa unit tyaka ng konting time para sa paghahanap ng titirahan nila? there’s no contract since they occupied the unit basta nagbigay ng 1 month deposit and 1 month advance its just verbal agreement, but the tenant consumed the 1month advance. As soon as possible gusto na ni owner
  Paalisin sila papano po ba yung prosesso nun? Thanks…

  • reyman

    [emailprotected]
    Whether personal conflict or not, kung gusto paalisin ni owner si tenant, 1 month advance notice prevails. Depende sa naging verbal agreement kung ang 1 month deposit ay consumable or pwede isauli ng owner less any maintenance repair, damages or outstanding bills. Don’t say “just” verbal agreement, bakit pumayag si tenant at hindi nag demand in writing sa umpisa pa lang, at nagbigay pa ng 1 month deposit and 1 month advance. Tama yung 1 month advance was consumed on the 1st month of rent. Basta laging 1 month advance notice between owner and tenant, whatever reason pa yan.
    reyman

• Juan Self

  Please help me with this. I signed a tenancy contract 3 months ago and agreed to pay 15pesos per kwhr on the submeter the landlord had installed at our property. The meter readings were taken at the outset and I was paying my bill merrily for the first 2 months then the landlord tells me my meter is not working correctly and he changes it without my consent and now the meter runs 4x faster than the previous one, in effect this is quadruppling my bill at a minimum. I am not happy and have voiced my disagreement on such to him. He says I’m lucky because I have been having cheap electric for the last 2 muonths. Is he allowed to do this? This is not a Meralco meter but a landlord installed submeter, so only he says the meter is not working correctly not the electric company! This is daylight robbery in my view. My contract states i must pay the charges ‘for the said meter’ the readings on this new meter now differ from the ‘said meter’ on the contract I signed!.thank you

  • reyman

    Juan Self,
    You can bring all your bills to Meralco office, they will entertain you even if you are not the owner, just show the tenancy contract, so you would know the calculations on their readings on your first 2 months and after. “said meter” on the contract does not specify if old or new submeter, therefore no difference in print. Who knows if it’s true that the meter was not working correctly on your first 2 months, unless you can prove it.
    reyman

    • Juan Self

      Thank you for the reply, I will get more clarity with Meralco.

• Xj Fernandez

  Meron po akong nirentahan na bahay sa isang subdivision, may kontrata po akong pinirmahan sa may ari ng bahay na 1 year. Nakalagay po doon na hindi ko pwedeng irefund ang 1 month deposit ko. Ngayon po after 7 paid months ay lumipat na po ako. Pwede ko pa bang irefund ang 1 month advance tutal hindi naman rehistrado at walang permit ang pagrerenta ko at hindi din naman notaryado ang kontratang pinirmahan ko? tnx

  • reyman

    Xj Fernandez
    Kung alam mong hindi rehistrado at walang permit ang pagrerenta mo nuong unang una pa, bakit ka pumirma sa kontrata sa may ari, therefore accessory ka rin. Ipagpalagay nang naka rehistro man at may permit, bakit ka pumirma & agreed na hindi pwedeng irefund ang 1 month deposit, at tinuloy mo pa renta for 7 months.
    Mabuti at hindi ka hinabol ng may ari dahil kulang ka pa ng 5 months payment to complete yung 1 year. Sa batas, ang kontrata between parties ay legal kung nagkasundo kayong 2 sa pirmahan, whether notarized or not. Kung illegal ang pagpaparenta ng may ari, that is another subject, for you to find out & file a case.
    reyman

    • Imontheytside

      Pwede nio bang ipost dito yung law na nagsasabing kailangan bayaran pa rin ng tenant ang whole year rent kung nag breach contract.? let’s say 1 year ang contract then 6 months langtumira ang tenant..D ba nanghihingi naman ang landlord ng deposit for security.

• John

  Hi. Tatanong ko lang sana kung tama ba na dagdagan ng tax ng landlord ko yung binabayaran kong rent. 12000PHP ang rent ko. Matatapos na contract ko sa kanila in 2 weeks at may notice sila ngayon na magiging 13440PHP ang rent ko dahil magkakaron na raw ng 12% VAT. May nabasa ako na wala daw dapat VAT ang 12800PHP below na rent. At tama ba na 2 weeks from end of contract nila ibibigay yung notice, eh di wala na time para makapaghanap ng malilipatan kung ayaw na tumuloy dahil sa tumaas na rent. Sana may makatulong. Salamat.

• Aileen Hope Julian

  good evening po kasi ung landlord nmen may away sla ng kapatid nya ngaun bgla akobng chinat na kailangan sa katapusan lumipat na kmi ng bahay ung down po nmen nagamit na nmen dati pa kasi bestfriend po ng asawa ko ung landlord nmen paano po ba gagawin nmen ? thanks

  • reyman

    Aileen Hope Julian
    Downpayment means advance payment on your 1st month of rent. Kung meron kayo security deposit (1 month) kayo sa may ari, (which means nakatabi sa may ari yung 1 month rent payment), pwd nyo gamitin yun for this month until katapusan, that is kung may agreement kayo ng may ari na consummable ang deposit. Tama naman ang may ari na nagbigay sa inyo ng 1 month advance notice to vacate. Kung hindi pa kayo bayad this month until katapusan, you will have to pay it pa sa may ari.

    So 2 ang questions ko dito, kung bigla kayo paalisin at wala pa malilipatan or wala pa kayo ipambayad sa last month of rent until katapusan. Nasa batas yung pagpapaalis ng 1 month advance notice (whether verbal or written). About last payment, kung bestfriend ng asawa mo ang landlord, better na mag usap sila 2.
    reyman

• Mark Blancaflor

  Hi, I would just like to us our current dilemma here in our rented apartment. We have been living here for more than 38 years. For the last decade wala na kami contract but we still have siugned acknowledgement receipts of monthly payments from the owner.

  Recently, the owner sold the property to another person without asking us if we would like to purchase the property, which we want to and we can pay it in cash. Is this legal?

  Also, the new owner is asking for P12,000 monthly rent which is a big increase from the monthly P7,200 rent. From the article I have read above, if we are below or equal to P10,000 rent, our increase should not be more than 7% even if there is a new owner. We have never vacated the property, not behind on any payments and all bills are paid.

  Your urgent reply on this matter is greatly appreciated as we will be having talks tomorrow on this tomorrow in the Barangay Office.

  Thanks

  • AYALA LAND Updates

    Hi Mark, we have the same situation. Did u get any feedback from this. Pls share your experience and what happen after your meeting. Thanks

  • Nimrod Flores

    As to your question on the sale, kung wala namang stipulation sa contract nyo na may right of first refusal kayo, then what your previous landlord did, was not against the law. Itong right of first refusal kasi is not a provision of law, this is just a popular stipulation in lease contracts. So it’s entirely up to the parties kung gusto nilang may ganito sa contract or wala.

    As to the increase of rent na inimplement ng new owner, that one is in violation na talaga nitong Rent Control Act. And you are right to take it to the Barangay for conciliation.

• Lynn Corog

  Hi, ask lang ako anung tamang gawin, ang landlady ko pina alis ako January 1 kahit may 1 month deposit pa ako sa bahay, nagalit sya kasi ginamit ko na po kasi ang 1 month advance ko last December. sinabihan kuna sya november palang na gagamitin kuna yong advance at deposit ko. then 30th of december naningil sya ng renta. ang binayaran kulang yong ilaw at kureyente kasi i co-consume kuna ung balance ko nagalit sya. akala ko OK na kami kasi hindi nman sya nag remind noong 31th pro pag gising namin noon Janauary 1 doon sya nag sabi na kailangan na naming umalis tapos yong advance ko kai ibibigay nlng daw sya ngayon Jan.15 kasi 15 ko nman daw binayaran. humingi ako ng palugit kahit Jan.2 nlng kasi wala yong kasambahay ko at yong husband ko. pro hindi sya na kinig nag eskandalo sya at yong mga anak ko iyak ng iyak dahil sa nang yari. Ano po ba ang dapat kng gawin? kasi nag remind ako sa kanila about sa payment na 16th ko nalang kukunin ang pera dahil sinulog sa amin ngayong 15th nagalit sya at sinisi nila ako bakit hangan ngayon wala pa daw nag rent sa room nila? salamat po sa tulong.

• ton

  magandang gabi po

• ton

  may concern po kasi ako kami ay nagrerent sa isang malaking bahay na nakadivide sa 4 na anak ng mayari ng bahay. kami po ang nagrerent dun sa share ng isang anak sa baba ng bahay. ang issue po ay may dumating na water bill na 20000. kanya kanya po kami ng submeter. nagkaron daw po kasi ng leak sa tubo. ang leak po ay nasa gitna ng submeter at main meter sa labas. kailangan po ba namin magshare sa malaking bill o eto ay problema lang ng mayari ng bahay? sana po mag response kayo salamat po

  • reyman

    ton
    depende sa usapan nyo ng may ari, kung sabihin nya na magshare kayo, ask them kung ano kasalanan nyo sa leak ng tubo. on the part of may ari, maaaring wala din siya kasalanan at walang nakakaalam. kung hindi nyo babayaran ang share, may possibility na magkaroon ng usaping barangay, kahit na magpaalam na kayo ay aalis na lang. pag isipan nyo kung gusto nyo pa magpatuloy magrent diyan, kasi paano kung magkaroon na naman ng leak ng tubo in future at mas malaki pa sa 20000 ang water bill? in the end, sagutin ng may ari ang water bill kasi sa kanya nakapangalan ito, pero baka hindi pumayag ang may ari na umalis kayo unless bayaran nyo share.
    reyman

• Laryl

  Alam ko medyo out of topic, pero may nakakaalam ho ba dito kung legal ang paniningil ng Homeowner’s Association ng 12,000 pesos para sa aking tindahan na meron namang permit galing sa gobyerno?

• Ian

  Hi , ask KO lang if what should be our next step if we don’t want continue the 1yr contract. Bec we are moving to a next apartment. But we signed the contract last Dec 2016 end of contract is Dec 2017. We can but the owner says we cannot get or use our 2months deposit .pls help. Makati city locates in condo apartment namin.

  • Inah Desario

    Kung meron kayong contract na pirmado for another year at mag-cancel kayo, kayo ay nag-breach ng contract. Pwendeng hindi ibalik ng landlord ang 2 months deposit niyo. Sa America, pag-nagcancel ng 1yr. contract, kailangan pa ring bayaran mo ang rent hanggang matapos ang contract unless, may kapalit kang mag-rent o may nahanap na kapalit ang inyong landlord. Hindi nga lang ito nasusunod sa Pinas, kaya lugi parati ang landlord maliban sa mga high-end renters na advance ang bayad ng rent nila for 1 yr in post-dated checks.

• jie05jr

  Hihingi po sana ng advice. Kami po ay nangungupahan sa isang pwesto para sa aming maliit na tapsihan. Hiningan po kami ng 3mo. Advance 1 mo dep. Amounting to 72k (18k/mo.) 2 years contract march 2016-2018. Pinagawa namin ang area at gumastos ng 100k dahil ang pwesto ay isa lamang garahe. Lingid sa amin jumper pala ang kuryente at putol ang tubig. Ngunit kami ay nagpatuloy na lamang dahil gumasyos na kami sa pagpapagawa at non-refundable daw ang adv./dep. At dahil na rin sa pangakong aayusin ang problema agad. october 2016 hindi kami nakapagbayad dahil naaksidente ang isa naming kasama at nagastos ang aming pangbayad. November kami ay nakiusap na magbayad ng 1month at hulugan nalang ang natitirang isa pa, ngunit di pumayag ang land lady namin. December 12 nabuno namin ang 2months (36k) ngunit ayaw tangapin ng land lady. Sa katuwiran na gusto nya ay buong 3months ang aming ibigay+ penalty 10% monthly. December 28 nagiiskandalo na sya sa pwesto at hinihingi ang 72k para sa 4months+penalty. Nag desisyon kami na aalis na lamang dahil di namin malaman kung saan nanggaling ang nagpatong patong na amount na hinihingi nya at dahil hanggang sa ngayon wala pa din kaming linya ng tubig at putol ang kuryente. Ngunit gusto nya umalis agad kami ng jan2 2017. Na wala kami kakayanan na makahanap ng location sa maiksing panahon (5days+holiday dec31, jan1-2) nakiusap kami na bigyan pa ng palugit dahil ang deposit advance namin ay mag lalast hanggang jan12 2017. Jan23 kami ay nakahanap na ng malilipatan at ininform namin ang land lady namin na kukunin ang gamit bukas. Hindi po sya pumayag dahil kailangan daw muna namin magbayad ng 72k+ penalty bago namin makuha ang mga gamit namin dahil nakasaad daw sa aming kontrata na forfeit ang advance and deposit namin dahil di natapos ang kontrata. Nalaman din po namin na jan 12 2017 ay pinasok nila ang aming inuupahan at kinuha ang aming mga gamit. Nag reklamo po kami sa baranggay ngunit kami ay di sinisipot sa mga hearing. Ang tanong ko po grounds po ba para ma forfeit ang contract dahil sa fraud at di pagsabi na jumper ang kanilang kuryente at wala silang linya ng tubig? Wala din po silang binibigay na resibo o.r. pag kami ay nagbabayad ngunit kapirasong papel lamang o acknowledgement letter lang. Mali din po ba ang pakikiaalam ng mga gamit namin at pag pasok sa pwesto ng walang pahintulot namin? Nararapat din po ba kaming magbayad ng kanyang hinihingi 70k+ upang makuha ang aming mga gamit? Sana po kami ay inyong matulungan. Maraming salamat po…

• Abel John

  Hi po, ask ko lang po, kasi po kami po ay nangungupahan lang sa isang apartment sa loob ng subdivision. at kada buwan ay may sinisingil samin na 200 pesos na monthly dues, hnd po namin alam ito nung kami ay umupa dito, ito po ba ay legal na singilin sa amin kada buwan? ,Salamat po sa inyong pag tugon.

  • reyman

    Abel John
    Karamihan ng subdivision ay may monthly dues, ilan na ang napagtanungan ko, may 200, 250 or 70, depende sa homeowners association. Ito ay para sa ilaw sa kalsada na dinadaanan nyo, basura collection and security ng residents.
    reyman

• euka miah

  hi! ask ko lang po kung tama po ba yung pag singil ng ladlord ko sa monthly rental ko. nag bayad po ako ng 1month deposit and 1month advance sa owner ng dec 10. tapos january 10 nag bayad po ulit ako nung monthly rent na 3800, pero yung receipt na binigay nya sa akin, dec10-jan10 ang nakalagay. kaya po pag dating ng feb10, yung receipt magiging jan10-feb10 naman. are there actions that can be taken against the owner if ever mali ung way ng paniningil nya? o kailanagan lang po namin mag follow kung ganon sya maningil? thank you..

  • reyman

    euka miah
    tama ka, january 10 na bayad should be jan10-feb10 na resibo, kasi bayad ka na from dec.10-jan10. ipaliwanag mo sa owner kung para sa anong month yung 1 month advance na binayad mo nuong dec.10 (knowing na yung 1 month deposit ay nakatabi sa owner as security). Kaya nga kamo tinawag na advance, means yung bayad mo ng jan.10 for the next month (jan10-feb10), so sa feb.10, advance monthly payment from feb10-mar10. Ipaliwanag mo rin sa barangay ang lahat para malinawan ang owner, to avoid gusot sa huli pag aalis ka na.
    reyman

• Rain

  Good day, gusto ko lang po malaman kung may right po ba kami mgdemand ng return of advance rental, security deposit and utilities deposit if we vacated the premised we are renting on short notice due to harassment and verbal accusations of the wife of the landlord without prior notice. We are renting a room po kasi for our restaurant staff for their convenience. We have been renting the room for almost a year now although our initial contract is only good for 6 months. We had to vacate the premises because the landlady accused our staff of using drugs at ipapa “oplan tokhang”daw nya even without proof that they are indeed using drugs. So on the same day we confronted the landlady who admitted to saying the said remarks in front of our staff who stays in the rented room, we decided to pull them out with the assistance of the barangay just to avoid further harassment on their end.

  We had no prior intention of doing so kaso lang po abuso na ung mga salita ng landlady sa mga staff namin. Now we are asking the landlord (who is initially the one who talked to) to return the said monies but they are refusing to return it dahil daw di kami ngbigay ng written or verbal notice at di sumunod sa contract. We are arguing that if not for the fact that your wife harassed our staff then we would not have vacated the premises immediately.

  Could you please advise us on our next steps. Thank you for your time.

• carlo dela cruz

  Hello,

  Meron po kasi kami irerent na apartment. one month advance and one month deposit. wortk 8k monthly and apartment. since may nka tira pa sa apartment nag advise and landlady na pwede na kami pag down ng 8k for reservation. ngayon 5days bago kami mag move in isinasauli yung downpayment namin na 8k na hindi naman valid yung reason, twice na nya ginawa samin na isasauli ang reservation namin. the recent case is kasi daw yung wire ng kuryente sa terrace is aayusin. kaya isasauli daw yung rent which is working fine pa naman ung unit namin kahit aayusin. ano po ba ang rights namin since nkpg down kami ng 8k? Thanks in advanace!

• Nash Igiesca

  Tenant po ako for 1 year na sa inuupahan ko nahihirapan ako pakitunguhan ung anak nung may ari gawa ng maldita at kapit bahay namen ung boyfriend nya dito sa rooftop. 3 po ung apartment sa rooftop. Kapag pumapanik ung anak nung may ari para matulog sa bahay ng bf nya gumagawa ng eksena na sadyang hindi maganda sa pakiramdam. Mukang di naman nakikinig ung may ari ng bahay kapag nasasabihan namen ugali ng anak nya at sa katunayan 3 na naging kapitbahay ko sa rooftop bukod sa boyfriend nung anak ng may ari at lahat ng dahilan sa pag alis eh ung panu sila itrato nung anak ng may ari. Tanung ko lang if pwed ireklamo or idemanda ung ganung klase ng pakikitungo sa mga tenant?

• avisala

  hi gud evening! paano po mga nangungupahan na tinataasan yearly.. tapos po mukhang nasilip na ng munisipyo ang lupa na madami umuupa. ngayon ang may ari ng lupa ay gusto paalisin ang lahat ng tao hindi naman nila ito kasalanan, dahil una una hindi matatayo ang bahay ng mga tao yun kung wala sila pahintulot, pangalawa kada taon tinataasan nila ang mga umuupa. panagatlo paalisin nila biglaan paano na mga bahay na pinagawa ng mga tao ito mahigit 40 years na nakatira iba dito at madami problema lupa ito kaya yung iba hindi mabili hulagan sakanila yun.parang land and trees ba yun ang nakalagay sa title nila hindi nila dinidiclare sa munisipyo papaupa sila ngayon bibiglain nila mga tao ang sakin lang marami pamilya ang mawawalan ng tirahan hindi nila babayaran damage gagawin nila samantalang pinakikinabangan nila ng mahabang panahon ang tao rin dito tinataasan pa nila kahit di sila legal nagpapaupa kung yung squatter nga nabibigyan ng maganda relukasyon, ang mga umuupa pa kaya na kada taon tinataasan nila.anu po maipapayo nyo? thank u

• dioer19

  hello po sir, gusto ko po sana maliwanagan at dagdag kaalaman na din po.
  regarding sa tenant ko po kc ngayon, nag moved-in po sila november 3,2016 1 year contract po sila kaya dapat hanggang nov 3 2017 yung nasa lease of contract po namin. tapos po, bagong renovate po yung townhouse ko nung pagkalipat nya..bubong, labas at loob ng bahay, tiles. yung req nya maglagay aircon pinaboran ko, as in lahat po ng req nya pinagbigyan ko po sya. para lang po sana iwas conflict smin dalawa. maski sobrang demanding inappropriate na po sya. pinagbigyan ko pa din. tapos kahapon lang nag mag po sya sa messenger na iniinform nya ako na maghanap na daw po sila ng ibang bahay, kc malapit nadaw sya manganak and nahirapan daw po sya mag akyat panaog sa hagdan. kaya sabi po nya di na sya magbabayad ng bahay since meron po syang 2mos. deposit yun na lang daw po ang gagamitin nya.. di pa po ako nagrereply sa msg nya dahil mejo diappointed ako and wala po ako idea kubg ano maari kong isagot sa sinabi nya.. sana po matulungan nyo po ako sir/mam… please???
  sana mapansin nyo po ito at maadvice nyo din po ako.. maraming salamat po in advance. Godbless.

  • Nimrod Flores

    If you have a lease contract for any duration, dapat po talaga tapusin yun. It goes both ways kasi – hindi sila pwede paalisin nalang nang basta by the lessor, at hindi rin sila pwedeng aalis nalang nang basta rin.

    In cases like yours, ang ginagawa namin is we forfeit the security deposit. Yung security deposit po kasi, hindi pwede gamitin yun as rent nila. Security lang talaga dapat yun for charges other than the usual rent. At kung matapos ang lease na walang kailangan i-charge na extra, then ibabalik yun ng buo rin sa kanila.

    So in the case you described, although late na nga lang ‘tong reply namin, it wouldn’t be right kung papayagan nyo pa syang i-apply yung deposit nya for the next 2 months stay nya. Para sa next tenant nyo nalang mam.

    • Mae ann

      hello Sir Nemrod,
      pareho po kami ng kaso ng tenant ko pilit nya po kinukuha ang security deposit nya kahit umalis sila na hindi pa tapos ang contrata. ano po dapat kung gawin.

• Jblue

  Hi ask ko Lang po , we rented po in Manila, the landlord never talked to us po about the policies. Nagrent po kmi dun ng classmates ko po for a month kasi po nag OOJT po kmi, She charged us 15K po just for 2 rooms, the facilities were not in good condition then unknowingly that the toilet has continued running water from the start, we thought it’s normal. We only go there just to sleep we even Laundry our clothes to my sisters house and eat there.. then after a month we already came back home I settled already the bills in our electricity and since the land Lord was not there I left some money to my sis to pay the water because my classmate and I expected it will be only cost for below 200 since we don’t really use water.. I was so surprised na biglang tumawag po yung ate ko yung bill daw ng tubig is 8k nagulat po kmi kasi Di namn po talaga kmi gumagamit masyado ng tubig dun kung gumagamit man kmi ligo lang then alis namen ng bahay 8am balik kmi dun 11pm , sabi ng landlord kmi daw magbabayad nun lahat.. may right po ba kmi tumanggi? Yun Lang po.. thank you.

• Heidie

  Hi po, ask q lng po kung gaano po ba katagal ang pwedeng ibigay ng owner samin na palugit bago mapaalis sa inuupahan namin,kung nabenta na po ang inuupahan namin sa ibang tao? Sa ngayon po kasi wala pa sinasabi ang owner sa mga tenants kaso po nabalitaan po namin na nabenta na po pala sa iba at naghahanap na yung owner ng malilipatan nilang bahay.Wala po kasi kaming kontrata, nakatira na po kami dito more or less 11years na. Salamat po

• Jhoshua Heart Chinitah Bratine

  Just want to ask okay lang ba if nagsstay ung may Ari sa bahay na inuupahan namin evrytime.nya gustuhin?

• ladylee

  hi.! nakabili po ang parent ko ng bahay katabi ng bahay ko ngaun. since yung bahay na nabilli may nakarent at tamang tama lang din yung advance at deposit nila if ever meron sila binigay sa may ari dati ay tapos narin. so ito ngaun since yung parent ko na may ari humingi yung parent ko ng 1 month advance and 1 month deposit. since july 20 lang contract nila sa dating may ari binigyan namin sila na pabor ni reset nalang namin sa august 1 ang start at binabaan pa namin sa 3k ang rent na dating 3.5k. nag bigay lang sila ng 4k which is kulang pa ng 3k. ito ang verbal agreement namin since kulang pa sila ng bigay sabi ng parent ko sa kanila na pag hindi naibigay yung kakulangan in 1 week. ikaltas nalang namin yung para sa month ng august at ibalik ang subra sa knilang binigay at para ayusin nalang ang bahay bago paupahan ulit. so ito ang nangyari ndi nga sila nakapagbigay so binalik ko nalang sa kanila yung subra at nag agree kami na hangang katapusan nalang sila ng august. since alanganin ang araw ng august binigyan ko pa sila ng palugit ng until september 4 para ndi naman masyadong gipit. ngaun dumating na po yung time na aalis sila kinausap ko na hakutin na ang mga gamit nila kasi umpisahan ng ayusin ang bahay at pupuntahan na ng parent ko. ang sabi naman nila na pag ndi pa nila nahakot gamit nila at dumating na yung parent ko para mag ayus ng bahay ilabas nalang daw namin yung gamit nila sa gilid at dun nalang nila hakutin. so dumating nga yung araw na ndi nila nahakot so nilabas namin gamit nila with their consent nung inabisuhan namin sila. ngaun nagrereklamo na sila nung nailabas na yung gamit nila bakit daw namin nilabas gamit nila at dapat daw 3 buwan palugit.. ehh ako naman since sa verbal agreement namin na nagkaintindihan na kmi. tanung kulang po may pagkakamali ba kmi nagawa since maliwanag naman ang abiso namin at hinahamon pa kami ng mag brgyan pero hangang ngun wla naman dumating na summon from the brgy..

• Nicee Mortega

  hi! ask ko lang po, nagpaalam po kasi kami na aalis na nung 15, pero dahil po nagkaroon kami ng family emergency hindi po namin naasikaso yung paglilipat. Ngayon po kinausap namin yung landlord namin na magextend kami ng 2weeks lang para maasikaso namin yun, nagbigay kami ng kalahati nung monthly payment at tinanggap naman nya. Ngayon po tumanggap na rin pala sya ng papalit samin dito sa unit at pinapaalis na kami agad agad ngayong araw, ibabalik nya daw yung binigay naming pera. Tama po ba yun? Ano po pwede naming gawin? Salamat po

  • Nimrod Flores

    Tinanggap nya na po pala yung payment nyo, that means he agreed to your request to extend your stay. Dahil dun, you have earned the right to stay there until the end of your granted extension.

    As to what you can actually do about it, remind your landlord about what he just did. And if he really insists, ask him to go file an eviction case in court. You don’t have to worry, given the facts you mentioned here, his case will likely fail.

• Cypriano Alleba

  I would like to ask what to do if landlord keeps harassing me? The past three weeks landlord shows up on my door multiple times early in the morning banging my door and yelling for me to open my door and initially starts a conversation by yelling for me to move out in a threatening matter. The recent mishaps happened because I had left my trash bag outside my door for the last two days. The trash is secure it’s in a trash bag safely tied up, no bad odor, and it’s quite small. I don’t feel safe in my own home and I can’t live in peace. I am a good payer, I do not disturb my neighbors, and I just go home to rest after work. Is my landlord braking the law and if so what can I do?

• Hanika Bartolome

  Hello, Good day po! Ok lang po ba paki check nito contract na binigay samin. Muka kasi hindi sya tugma sa tenants rights. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/94aa525d91fc9d588546c9c6c5bdc72915a5d0dda327a9cab291a9e8e2887def.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9b600a7a7d427ad80f6077d64394a925f6b0ded9d69b279ede85266376037549.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d5aef106ebb8f70335a271d0cd192182221841a59a050ea1cc3b6639efbc1f65.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c79ca3fe20afdb72cc1b7fef746fbeda16da727200fd20747520f5d80c9df0d2.jpg

• Rose

  Hi, hingi lang po ako advise on what to do. Magrerent po dapat kami sa bagong apartment. Nakapagbigay na po kami ng 1 month advance at 1 month deposit knowing na ok lahat. Nung bago kmi lilipat binisita namin yung unit, marami pa pala di ayos like yung cr barado, yung mga cabinets sira, and ung pinaka-importante is hindi maconnect ng provider ko ung internet dahil walang available wirings sa unit which is sabi dati nung landlady is meron. I reaaly need internet connection bec of my work. Gusto namin wag nlng ituloy at hanap nlang kmi ng iba kasi super delayed na nga. Can we still get our payments?

• Romeliza B. Roldan

  Nagrerenta po ako sa napakaliit (<2x3meters) na space malapit sa bhay ko para sa aking Expresspay business, plain kwarto po yun na dating tindahan. Ang tanong po, tama po bang ako lahat ang gumastos sa pagpapaayos at pagpapaganda ng lugar na naaayon sa business standard? At may karapatan po ba akong humingi ng sariling daanan, kasi yung space po na nirerentahan ko ay iisa ang daanan sa computer shop nung may-ari, kaya kung sarado po sila hindi rin po ako makapasok sa space ko ng di ko sila tatawagan para pagbuksan ako o kung wala po sila sa bahay nila, hindi na po ako tuluyang makakapasok. Nagreklamo po ako sa may ari gayong ako na po ang nagpagawa ng saraduhan sa pinto sa labas at binigay ko pa sa kanila ang kandado kong combination para kung wala sila ilock nlng sana nila sa labas at makakapasok pa rin ako, pero di po nila ginagawa yun kya lagi po akong nakasara kung nakasara din ang computer shop nila, particularly every sunday. Kung tutuusin pwede nmn po sana silang maglagay ng sarili nilang pintuan para sa computer shop nila sa boundary o tapat ng pinto ng nirerentahan ko sa gilid. Pero sinasabi ng may ari, dapat daw nung pinaayos ko yung lugar ay naglagay daw ako ng sarili kong daanan sa harapan(<2meters). Kung sinabi po nila yun sa akin bago ako umupa, hindi ko na po kukunin yung yun at maghahanap nlng ako ng iba. tulungan nyo nmn po ako, ano po ang pwede kong gawin para maging maayos ang pagsasama namin ng may ari gayong kahit po withholding di ko po mahingi sa kanila. Nagbabayad po ako ng 15% withholding tax para sa renta kaya maliban po sa binabayaran ko sa knila may extra 15% pa monthly para sa tax, at wala daw po silang pakialam dun. Di rin po sila nag iissue ng OR ng renta. Saan ko po kaya pwedeng ilapit ang kaso ko, gusto ko man pong lumipat ng ibang lugar, nakapirma po ako ng kontrata sa knila at napalaki nnmn ng gagastusin ko para mailipat lahat ng kailangan ko gaya ng internet, at signage at ang laki po ng ginastos ko sa pagpaparenovate at pagpapapintura ng lugar na ito, wala po akong kahati sa gastos. Tulungan nyo po ako pls.

  • Anakat Quinn

    ate romeliza ano na po balita tungkol sa concern ninyo sa landlord nyo? we have the same issue kasi.

• luisa

  hi i just want to ask something important, may nangungupahan samin na biglang nawala at iniwan nalang basta yung mga gamit nya, sabhin na nating more than 1 year syang nawala at hindi nag bayad, we texted her, a lot. nag reply lang sya nung nagkapera sya, nagbayad sya ng balanse not fully. then after a month hindi nanaman nag paramdam kesyo wala pa daw pera then nagkaroon ng contract na after 6 mos hindi pa sya magbayad ididispose na ung mga gamit nyang nakatambak, during that month, hindi na sya nag paramdam, as in kahit tenetext sya siguro 1 year and a half na, hanggang ngayon so we end up na ibenta nalang ung mga gamit nya at ung iba ibenta tapos kanina biglang nagtext at kukunin na nya daw ung gamit nya at magbabayad so nag aalala kami kung may mali ba kami o kung may karapatan pa ba sya sa gamit nya? may laban naman kami db? please help us. thanks a lot.

  • vivianne gay masangkay

    Hi! Ms. Luisa we have the same situation at gusto nyabayaran ko lahat ng gamit nya na wala na may laban nga ba tayo? sana mag reply na si atty. thanks

• Alfredo Estabillo

  Nagdeposit na ako ng 50% sa 1 month deposit and 1 month advance na usapan, so I was on the point of thinking to settle the payment on the same day that I’ll be transferring on the new room, and thinking na yung start date sa pag ka count ng occupancy is the same day nag appear ako at nag stay sa room, however, sinasabi ng leasor na nag start na daw po yung bilang ng occupancy calendar the day that I deposited the 50% downpayment without my knowledge at ngayon ko lang nalaman. What is the best approach to this kind of situation?

• Josefina

  Tenants have been renting for more than 5 year and they only have initially signed their 1st year contract with us. (I understand that it is understood that it is auto-renewal). Landlord now wants to implement an Php800 increase so they sent last March 1, 2017 to all tenants that it will take effect by May 1. Landlord requested if they can all advise in 30 days (April 1) by indicating on the received letter their conformity or non-conformity. All tenants received the letter but did not indicate if they agree or not.

  ***Tenant A inquired shouldn’t his rent increase take effect on his anniversary date? Meaning if his lease started on January which auto-renewed every year for 5 years, shouldn’t his rent increase take effect also on January already of the following year? Landlord wants to increase May this year and tenant’s point if his lease had already started from January to December 2017. So just rightful for Tenant A to get his rental increase by January 2018 already?

  ***The landlord only gave 2 months notice to increase the rent. Is this legal or is there a number of months for landlords to advise their tenants of any rental increase?

  And what if the 2 months had lapsed, does the landlord have the right to implement the increase of Php800/month already even if they only received the letter and no agreement was reached?

  These tenants have been renting for about 5 years and lesser for others but have never received any increase on their rental. Just want to clarify
  1. If the 2months notice given by the Landlord is legal?
  2. And if rental increase should only take effect after their yearly contract has expired? (In this case they all have expired contract but we believe lease contracts auto-renews if the Landlord agreed to still keep them and vice versa).

  Hope you can give us some advise. Thank you so much.

  • Nimrod Flores

    1. The 2-month notice is more than enough. It’s also reasonable and not illegal.

    2. If the original lease contract doesn’t have a stipulation on automatic renewal for the same yearly periods, then the provisions of law will apply. Under the New Civil Code, in case a lessee continues to occupy the leased property for at least 15 days after the end of the contract and the lessor does not oppose, there is an implied new lease, not for the period of the original contract, but “ …..from year to year, if the rent agreed upon is annual; from month to month, if it is monthly; from week to week, if the rent is weekly; and from day to day, if the rent is to be paid daily….”

    In your case, assuming the lessees are paying rent on a monthly basis, then the implied new contracts are only from month to month and not yearly. So, it wouldn’t be necessary to wait for the end of the supposed contract year if there are changes to the rental rate.

    • JGEscapades

      Hi. I’m currently away from the Philippines and so as the payor/renter. I own a townhouse in a private subdivision in Paranaque. Never lived there but now renting P15k/month since 2013, to a couple I know (only because I used to worked with the man as my Manager overseas and haven’t seen for 19yrs). Only had communication thru facebook before. These man and wife are both working in Mid East both Managers and only their 4 kids living in my house with supervision of an adult family member. I let them live in the house rent free on their first month, when they moved in because they couldn’t wait even we were still waiting for the reconnection of water line and doing some refurbishments. Helped and gave them a favour.
      Now, my concern is they owe me about P100k+ equivalent of almost 9months rent free. They always missed payments. We had our rent agreement contract only the first year but only as formality as I know them and treated as a friend. They paid 1 month advance and 2 months deposit but already used it up. Kept promising to pay. They blocked me in fb for what obvious reasons, I dont know. The only communication we have right now is thru viber? It is hard to communicate and act as we both out of the Philippines. What will I do to get rid of them and get the arrears back?
      Pls help.

      • Nimrod Flores

        You will have to file an eviction case at the trial court.

    • Bawal Lumabas

      Hello ask ko lang kung mag karapatan ba kamimg magreklamo kasi almost 2months na namin nirereklamo sa owner yung problema ng unit nila lagi kasing nagbabara yung cr, lahat ng ifflash sa cr sa laundry area lumalabas, ok lang sana kung ngayon lang nangyari kaso 4times na nangyayari kasi paulit ulit nalang halos lahat ng unit dito ganun ang problema lagi nilang sinasabi sebo daw, sabi samin ng may ari kami daw magpaayos kasi kasalanan daw namin,to the point na sakit talaga ng paupahan nila yun, tsaka tama po ba na lahat ng daluyan na mangagaling sa cr,bowl, lababo at laundry area iisa ang tubo na dinadaluyan papuntang siptink tank?, May karapatan po ba kaming magreklamo?

• JT

  Hi! May rights ba yung broker magiwan ng gamit sa nilelease niyang unit which is a 4 bedspace all female unit? Yung reason niya is di naman daw ginagamit yung isang space kasi tatlo lang naman na kami and eto pa yung mga gamit niya nagdala ng mga ipis sa unit na nirerentahan namin. And he’s not responding to any of our queries and simply ignores them. Any grounds for criminal or civil complaint against him? Thanks!

• Mae Carbonel

  Hello Good Afternoon,

  I have few questions po regarding sa situation namin sa nirerentahan po naming unit. We are renting here in Makati po a unit pero it is called “condo sharing” may mga kasama kaming ibang tenant na di namin kilala. Upon moving in ang requirements lang is to pay for 1 month advance rent and 2 months deposit. Thru text messages i asked also about the minimum stay which is 6 months. Now we plan to move out na po and suddenly may mga nababanggit yung broker namin na di namin napag-usapan bago pa lang kami magmove in. So i asked if we can move out on our 5th month which is on May 15,2017 , she said na she thinks namention niya na we have at least 30 days prior notice kung aalis and also 1 year contract daw po sa condo and she is not aware if we mentioned na mag6 months kami sa unit. In any case, if we decide to move out ung 2 months deposit namin will be forfeited pag di nmain natapos ung 6 months. and if once we move out ung deposit namin will be returned after 30-60 days after ng moveout period.

  My concern here, at the first place we did not sign any contract when we move in as the broker did not mention about it. So nakatagal naman kami ng 5 months doon. Lahat ng sinabi niya na mga rules about moving out is di niya namention at di nmin napag-usapan noon. We intend to comply with her rule na 30days prior notice kaya by june 15 na lang po kami aalis para di maforfeit yung deposit. But the fact, that we dont have a contract, is it right po ba na irelease niya ung money nmin after 30-60 days pa if wala un sa napagusapan, what is the purpose of 30 days prior notice if di niya maibigay after that period ung deposit nmin? only acknowledgement receipts ung proof nmin from her and indicated 6 months term kami.pwede po ba nmain hilingin na agahan ung release ng deposit namin at di magcomply dun sa period covered na binigay niya as we did not talk about her rules since ng mag move in po kami?
  It is my pleasure to receive any advice po .Thank you and Godbless.

• Abigaile

  Hi, tanong ko lang po, ano po pwede gawin kapag sapilitan kame pinapaalis sa nirerent namen apartment, bayad naman po kame sa kuryente at tubig pero pinatayan po nila kame 2 days na, pwede po ba yung ginawa nila? gusto nila agad agaran kame umalis. reason po bakit nila yun ginawa ay dahil di po kme nakapagbayad ng rent for april kulang lang ng 4k , 8k per month po rent tas ung for may po sbe nila un na deposit namen gamitin tas umalis na daw kame, ngayon sa 28 pa po kame dpt umalis pero pinapaalis na kameng pilit.

• petterlion computers

  Hi, nag rerent po aq ng isang residencial house d2 sa amin sa Laguna. Wala po kami kontrata. Nag down payment po ao at Advance deposit (total of 2Months). Then after 1month Nagbayad po ulet ako sa kanila ng Renta. Then sa pangalawa buwan cnabihan nila aq na irerenovate daw nila yung Bahay kya kailangan ko na daw po Umalis. 2Months palang po ako umuupa, at gumastos ako sa lipat bahay ng halos 10K. Ang Advance deposit ko is 5K (2,500 monthly). So it Means mas malaki pa yung gastos sa Lipa Bahay kaysa sa Renta ko sa kanila. Ngaun po e gusto nila ako paalisin dahil irerenovate daw nila yung bahay at gagamitin na nila. Gusto pati nila is As soon as Possible ay umalis na ako sa Bahay (Days Only).So kailangan ko na naman Gumastos sa Lipat Bahay na masyadong magastos. May Batas po ba tayo para maparusahan ang mga ganitong mga Nagpaparenta ng Bahay? Pwede po ba ako Humingi ng Damage sa kanila dahil dito? Mraming saslamat po.

• Edel Nachor

  Hello po, hingi po sana ako ng advice… pano po kung ang kaso ay nagbayad ka ng renta tapos hindi sila nakapagbigay ng resibo at nakalimutan mo na ring hingin… ung nagreceived ng bayad sa renta ay katiwala ng may-ari ay tumakbo na o nag-AWOL…. ang may-ari ngayon ang naghahabol sa amin ng bayad sa renta at kung wala daw kaming maipakita ng resibo or tinanggap nila un bayad ay considered na hindi kami nagbayad… pero consistent naman kami sa pagbabayad at recorded na on-time kami magbayad monthly… nagtiwala lang kami dun sa inabutan namin ng bayad sa renta.
  May habol po ba kami dito??? hindi po b my liability din ang may-ari dahil un katiwala nya ang hindi gumawa ng maganda…. at kaming consistent na nagbabayad ang pinamumukhang hindi nagbabayad ng renta.
  Advice naman po?? salamat po.

• nina natasha Gagarra

  Hi really looking forward for your response, okay, we are currently renting a 2 story apartment in qc wherein we paid for a total of 21k since its a 7,000monthly rent. It’s our 4th month now and we need to move out due to unforeseen events (personal issues) now we informed our landlord about the plan due to the situation and was advise that we cannot consume all the amount that we paid before moving in since we haven’t lasted for a year. Yes it’s a 1 year contract. And we know in our part that we can no longer receive any refund due to 1 year contract, however, I believe we have the rights to consume the total amount that we paid. And aside from that we have a contract where the landlord let us signed but in four months of staying none of those copies has been provided. Until now. Please send me an email in [emailprotected] if it’s possible

  Thanks,
  Niña De Jesus

• Weishun Zhang

  Hi, im a unit owner just want to know if the broker need to refund to me the commissions they get from me if the tenant didnt complete the lease contract terms

• lovemyhusband

  hi si/madam,

  di ba po pwede po kunin and deposit na ibinigay kapag hindi nagamit? kasi may deposit pa po akong natira sa landlady namin

• Jenny Coderis

  Hello poh pwede po ba mag ask . May nag rent poh sa pinapaupa kung bahay its almost 3 months without payment. So bali poh nkausap ko ung tenant kung pagpapatuloy pa nya. Sbi nya may ng katapusan daw po sya aalis. Bali gagamitin na nya ung advance at deposit so bali 1 month pa kulang nya. Kso poh nung nag paupa ako di ko poh sya na pirma ng cotract bali poh ung first ng upa umalis na bali reneto nya yung friend n mag continue dun bali po un ang 2 nd na naguupa di pa nagbabayad. Ask ko poh kung mababarangay daw poh ako kung di ako ngbgay ng palugit. Eh ksi nag promised sya na na kso di nagpapakita ung ng uupa dun. Sna poh my makasagot ng aking tanong thank in advance.

• ronald timbol

  hi. our landlord just increased rent this june 2017. we started renting 2005. now they want to increase the 2 months deposit & 1 month advance according to current rates. is this legal or justifiable? thanks

  • G.R. Soni

    Yes.

• Shol Tolentino

  hi, ask ko lang po kung tama ba yung ginawa samin na pinamu-move na kami sa nirerentahan naming dorm sa cubao kase daw po ire-renovate, but they only gave us 17days , not even a month of notice, marami kaming tenants po almost 40+ at 40+ din ang pahihirapan nilang maghanap ng titirhan agad agad.. ask ko lang po kung labag ba sa batas yung ginawa nila?

• Neddy

  What is my right as a lesee holding a 10 year fixed term agreement with the lessor?
  My land owner just sold his property and the new owner wanted to change the contract. I was leasing the land for five years now and i still have 5 years remaining. We built a house which is included in the agreement. Now,the new owner is refusing our monthly payment because he wants to terminate the contract and make a new one. I dont think it’s humane on our part because aside from the contract that we have, i also spent a lot of money building the house. Can anyone advise me about this,I really appreciate an answer.

  • G.R. Soni

    *Deposit rent with the appropriate authority AT ONCE-ASAP*

    Once you do it, you can use the premises for unexpired period of lease.

    If you have details or receipts of the amount spent by you on the property to keep it “liveable”, you have a good case to recover such money.

    • Rey Dosdos

      Same issue sir. Can the owner of the lot have the right to terminate the contract? If so, is there a law to refund us for the house we build?

• Rjhay Torres

  Good Day po, Nais ko lang po idulog sa inyo ang aking problema. Ako po at aking pamilya ay nangungupahan lamang. Isang taon na po kami sa inuupahan naming bahay ngunit wala pong kontrata na binigay sa amin ang may ari ng bahay. Nagbabayad naman po kami ng maayos monthly pero di po maiwasan na madelayed ang bayad. Sa ngayon po, naranasan kong magipit kaya ginamit ko po muna ang 2 months na advance and deposit. Nakiusap po ako sa caretaker ng bahay na papalitan ko nalang po anytime na magkapera ako ngunit ipinabaranggay parin po nya ako kahit hindi pa natatapos ang pang 2 months namin at pinilit nya po ako magbigay ng petsa kung kelan ako makapagbibigay. Ayaw ko pong magbigay ng petsa dahil mahirap po mangako na wala naman po akong ipapangako na pera, basta ang sabi ko po sisikapin ko na makabayad pero ayaw pong pumayag kaya napilitan po akong magbigay ng petsa then dumating na po ang petsa na wala parin po akong pera kaya muli po akong pinabaranggay at doon po gumawa sila ng kasulatan na pinilit nila ako na magbigay ng petsa sa lalong madaling panahon at ayon ang araw na paaalisin po kami. June 17 po ako last na pinabaranggay, sa June 22 po magtatapos ang 2 months advance namin sa bahay. Napilitan po akong magbigay ng petsa at pinapirma din po ako. Wala po akong nagawa. Tama po ba ang ginawa nila s akin? Ganyan po ba ng nasa batas?

• Jureane Ynzon

  Just want to ask is it true na asa Philippine law daw na minimum of 3 mos. Contract pwede magpa upa sa apartment? Thank you po sa mga sasagot, kasi normally discretion ata un ng owner kung ilang minimum months niya pwede ipaupa yung apartment..

• Raven Valmera Sun

  Hi! tanong ko lang po. pinapaalis po ako sa nirerentahan kong bahay dahl po sa tubo na ayaw ausin ng landlords ko- un po kasing nakatira sa taas bumabara ung tubig sa banyo at sa lababo, kaya ang ginawa ng landlords ay idinaan ang tubo sa banyo ko pero di namn nya ipinasok papuntang kanal, bale lahat ng tubig galing sa banyo at lababo sa itaas o sa isa pang paupahan ay bumubuhos sa banyo ko- nagagalit po ung landlord kasi nagrereklamo daw po ako nung sinasabi ko na paaus nya. bayad po ako hanggang next month sa kanya- sabi nya ibabalik na lang daw nya ung bayad basta umalis na daw ako- sapilitan po nya akong pinapaalis. ano po ang karapatan ko? paemal po ako sa [emailprotected] sa sagot at kung me batas po tungkol sa ganito.

• dondon balsicas

  hi. ask o lang po if tama po ba ung land lord ko na paalisin kami with in 2 weeks sa tinitirhan namin? eto po kasi ang story nun…

  ung tinitirhan ko ngaun is nakasangla sa kapatid ko, so sa kapatid ko ako nagbabayad ng upa. nuong last week, natapos na ang kontrata nila, naisangla na din nila sa iba, kaya ibinigay na ung pera ng kapatid ko…. at un ang sabi ng may ari ng bahay na kylangan daw with in 2 weeks makaalis na kami kasi ipapagawa pa nila ung unit, at titira na daw ung bagong nakakuha. tama po ba ung landlord ko… kasi sinabi ko sa kanya na bigyan nya ko ng palugit ng kahit 1 month na makapaghanap. kasi sabi ko, hindi ganun kadaling maghanap ng mauupahan, lalo na na ang upa ko is 1500 lang tapos biglang lalaki,.. kaya un din ang pakiusap ko sa kanya… tama din po ba ang hinihingi kong palugit sa kanya? cnu po ba ang tama sanim? pls help & advice po… salamat.. god bless

• laiza molina

  Ask ko po kung pwede po ba naming mabawi ang deposit na ibinigay namin. 1 week after po kasi nagkasakit ako, at kinailangan ko po yung pera. Samakatuwid po hindi po ako natuloy sa pagtira. Kinausap ko po yung landlord at middleman nya ang sabi hindi nila pwede ireffund ang pera dahil nagamit na daw po pambili ng materyales. Nakiusap po ako at sinabihan nila ko na half lang daw maibibigay nila, pero kapag may magrerent na daw po sa bahay. Nasa akin po ang receipt at wala pa po akong pinipirmahang kontrata.

  Salamat po in advance.

  • Angel Beltran Benitez

    Same tayo paano kaya yung pera, di naman ntin tinirahan bagkos snbe ng mayari na kapag nag upa n kmi halimbawang aalis kmi ibblik dw yung deposit smen kaya waiting pa AQ kelan maibalik ang pera. Pano kaya kpag hndi naiblik sa binagay nyang takdang arw yung perang nka deposito?plss po pki sagot salamat

• Rona Grace Lapurga

  I just want to ask po. almost 2 years na po akong nangungupahan but we don’t have contract. Nadelay po ako ng 3 months, nagbayad po ako ngayung ng for 1 month rent and i explained that i’ll be paying the 2 months delay on the following week but the landlord is refusing to accept my payment and giving me 1 week to leave the apartment. What should i do? Should i just leave the apartment or is there any option for me?

• cheroselyn rush

  Good Day!
  Nais ko lang po sana humingi ng payo tungkol po dito sa tinitirhan naming bhay ,nangungupahan po kmi sa halagang 10,500 per month,ngayon po humihingi po kmi ng Official receipt po sana sa mga pinagbayaran namin,sagot po ng may ari wala daw po siyang OR at mgbbgy po siya ng OR pero sa ibang tao galing,pwede po ba yun?
  Kasi mag 1year na po kmi dto at nais po sana namin mag renew ng contract today dated August 15,2017 ngunit di po sila pumayag na asawa ko lang po pansamantala ang pipirma dahil nasa General Santos po kmi,ang gusto ng may ari lumuwas ako ng manila para lang mag sign or e move out ko na ang leased premises nila,masyado pong panggipit ang ginawa nila at bingyan lang kmi until august 19 ng madaling araw para e vacate ang bahay…
  Last june po nagbgy ako ng letter sa kanila na magrerenew po kmi ng contract pero dpo nila agad bingay sa amin ang contract na pipirmahan,2ndweek po ng june lumuwas po ako ng General Santos Via Land travel at nag stay ako doon ng halos 45days dahil sa trabaho..tsaka lang po nila sinabi na mag sign na kmi on or before ng August 15,nkiusap po ako ng ilang beses at baka dpo ako makauwi sa araw na yan lalo nat By Lant Travel ako..dpo ngbgy ng consideration sa request ko..ngayon po napilitan akong lumuwas para maghanap ng panibagong marentahan na bahay dahil 5days lang bngy nila..kahit na nakiusap akong bgyan ako ng 1month para makapaglipat…may deposit at 1 month advance pa naman po kmi at 2mos deposit na hawak nila,
  Ang tanong ko po Sir karapatan ko po bang makakuha ng resibo sa kanila sa mga pinagbayaran ko po?kasi may contract naman po kmi na naka notaryo..
  Maraming salamat po at naway pagpalain pa ang iyong programa.

  Thanks
  Lyn

• Romancing

  “Grounds / reasons for eviction:
  If the tenant fails to pay the required monthly rent for a total three (3) months.”

  This legislation encourages delinquency over responsible behavior. GIven the paper/file cabinet record keeping nature of local/national governments and how millions of young adults from the provinces are coming to the city looking for places to live (and work), they can easily turn tail and run without a trace. 3 months is way too long.

  With 3 Months people can scam their way into free living by picking up their things up, occupy the next property for 3 months and repeating the cycle. With 3 months tenants can take out bank loans and relocate without paying any debts. Where as a 1 month delinquency limit would make this impossible and improbable. Even the legislators know it because its listed in the document itself. “…3 months (…) This should give the tenant enough time to look for another place.”

  If the government isn’t carbon copying some other government’s law its poorly drawn up and executed.

  • Nimrod Flores

    “This legislation encourages delinquency over responsible behavior.”

    – I actually agree to this. But that’s just my personal bias (I really hate irresponsible behavior). On the other hand, that’s just one way of looking at this. The other way is to look at this from the perspective of a person who’s really just going through a temporary but very tough time. If you’re in a situation like that, you could really use a law like this.

    There’s usually a noble intention behind the law, but it’s men who are oftentimes taking advantage of laws like in your example.

    This particular law doesn’t apply to properties renting upwards of P10,000/month. But our counter-measure to abuses like what you described, is really diligent vetting of tenants before letting them sign a lease.

• Duday Alcano Lopez

  Good day, just want to inquire… My sister and her family is renting a house in the amount of P7,500.00/mo. which falls due every 21st of the month. They were not able to pay their rent for the previous month and is yet to pay the rent this coming due date which is Sept. 21, 2017. As per contract issued but the owner if was mentioned that delay in payment of rent for more than one (1) day, is subject to a 3% interest per day of delinquency. Is that correct, beside the fact that the contract was not even notarized? Sorry

  • Sterne

    did you sign it? then yes

• Arlene Bas

  Mag tanong k kung my Laban tau d2 s bahay bukod s naupa p tau nakapag bigay n tau ng 150k kc usapan habang binabyaran ntin at hanggat d tapos pag bbyad uupa p rin tau.kaso ngaun komo d ako mkbigy s gusto nila halaga ibbenta nlng nila at isa bwan lng plugit nila PRA umalis tau tama b un kamo s batas.18 yrs n tau nktira d2

• Marissa Loilo

  Hello. I would like to seek for your help on my case with my previous lessor. I am now claiming the security deposit after 30 days from end of contract. Their computation included a deduction for renovation costs but this is not stated in the contract that the lessee should be charged with the renovation costs after the lessee vacate the premise, also, there are no damages to the property that will require renovation. Can you please help me on this matter? Is this right o I can issue a complaint? Thank you.

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• Paolo Apollyon

  Hello, Good day. Gusto ko lang po sana magtanong regarding deposits… Baka meron pong makatulong sa akin dito. There’s no particular information regarding sa deposits. Pero if ever gusto ko na pong mag move-out ng place dahil sina land lady ay mejo salbahe, and I just paid them rent, pero gusto ko na talaga maka alis kasi I really feel aggravated na sa mga ginagawa nila, is there any way para makuha ko yung deposit ko? or thank you nalang talaga sya? (wala na akong balak mag extend pa for the next month dahil as in OA sila)

  • Nimrod Flores

    Deposits are usually required by lessors to cover unpaid bills, damages and repairs that are chargeable to the tenant at the end of the lease contract. It’s also common na may stipulation sa lease contract about forfeiture of the security deposit kung mag-eearly termination si tenant. For example, yung contract sana is for 12 months, and the tenant wants to end it after only 3 months.

    In your case, you haven’t mentioned kung ilang months/years ang term ng contract nyo. Or kung violation na ba sa lease contract nyo ang pagiging OA ng landlady nyo. You’ll just have to check your contract.

    But in general, kung sinunod mo naman lahat ng kasunduan nyo, you are entitled to get your security deposit back. As to how to actually get your money back, you’ll just have to first try and ask them. If they refuse and walang valid reason for refusing, then you can go to the Barangay and file a complaint.

• Maria Jaira Chavero

  Hi hope you can help me on this. may karapatan po ba n mangialam at alisin ng mayri ng bahay yung mga gamit ko sa property nila without my consent? and knowing n may kasunduan kami na 1mo pa ang bnbgay nya na palugit to settle the unpaid bills. nagamit ko n yung 3 months n deposit ko. pero tama ba yung ilabas nya mga gamit ko dahil may uupa ng iba pero hndi p namn nattapos yung 1mo n kasunduan namin?

  • Nimrod Flores

    Kung may usapan po kayo, then kelangan sundin yun.

    Pero kahit na wala kayong usapan about any “palugit”, an owner/lessor cannot just throw out his tenant. Kelangan dumaan muna sa ejectment proceeding, meaning dapat magfile muna sila ng kaso sa korte.

• Mitch Garing

  may question po ako. magrerent po sana kami ng room at nakapag downpayment na kami. kaso nung makabayad na po kami ng downpayment yun pong may-ari ng bahay ang hirap ng kausap. tuwing sinasabi po namin na babalik kami para makuha yung susi na kase ndi pa po kami lilipat. bigla na lng sya madami dahilan. kaya nagdecide po kami na wag na lang ituloy. tapos nung kinukuha po namin yugn downpayment ayaw na po nya ibigay an nagamit na daw nya. kaya iconsume na lng daw po namin yung 1 month na nidown namin. pero until now ayaw pa din po nya ibigay yung susi at hinihingan nya kami ng advance eh ndi na nga po kami tutuloy at iconsume na lng yung nagastos nyang downpayment namin. tapos panay pa rin alibi nya pag sinasabi naming pupunta kami sa bahay at maglilipat ng kaunting gamit at maglilinis bago tuluyang lumipat. may karapatan po ba kaming magreklamo sa barangay

• Mark Anthony

  Tanong ko Lang po NASA batas po ba ang pag inspeksyon ng may ari sa bahay na inuupahan namin…??? Ngbabayad nmn kami on time parang Hindi maganda sa pandinig na mgiinspeksyon ng bahay PARA KAMING WALANG PRIVACY,Wala namn sa kontratang pinirmahan namin at pinapapinturahan sa amin ang unit na inuupahan namin maayos at malinis namn kami sa bahay? Ang sabi ng may ari ng bahay inabutan namin maayos at bagong pintura? Tama rin bang sabihin ng owner ng apartment sa isang nangungupahan na umalis na kayo kasi nakikitira Lang kayo sa apartment ko? Parang npaka un professionals na po ng sinabi .thank you

• Nick

  Hi, yung landlord po ayaw ibigay ng buo ung two months deposit. 1 month lang daw po kasi di nabalik ung susi. The reason po na di nasoli agad ung keys kasi may gamit pa po. Is this right?

• maicka cruz

  hi gud afternun i just want to consult our situation… ung inuupahan nmin for almost 1year and 6months from now…we have no contract or black n white ng aking landlord pero we have a verbal agreement na hndi n daw sya gagastos sa pgpapagawa ng bahay kami daw po ang bahala at hndi ikakaltas sa upa kung kyat bilang tugon dun sinabi ko na papayag ako na kami mgpagawa pero hndi nya kami pdeng paalisin basta basta at paupahan sa iba unless ipaparenovate nya pero bibigyan nya kami ng sapat na panahon…. nag agree naman kmi as tenant and my landlord to that matters,
  and den bago ako ngbigay ng advance at deposit nagtanong ako sa kanya na binabaha ba ang loob ng bahay? sumagot xa na hndi dw binabaha but suddenly when two typhoon maring and lanie hit metro manila, bumaha sa lugar namin at sa sobrang bilis ng pagtaas ng tubig lumubog ang bahay namin at maraming kagamitan ang lumubog at nasira kung kayat nung linggo rin iyon nakipag usap ako sa aming landlord na tamang tama naman namagsasauli ako ng plancha na aking hiniram spgkat lumubog sa baha ang plancha namin kng kyat napilitan ako mnghiram…. pgkasauli ko ng plancha sinabay ko narin po ang pagsasabi sa may ari spagkat 2days before mgbabayaran narin nmn…ganito po ang aking sinabi “ate baka gamitin ko po muna ung 1month sa kadahilanang marami ako gamit na nasira dahil sa nasabing mga bagyo, laking gulat ko po at bigla nlng xa nagalit at sinabing kung gusto mo ibabalik ko nlng ang advance at deposit mo at umalis na kayo jan… sumagot naman ako sa mahinahon na “ate hndi naman po pupuwede yung ganun…sa pgkakataong iyon mas lalong malakas at madiin pgkakasbi nya n ibabalik ko n ang pera nyo at umalis na kayo jn…dahil po sa pagsigaw sigaw nya sa akin hndi ko n napigilan ang sumagot ng pasigaw din at sinabi ko na “bakit wala naman kaming utang sayo wla kang karapatan sigawaw sigawan ako dun na nya ako dinuro.. sinabi kon ulit s knya na wala kng karapatan duruin ako hndi ako ngtapos ng pag aaral ko sa kolehiyo para duruin at sigawan mo lng dito sa labasan..dun na nya ko inakmaang sasampalin ngunit natabig ko ang kanyang kamay sabay sabi ko sknya na wla kng karapatan sampalin ako tapos ung planchang hawak nya na isinauli ko akamang hahampas din nya sa akin sin sya ay nakatayo sa mas mataas na flatform nasalo ko un at nhawakan ung plancha na hahampas nya skin at nung naramdaman ko na gumaan ang plancha at nramdaman kong hndi na nya ipupush binitawan ko ang plancha at sinabi ko saknya kng pinilit prin nya na ihampas sakin un eh lalaban ako at mghampasan nlng kmi….ngunit dahil sa nacaught na atention ng ibang neighbor at lumabas na ang aking aswa kapwa naman kami ng lilo sa aming argue ” sbi ko sa aswa ko kilala mko npakahaba ng pasenxa ko at hndi ako papatol at mkikipg away kng hndi siya ang naunang may gawin sakin na hndi mgnda….pgkatpos sumagot yung may ari ng gnito: “Hndi mko kilala iba ako magalit” sumagot naman po ako na “wala akong pakialam” tpos narinig ko pa na sabi nya sa aswa ko na kahit dw nakatira kami ay ipapagigiba dw nya ang bahay.. tpos po ipinabloter ko sa barangay ang ngyari gnun bayad pa kmi ngpadala na xa ng sulat na umalis na kmi agad agad at isang linggo lng ang binigay nya palugit, hngang ngharap na kmi sa barangay pero ayw prin nya kmi bigyan ng sapat na panahon upang makahanap ng bahay isa pa mgpapasko po kc hndi naman kc gnun kadali mghnap ng matitirhan lalo nat malapit lng dun ung pinag aaralan ng anak namin sa tinitirhan namin… lastwik ngharap kmi sa barangay at naiakyat na sa lupon ang reklamo sapagkat sa imbestigador ng barangay ay ayw mkipg tulungan ng aming landlord bagkus sa harap ng imbestigador at mismong opisina ng barangay ay pinagbantaan ang aming buhay kaharap pa ang bata na aking anak…at sinabing “paghindi kayo umalis kahit nakatira pa kayo jan ay magkakagulo” iba daw magalit at mainitin ang ulo ng kanyang asawa at tatanggalan kami ng bubong kahit nakatira pa kami, kng kayat ngpasya akong ipablotter ulit ang pagbabanta, ngaun po kng sakali po na magmatigas ang may ari at hndi po kami bigyan ng sapat na panahon na ayon sa batas eh wala nmn po kming utang sknya, tpos napag alaman namin na hndi nakarehistro ang kanyang 4 na paupapahan… hndi ngbabayad ng tamang tax sa bir sa house for rent nla kng kayat hndi namin alm kng saan kmi mgbabayad after na irefused ng may ari ang bayad….kng kayat nilagay ko nlng sa saving account ng aming 10yrs,old na anak….. ngaun po ang nais ko po sanang mangyari ay mabigyan ng hustisya ang hndi mgandang pagtrato sa amin at humingi siya ng tawad sa mga pag iiskandalo ginawa nya at ibalik sa akin ang mga ginastos ko sa bahay nya tutal po xa naman ang unang ngviolate ng aming verbal agreement…sa ngaun po ay on going ang aming hearing sa lupon at ako po ang complainant….

  >Ano2x po bng mga karapatan namin ang nilabag ng aming lanlord?

  > Maari po bng pabayaran ko sknya ang ginastos ko sa mga pagpapasumento at buhangin maging pintura at kng ano2x pa na ginastos ko sa knyang paupahan subalit hndi po ako nakahingi ng mga resibo at isa pa sobrang tagal narin kng kayat bka hndi narin ako bigyan ng resibo ng mga pinagbilhan ko taon n po ksi ang lumipas?

  >Ano po ba dapat namin gawin kng hndi legit at walang o.r. ang aming tinitirhan at hndi ngbabayad ng tamng buwis sa B.I.R?

• Eric Bartolome

  May tenant kami, aalis na daw sya, pero antay muna daw ako mg 3 months kc un daw nakalagay sa batas. Kaya lang yung 3 months daw na un un ay hindi nya na babayaran. Ganun ba talaga? Yung 3months na palugit ay d nya na babayaran?

  • Nimrod Flores

    3 months po yung grace period before sila pwedeng paalisin. Pero walang sinabi yung batas na hindi na sila kailangan magbayad dun sa 3 months na yun.

    • Arlone Manalad

      so hindi na po nila babayaran yung 3-mos, basta umalis lang sila ganun po b

      • Nimrod Flores

        Hindi po. Kung umabot man talaga sila ng 3 months na hindi nakakabayad, pwede na sila paalisin ng owner/landlord. Pero kahit umalis na sila, may utang pa rin sila para dun sa mga buwan na nakatira pa sila sa property but hindi na nakakapagbayad.

• Eric Bartolome

  Ung isang tenant ko pa 1month na d nakabayad, ngayon nag refuse nako tangapin yung bayad nya kc 2months na dapat nya bayaran pero 1month lng binabayaran nya. Ano un 2months na lang ba yung palugit nya o 3months pa din, lalabas kc na 4months syang hindi nakapag bayad sakin.

  • Nimrod Flores

    If you accept that payment, that will be applied dun sa unang month na hindi nabayaran, not against the current month. So ang lalabas, yung latest month pa lang ang hindi nababayaran. Unless may iba kayong kasunduan na nakasaad sa contract.

    Kung di nyo tatanggapin yun, hindi ibig sabihin nun na hindi talaga sila nagbayad at hindi magiging 2 months na lang ang palugit. Lalabas na ho nyan, may fault na rin sa part nyo kung bakit di nyo tinanggap yung binayad naman sana nila. Except kung i-terminate nyo na lang talaga yung lease on valid grounds and based sa terms ng lease contract nyo kung meron.

    Kung may subsisting contract pa talaga kayo at gusto pang ipagpatuloy ng tenant nyo yung lease nila, kung di nyo tatanggapin yung payment nila, pwede nilang ideposit nalang yun sa court or sa city hall, in your favor. You may then just claim it from there. But, whether i-claim nyo yun or hindi, their deposit will establish the fact na nagbayad nga sana sila sa inyo at ayaw nyo lang tanggapin for some reason.

• Khissy

  Hello po. Lilipat po po sana kami ng bahay oct.18 nag down po ako ng 1 buwan para d na ibigay pa sa iba. Kaso po may misunderstanding sa amin ng mister ko at wag na daw muna kami lumipat. Oct.31 nag confirmed ako na di kami matutuloy sa paglipat. Ang tanong ko po wala na po ba ako karapatan na mabawi yung na down ko po na 1 buwan? Willing naman po ako bayaran yung 2 weeks na abala, kahit po kalahati mabawi ko po. Di ko din naman po ginusto na ganun mangyari. At nov 5 po may nakauoa na sa bahay. May karapatan pa po ba ako na habulin kahit kalahati? Salamat po

  • Nimrod Flores

    Reservations like that are akin to “earnest money” made in a contract of sale. The usual understanding is magiging kasama na po yun sa payments nyo when you’ve actually moved in to the property, di ba?

    By making that “down payment”, you have reserved your exclusive right to rent that unit, although starting at a later date. Because of that, naging obligado na yung lessor not to entertain other interested prospects who would have come after you did. If wala po sana syang obligation na ganoon, baka mas maaga pa sana nya naparentahan yung unit.

    Considering that, the lessor has incurred loss of opportunity. I’m sure you understand this already, since you mentioned you’re willing to pay for the 2 weeks. And ang assumption po sa batas in situations like this, is that hindi po talaga refundable ang earnest money if the person making it, doesn’t push through. That is to pay the other party for the trouble caused.

    • Khissy

      Ibig sabihin po wala na po talaga akong habol o karapatan kahit wala pa naman 1 buwan may tenant na. Tama po ba?

      • Nimrod Flores

        You may feel like it’s not fair on your part, but it is.

        Hindi po dahil mabilis lang din nakuha ng iba yung property, eh dapat marefund na kayo. I understand that money does not come by easily, we all work hard to earn it. But if you put yourself in the lessor’s situation po kasi, when you accepted that reservation, you could not have accepted another tenant anymore. Kahit pa willing yung pangalawang tenant na magbayad ng mas mataas na renta, or magcontract ng mas mahabang lease term, or magbayad ng isang buong taon in one full payment.

        But you can try talking to the lessor naman po. It’s up to him to consider nalang. If mabigat rin naman ang reason nyo, people can be considerate naman. But if you ask about the law, di po siya pabor sa inyo unfortunately. Dapat po sana, talagang nag-agree muna kayo with your husband before you made that transaction. That’s the responsible thing to do.

• Annaliza Cruz

  Hi po. Ngtaas po ng renta yung kasera nmin eh wla nman po kmi contract na pinirmahan since we got here. From 3800 nung 2012 nging 6000 na po ngayon. We dont even have own cr.common po at iisang cr lng po.12 person po ngsshare. Small room lng po nirerentahan nmin kmi pa po ngparenovate.kmi na din po nglagay ng dibisyon.Help nman po on this matter. Where can we complain?

• Glenn Chua

  “Aalis po kami o ipaglalaban namin

  Hello po. Ask ko lang po yung problem namin. Kailangan ko po yung response nyo para maka tulong samin. 6 years na po kami umuupa sa pwesto ng tindahan namin. ” Nakakapag bayad naman po kami ng rent on time” never pa po kami hindi nakabayad. Ngayon po sabi po nung may ari na kung pwede daw po kami maghanap na ng ibang pwesto kase magpaparenovate sila ng bahay at posible pong maalis yung pwesto. In short aalisin na yung pwesto namin at wala na kami malilipatan. Yung tindahan din po namin yung source of income namin at dun po kami kumukuha ng pinapang tuition sa school.

  Ngayon po hindi po namin alam kung aalis po kami o ipaglalaban namin yung pwesto. Kung aalis naman po kami wala kami ibang malilipatan na may assurance na makakaroon kami ng sapat na kita. Kung ipaglalaban po namin yung pwesto may rights po ba kami?

  • Sterne

    no. it’s the right of the owner. kung may kontrata kayo at hindi pa natatapos (kontrata), pwede nyo ba ipaglaban yan until it expires. kung matapos man ung contract at ayaw na iparenew nung owner, dapat may advanced notice

    • Ellie

      Hello po. Halos same case po kami. Nagkaroon po ng alitan yung family ko and yung landlord namin kaya biglang gusto na kaming paalisin ng landlord dahil titira na raw siya dito sa inuupahan namin. Last year po ay gumawa na ng kontrata na nakasaad na hanggang katapusan na lang kami ng december. Ngayon, pinaglalaban ng parents ko yung apartment dahil may tindahan din po kami which is source of income rin po namin. Tanong ko po, yung tatlong buwan po ba na pagitan ay gagana once ma expire ang contract or yung pagitan po na iyon ay umaandar na habang umuupa pa kami? Salamat po.

  • I am Macoy

    pano po pag wlang contract? pwede ba paalisin ang mga umuupa? ngaun kasi matapang tong isang umuupa na hndi nia matanggap na paalisin sya dahil ang grounds nia eh delayed at paunti unti ang pagbabayad ng renta

• Jake

  Hi,

  Tenant po ako ng 2 bwan. Nagstart po ang agreement with 1mo advance 2 mos deposit.

  Bago po kami nag agree na kukunin namin ang bahay. Sinabihan po ako ng landlord na lalagyan nila ng faucet sa labas. The actual move in date wala padin po. Kaya sabi po ng landlord bayaran konalang muna, which i did.

  Bago lumipat may napansin din kaming hukay sa laundry area na may nakalabas na tubo ng tubig. Sinabi nadin namen para sa move in date okay na. At natakpan naman po ng hukay.

  Dumating po ang first water bill na may previous unpaid amount with the penalty fee, sinabi kopo sakanila na hindi dapat ako ang magbayad nun. Pero pinilit nila na wala daw sila magagawa kaya sinettle kona oara wala nang usapan.

  2days ago, pag gising ko walang tubig. Only to figure out na pinatay ng landlord dahil may leak daw. At sinabihan ako na ako daw magbabayad ng mataas nabwatrr bill due to leakagebs tubo.

  Tama poba na ako ang magbayad?

  I decided na umalis na,, sinabihan ko sila na tatapusin nalang namin ang buwan. At kukunin kona ang deposit. Ayaw nila ibigy ang 2 mos deposit. Pero willing po ko bayaran ang kuryente based on our usage and ganun din sa tubig, pero hindi yung reading ng metro ng timunig since we only figured out na pinagdugtong lang pala ang tubo na nasira dati sa laundry area na nabanggit kopo kankna. Hope for your response.

  By the way wala po kaming contract, vlbut i have ll the receipts including sa pinag pagawa ng outdoor water line.

  Salmat po

• maria cerina Verano

  MAY I ASK SOME FRIENDLY ADVICE, this year i wasnt been able to pay rent last august,september and november, last october i paid my landlady monthly rbtal,we talked about the past due that i would pay it as soon as i got my money, plus the present rental, pro la gnwa kng d mgpaalis paalis landlady q, ura urada, anu ggwin kng la pa kmi png down madami bhay pro la pa kmi ong doqn, anu po bakadapatan q, , ppbarangay nya dw kminpro gng ngyon hindi nya gngwa,gusto nya basta nlng umalis kmi la pa nga kmi pngdown,anu po ba dpat q gawin?

  • Sterne

    basahin nyo po ung article, ang sinabi po ay pwedeng pwede kayong palayasin ng owner kung di kayo nakakabayad.

• Emerson

  Hi sir Nimrod Flores gusto ko lang po sana humingi ng opinion ninyo
  Kami po ay may pinapaupahang 2 storey apartment may umupa po ditong tenant wala pong kaming iniisuyung kontrata at verbal lang ang usapan, wala din pong resibo pinapipirma lamang namin sila sa mga logbook at ganun din naman sila saamin tinanggap naman nila ito simula palang dahil ito napo ang nakagawian ng mga magulang ko dahil old school ang mga ito at hindi nakapagtapos.

  1)June 2017 nagstart umupa ang tenant ang usapan 1 family lang at max of 5-6persons lang ang pwede pero hindi nya ito sinunod the next month July 2017 nag pa sub-lease siya (in bad faith dahil ito na mismo ang purpose nya sa pagupa) sa mismong apartment na hindi pinapaalam saamin nalaman nalang naming ito October 2017 na, pinatigil naming ito sa kanya pero tumanggi siya at hinamon pa kami na magdemanda at mag barangay. sinasabi niyang hindi daw niya kaya ang upa (6,000) kaya siya nagpa-sub lease pero hindi ito totoo kase wala pa halos isang buwan eh nagpapasu-lease na siya, sinabe niya rin na may mga sari sari store siya kaya na establish na kaya nya magbayad pero wala pala itong katotohanan

  2)Magbaranggay nalang kami 1st meet pinagbigyan siya na makiusap nalang muna para hindi na lumaki pero hindi naman siya nakipag usap, 2nd meet tumatangi parin siyang itigil ang pagpapasub-lease kaya nag desisyon na ang father ko na paalisin nalang siya, humingi ang tenant ng 6 month tapos walang bayad, hindi kami pumayag upang matapos nalang nagpaubaya na kami na bigyan siya ng 3-months na walang bayad para matapos na pero paalisin na agad ang mga pinapaupa nya nag request siya na papakita daw muna sa abogado niya ang usapan, 3rd meet hindi nya tinanggap ang offer ng father ko at naghamon nalang na magdemanda kami. Lahat ng taga lupon ng brgy. saamin ay naggalit sa kanya dahil mas marunong pa siya sa may ari at napaka yabang daw nito.

  3)Ang tenant ay delinquent din sa pagbabayad at nagamit narin nya ang mga deposit at advance ibig sabihin 2 months narin siyang walang bayad

  4)Ang pinapalabas nya ay hindi naman naming napagusapan na bawal ang pag sub-lease pero malinaw naman na siya lang at family nya ang pinayagan naming na umupa inamin niya ito kaharap ang lupon sa brgy. at ayon din sa nakasulat sa rental code cause for eviction ang pag papa sub-lease ng walang written consent sa owner and pinapalabas din nya na hindi siya mapapaalis dahil wala naman daw kaming kontrata at resibo, mga sir/mam maaari ba kaming mabaligtad sa pagkakataong ito?

  Sana po ay bigyan ninyo ako ng linaw upang matulungan ko ang mga magulang ko alam ko din naman na may pagkukulang din kami kaya napagusapan na ayusin ito asap.

• Luz

  Hello po, I need some enlighten me please. Meron po kami Tenant, nag sign ng contract for a year, may complain po sila na may nangagamoy sa lababo, so ayaw na daw po nila ituloy ang pag rent. Nagsabi sila na aalis, pinayagan po namin at ayaw naman din nila ipaayos namin. Ginamit na nila ang advance payment nila. Pero di po sila nakalipat at naghahanap pa daw po ng malilipatan. Nagbayad po sila ng one month rent. Pero ngayon December 2017 po nag sabi po sila na lilipat na sila sa katapusan ng buwan at di na sila magbabayad ng rent, gagamitin na daw po nila and one month deposit nila, at tawagan nalang daw po sila pag dumating na ang mga bills nila for the whole December. Hindi po ba dapat para sa mga bills ang deposit nila. Dapat po ba nila itong gamitin and payment for their last month? Paano naman po namin sila mahahabol para bayaran ang mga bills na iniwan nila. Please tulungan nyo po ako. Salamat po.

  • Sterne

    hindi po pwede iconsume as rent money ang security deposit. wag nyo po ipaconsume ung security deposit para sa renta nila. if ever po dumating na ung bills, bigyan nyo na lng po sila ng resibo para sa mababawas sa security deposit nila at kukunin na lang nila ung matitira if paid na lahat ng remaining bills/damages

    • Luz

      Salamat po sa reply. Yun po ang sabi namin at yun din nakalagay sa contract, sila pa po ang matapang. Dinala po namin sa barangay, ang sabi naman po samin kami daw po ang unang nagviolate sa contract dahil pinayagan namin sila gamitin yung isang buwang deposit pero pinayagan po namin sila dahil ang sabi po eh aalis na sila pero di sila natuloy. Ang sabi po sa barangay wala na daw pong bisa ang contract namin at hayaan na daw po namin silang gamitin ang deposit for their last month rental. Hirap naman po non saan po namin sila hahabulin para bayaran ang mga maiiwan nilang bills. ☹️

      • Sterne

        Wag po kayong pumayag dahil para sa bills na po yan. Kayo pa rin ang may karapatan. Besides, dalawa naman siguro kayong nag agree na gagamitin ung deposit nila. Wala naman po kayo siguro pinagkasunduan na pati ung 2nd deposit eh pwede nila gamitin. Un lang eh walang kasulatan.

        Or pwede kayo kumuha ng collateral para sa future bills nila. Yan po siguro pinaka safe sa side nyo. Wag nyo po kalimutan ung kasulatan na agreement. With pictures of the collateral item mas okay. Good luck

• May Ann

  need help!
  I deposited 2 mos and nag 1 month advance po ako. gusto ko na sana umalis kaso ang sabi ng may ari, yung 1 month deposit lang ibabalik nya ksi rules daw nila yun na sa may-ari na ang other deposit. pwede po ba humingi ng tulong sa pinakabest na gawin?

  • Sterne

    ipa-barangay nyo. security deposit is for damages/bills/etc. not for the owner’s personal bank.

    • hazel anne

      When u mention damages anong damages ito? still renting and i complaimed about the termites sa inuupuhan ko sa landlady alam nia na meron na nun eversince now gusto nia ako gumastos at magpatangal nun. Sa house maintanance sino ba dapat sumoshoulder non?

      • Sterne

        theirs. you’re not the cause of the termites

• jenny

  i just want to clarify things like.. yung renter ng cousin ko is more thana year nang nagrerent, pero after a year po di na gumawa ng panibagong kontrata. nagtuloy tuloy lang po sa ganung kalakaran ang paupa nla. pero nitong mga nakaraang 6 na buwan palagi na po clang delay mag bayad madalas umaabot na po ng 15 days kung magbayad. at yung ilaw at kuryente po hindi na nabayaran kaya naputulan na. Nung kinausap namin ang sabi hindi na daw sila uupa dun kasi wala na daw natutulog dun kasi sa inuupahang SPA nila na sila natutulog, bale po ung mga gamit na lang daw nila ang andun sa bahay. Aalis na lang daw sila pero bigyan daw namin sila ng 3months bago umalis. Yun pong 1month advance nya eh gamit na po, at yung 1month deposit po eh kalahati lang ng upa ksi ni loan nya ung kalahati pambayad sa isang buwan nya nuong nagigipit sya ng pambayad sa upa. Meaning kalahati lang ng upa ang diposito nyang naiwan. May karapatan po ba kaming paalisin sya pag ma consume na nya ung kalahating deposito nya? Yun pong kuryente dpa din po nabayaran kaya wala pa din kuryente ung bahay. Ang naiwang halaga pa ng unpaid bills eh mas malaki pa sa naiwan nyang kalahating diposito.
  Please advise kasi may kausap na po ung pinsan ko na lilipat dun.
  Salamat sa advise.

  • Sterne

    make them pay kung ayaw naman nila ilock mo ung bahay lol you have the right

• Mr Ahmad Zuhdy

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• Anonymouslyfurious

  Hi can I ask for some advice? I’m a tenant who have been renting a condo unit for two months now though sa contract namin is 1 year and lanlady asked for 2 months security deposit. Since first month of staying I’v been having problems sa property. Firealarm keeps going off minsan pa at 3am in the morning at minsan more than 10x a day pa. Ilang beses ko na din ito namention at naireport kay landlady but to no avail. I’ve been having anxiety because of this, my neighbors would SLAM the door so there are times nagugulat ako, nakakaheart attack! I reported it din sa Management kaso to no avail din, then I could smell the paint fumes and cigars inside my unit coming from the outside of the unit. I’m 2 months pregnant and this is sickening. Kahit Iopen ko ventillation sa CR and Window, it doesnt help bec of the strong fumes. I’ve been sick and couldn’t have a decent sleep. When I told my landlady na im planning to move out, pumayag naman po sya dahil aminado po syang may failure sa part nya like hindi po naresolve ang complaints.. she said ihohold nya yun 1 security deposit as per breach of contract, ibabalik po nya ang pdc checks as well as the other 1 month security deposit. my point is i didn’t violated ANY from the contract BUT she didn’t disclosed yung possible annoyance such as Fire alarms, Renovation from other units. Bago pa lang din po kasi ang bldg. what is my right po as a tenant? I am a good payor naman po but I couldnt stand staying from this place kung pati po ang safety ko at health ko naapektuhan. Please help. Thank you!

  • Sterne

    i-pressure mo sya and make her point out which part of the contact you breached if you say you didn’t violate anything from the contract. if she insist not to give the whole security deposit back then you may complain to the brgy

• Mccy

  Need your help on this:

  We are currently renting 10,000/mo. As per contract, we should be able to send a letter intending to renew our 2 months before our contract ends. Another clause in the contract was, we should be informing them through a letter 90 days before our contract ends that we are NOT intending to renew. Medyo unfair diba? Originally our plan is to renew the contract kasi we were promised that there will be no increase through text. And wala rin sa contract na there was an annual increase. But, when we send our intent to renew, biglang sinabi samin na magiging 14K na yung rent namin and they were saying na new management daw, where in fact, it is a family owned apartment. So we’ve decided not to renew.

  Question:
  1. Pwede ba yung “new management” as a reason to increase the rent more than 7%? If so, ano yung pwede naming icheck sa kanila na new management nga (papers, etc)?
  2. If hindi reason yung “new management” to increase our rent more than 7%, saan kami pwede mag file ng complaint against them? meron bang specific government body where we can seek help?
  3. Is it legal yung 2 months to notify to renew and 90 days pag hindi magrerenew? May law ba silang nilalabag?
  4. If may provision sa contract na pwede nilang hindi ibalik yung deposit namin dahil sa 90 days notification, may laban ba kami dun?
  5. Hiningan din kami ng 3 months deposit and 1 month advanced. We have record ng text ng hiningi nya samin na pera.

  Our landlord has reputation na hindi nagbabalik ng security deposit na late lang namin nalaman. We are afraid na baka hindi isauli samin yung deposit namin.

  • Sterne

    1. yes, whatever their reasons are. but 4k increase is more than 7% so you can complain on that
    2. baranggay hall
    3. it’s in your contract, you signed on it, you agreed on it.
    4. security deposits may only be used for property damages/unpaid bills
    5. 2 months deposit and 1 month advanced is only allowed

    • Mccy

      Hi Sterne, Thank you for your answer. By the way, madami na kasing complain sa kanila sa baranggay from the past tenants (kung alam lang sana namin). Where else can we file?

      • Sterne

        you may take your case in court. good luck

      • Nimrod Flores

        Daan pa rin muna kayo sa Barangay conciliation proceedings. Kasi in your case, irerefer din kayo sa Barangay if you go directly to the court. After the proceedings sa Barangay, if hindi kayo magkaayos, ask for the issuance of a Certificate to File Action. You’ll need this when you file your case in court.

        It would be best if you can hire a private lawyer to help you with the process. But you may also go to the public attorney’s office sa city nyo and see if they can help you with your case. Sa PAO po kasi, walang bayad, but you have to be qualified to receive their free services.

• andrew smith

  hello good afternoon, gusto ko lang sana mag tanong. lumipat ako sa unit round september nag rent kami. septmeber 16 kami nag rent. so september 16 to oct 16. bayad na po ako, pero from oct 16 to nov 16, delayed ang bayad ko. so ang nang yari nagalit si landlady, around nov 23, pumunta si landlady sa unit nag dala ng barangay. pumunta kami sa admin ng condo at dun nag usap. hindi nakikinig si landlady sa explanation ko, na as soon as i get my money babayaran ko sya, natural lang sa isang tao na ma delay minsan ang pera diba? pero hindi gusto nya that same day bayaran ko sya ng 20k. for oct 16 to nov 16 then from nov 16 agad to dec 16. kasi 10k po per month sabi ng admin need naming mag bayad ng 20k kasi may nakain na kami sa pangalawang buwan. sabi ko hindi pa ako makakabayad dahil walang pang pera. so pumunta kami ng barangay, sabi ng barangay may karapatan ang may ari paalisin kami. may contract po kami, naka saad ng pag 3 months hindi maka bayad staka pwede umalis. pero ang gusto nya mang yari same day umalis kami. san kami pupunta? buntis ang asawa ko at naka bed rest. dahil maselan ang pag bubuntis. may anak din po kami 3 years old. so nung nasa barangay kami may kasunduan na dec 6 mag bayad ako 20k, kaso wala pa din pera ko. so ang ginawa ko nag hanap ako ng mahiraman today, kaso wala talaga. walang tao sa unit ngaun kasi ang asawa ko at anak nasa mama nya, pinaalagaan ko. sabi ng landlady willing sya gumasytos ng libo mapakulong lang ako ng dahil sa 20k ng rent? nung nasa admin kami wala sya paki alam kahit makunan ang asawa ko. nung nasa barangY KAMI gumagawa sya ng kwento, para mapasama kami sa harap ng barangay. ngaun na tatakot ako na bka makulong ako, kasi wala pa ako pambayad. walang tao ang unit, binanataan ako ng landlady papasok sya sa unit at kukunin mga gamit namin. tanong ko lang po, tama po ba ang ginawa nya?ng dahil sa 2 buwan na renta ipapakulong nya ako? may karapatan po ba sya pumasok sa unit kung san kami nakatira habang wala kami? ano po ba ang karapataan ko? salamat sa mga mag cocoment. hindi po sa wala akong pera, delayed lang po talaga ang pera ko, at first time ko lang naka experience ng ganito kasama na landlady.

  • Sterne

    kung kayo ay hindi nakabayad ng 3 months ay pwede na nya kayong paalisin. may isang buwan na ibibigay sa inyo para i-settle yun. pag di nyo po nabayaran pwede kayong ipakulong ng 1 month 1 day pero hindi sosobra ng 6 months o kaya naman pwede kayong magbayad ng 25k-50k pesos.

    • Nimrod Flores

      @Sterne, not being able to pay your rent only comes with civil penalties. Wala pong kulong dyan, damages lang at payment ng principal, and/or interests. Only criminal offenses are punishable with imprisonment.

• Maribeth Malihan

  hello po ask ko lang po kung pede po ba increasan yung singil ng tubig from 300 pesos to 450 pesos per head dahil nalugi daw po sila dahil malaki dw po yung konsumo ng tubig ng mgat tenants from Jan to Nov 2017. Kakalipat lang po namin last june 2017, tama po ba na ishoulder dn namin un, at madamay kami s increase. Wala po kseng per meter ang bawat rum at hndi din sya sub meter. Thanks po

  • Nimrod Flores

    Yung renta lang po ng apartment ang covered ng batas kasi. Yung sa tubig, dapat pag-usapan nyo na yan with your landlord. In your case, you should probably ask them to at least have sub-meters installed. As far as we know po, hindi naman pinagbabawal yung gusto ng landlord nyo.

    • Maribeth Malihan

      a ganun po b, hndi pala wise na mg rent s mga walang meter na paupahan, thanks po sa info. More power po attorney!

    • mariya lim

      Sir Nimrod Flores, Hello sir! Just like to ask po…ano pong maximum penalty rate para sa late payment po sa upa ng room apartment? Allowed po ba ito ng batas natin? Or depende po kung stipulated sa contract?

      • Sterne

        depende sa contract

• dezi tolentino

  Tanung ko lng po kung pwede i avail or pwede pagsabayin ang senior citizen at pwd discount para sa renta ng apartment?

• andrew smith

  gusto ko po sana mag tanong, 2 months na po ako hindi nakaka bayad ng renta. opo alam ko na business po ito, pero delay ang pera. buntis po ang asawa ko at need nya mag bed rest so ang nang yari ay inuwi ko sya sa magulang nya, at ako naman ay nag hanap ng pera para may pambayad ng 2 buwang renta, almost 1 week po ako wala, at di umuuwi sa nirerentahang unit. nag ka barangayan na nga po pala kami last month ng dahil sa rent. dahil ang gusto nya 2 months talaga ang need ko bayaran kahit hindi pa tapos yung pangalawang buwan. so kabuuan ay 20k lahat lahat. so ngaung gabi umuwi ako sa unit kung san kami nag rent, ang nang yari yung mga susi ko ayaw gumana. yun pala pinalitan ng may ari ang door knob ng walang paalam!! wala man lang pasabi na i lock since hindi pa kami naka bayad, may communication kami like 2 days ago sabi ko nasa laguna ako nag hahanap ng pera! sabi nya lang okay!

  ngaun na naka uwi na ako hindi ako maka kuha ng damit ng asawa ko dahil nakunan sya! need ko mag dala ng tuwalya at mga under garments nya! diyos ko! walang awa itong land lady na ito! naturingang may pera pero walang breeding! naturingang may pera pero hindi edukadong tao!
  ano ba ang pwede ko ikaso?! parang ayaw ko na sya bayaran ng dahil sa ginawa nya! 10k lang ang pera ko dito para lang ito sa isang buwang rent. dahil need ko rin bayaran ospital bill ng asawa ko! ano pwede ko ikaso dahil ni lock nya ito ng walang pasabi! i mean pumasok sya at pinalitan ang door knob natatakot ako baka may nawala sa loob like, ibang gamit namin na mahalaga!

  salamat po , ano po ba ang pwede naming gawin?

  • Nimrod Flores

    Grave coercion po yang ginawa nila sa inyo. And since 10k yung rent nyo, covered pa kayo nitong RA 9653 and supposedly may 3 months pa kayong grace period sana.

    Hingi muna kayo ng certification from the Barangay na nag conciliation na sana kayo at hindi naresolve. Kelangan nyo yung certification na yun para makapagfile kayo ng information/complaint for grave coercion. When you have that certificate already, punta po kayo sa public attorney’s office sa city nyo. Para may makakapaghandle ng maayos sa pagfile nyo ng case.

• Emerson

  Hi sir Nimrod Flores gusto ko lang po sana humingi ng opinion ninyo
  Kami po ay may pinapaupahang 2 storey apartment may umupa po ditong tenant wala pong kaming iniisuyung kontrata at verbal lang ang usapan, wala din pong resibo pinapipirma lamang namin sila sa mga logbook at ganun din naman sila saamin tinanggap naman nila ito simula palang dahil ito napo ang nakagawian ng mga magulang ko dahil old school ang mga ito at hindi nakapagtapos.

  1)June 2016 nagstart umupa ang tenant ang usapan 1 family lang at max of 5-6persons lang ang pwede pero hindi nya ito sinunod the next month July 2016 nag pa sub-lease siya (in bad faith dahil ito na mismo ang purpose nya sa pagupa) sa mismong apartment na hindi pinapaalam saamin nalaman nalang naming ito October 2017 na, pinatigil naming ito sa kanya pero tumanggi siya at hinamon pa kami na magdemanda at mag barangay. sinasabi niyang hindi daw niya kaya ang upa (6,000) kaya siya nagpa-sub lease pero hindi ito totoo kase wala pa halos isang buwan eh nagpapasu-lease na siya, sinabe niya rin na may mga sari sari store siya kaya na establish na kaya nya magbayad pero wala pala itong katotohanan

  2)Magbaranggay nalang kami 1st meet pinagbigyan siya na makiusap nalang muna para hindi na lumaki pero hindi naman siya nakipag usap, 2nd meet tumatangi parin siyang itigil ang pagpapasub-lease kaya nag desisyon na ang father ko na paalisin nalang siya, humingi ang tenant ng 6 month tapos walang bayad, hindi kami pumayag upang matapos nalang nagpaubaya na kami na bigyan siya ng 3-months na walang bayad para matapos na pero paalisin na agad ang mga pinapaupa nya nag request siya na papakita daw muna sa abogado niya ang usapan, 3rd meet hindi nya tinanggap ang offer ng father ko at naghamon nalang na magdemanda kami. Lahat ng taga lupon ng brgy. saamin ay naggalit sa kanya dahil mas marunong pa siya sa may ari at napaka yabang daw nito.

  3)Ang tenant ay delinquent din sa pagbabayad at nagamit narin nya ang mga deposit at advance ibig sabihin 2 months narin siyang walang bayad

  4)Ang pinapalabas nya ay hindi naman naming napagusapan na bawal ang pag sub-lease pero malinaw naman na siya lang at family nya ang pinayagan naming na umupa inamin niya ito kaharap ang lupon sa brgy. at ayon din sa nakasulat sa rental code cause for eviction ang pag papa sub-lease ng walang written consent sa owner and pinapalabas din nya na hindi siya mapapaalis dahil wala naman daw kaming kontrata at resibo, mga sir/mam maaari ba kaming mabaligtad sa pagkakataong ito?

  Sana po ay bigyan ninyo ako ng linaw upang matulungan ko ang mga magulang ko alam ko din naman na may pagkukulang din kami kaya napagusapan na ayusin ito asap.

• Charlene

  I need a help. I am currently living in Germany but my son, 9 years old living with his grandmother in trhe house where I have rent for almost 3 years. But now, I got news that the owner I knew and signed with the contract have a problem with her sister-in-law because her sister-in-law claimed that she is the owner from this property. I really don’t know if it’s true but this woman wanted us to evict from the house because she wanted to demolished it and threatened us that if we don’t move out from the house she will bring us to the court. We don’t pay for 3 months law but we do pay monthly, the reason we do have made a contract based what we have agreed with the owner we knew. We did made a renovation for this house and for that we paid 1000 pesos lowered for 1 year but after 1 year, we paid normal price for rent. Now, the problem is I cannot go home directly because I am also working here in Germany and my company had approved my holidays back to the Philippines but in the month of June. It takes a little bit longer. Anybody can share your opinion what is the best to do legally. Should we really go out from this house? When she brought us to the court, what could possibly happen?
  Your opinion would be really appreciated.

  • Sterne

    she cannot bring you to court unless she files a report in the baranggay

• rara

  Good afternoon please educate me,

  im a tenant for about 7years now, and yong rental fee namin 5,500pesos and ngayong december 22 2017 biglang nag decide yong owner na, gawing 8,000 pesos ang rent starting january, kapag hindi raw po ako pumayag umalis nalang kami, and wala pong permit itong apartment. ano po ang mga hakbang na dapat kung gawin at aking mga karapatan bilang tenant. please help me.

  • Sterne

    no, that’s illegal. 7% only

• Pete Roces

  Magandang araw po
  May tanong lang po ako regarding sa aking rental situation. Lessee po ako ng isang commercial unit.May karapatan bang paalisin ako ng lessor upon expiration ng contract which is March, 2018 at ang dahilan ay ibinenta na ang property na ito sa iba? Dapat bang bigyan ako ng palugid na ilang months para makapaghanap ng pagliliparan under our law? Salamat po.

  • Sterne

    this act does not cover commercial properties

• andrew smith

  maraming salamat po sa mga nag reply sa akin last time, ako po yung tenant na bayad na ng 20k at may kulang nalang na isang buwan which is 10k ang need ko bayaran, ako din pala yung tenant na ni lock ang unit ng pasabi habang wala ako sa unit at nag hahanap ng pambayad sa renta. ngaun po 1 month nya ni lock ang unit never sya nakipag communicate sa akin, (which is yung owner) 2 days ago habang nag lalakad lakad kami ng misis ko nakita ko yung barangay na nakausap ko last time, sabi sa akin na bumalik na ang owner at binuksan ang unit. ( means hindi ko na naman alam, na binukasan ang unit) kung sa tutuusin po ang pag lock nya ng unit na hindi sinabi sa akin ay illegal kasi dapat merong court order hindi po ba? at dapat po may kasamang pulis. kaso 3 days ako nawala, at pag balik ko naka lock na ang pinto. sabi pa nga po ng barangay last time, sila pa nga daw po yung pilit pinag bubukas ng unit kaso sabi nila di nila trabaho yun. so btw habang wala ako sa unit since ni lock nya naputulan ng ilaw.
  gusto nya bayaran ko, pero sino po ba ang gaganahan mag bayad pag balik mo nag hanap ka lang ng pera, na ka lock na ang unit mo pinalitan ng pad lock, lagi natawag yung may ari sakin using different numbers, tinatakot AKO na ipapakulong nya na willing sya gumastos ng libo, ipapa news paper nya din daw po ako. willing daw sya mag bayad sa mga pulis mapakulong ako, pano ko magagamit to na evidence laban sa kanya, sa tuwing tinatakot nya ako puro tawag sya, lagi nya kinakalat dun sa tinitirahan ko na tumakas daw kami ng asawa ko, pano kami tatakas? eh ni brief at panty wala kami dala, nag hanap lang po ako ng pera,… sya nga po pala ako po ay isang nigerian citizen naninirahan na dito for 6 years, tinatakot nya po ako na ipapa deport nya po ako kasi may mga connection daw sya sa immigration at marami syang pera, na member daw sya ng manila golf club ba yun? ayaw ko na po mag bayad ng kahit piso, ang pag lock nya ng unit kung sa ako naka tira ng walang pasabi at pag bukas nito ng walang pasabi at pag galaw sa mga gamit ko ay sapat na naka bayaran hindi po ba? ano po ba ang karapatan ko na ipag laban ang side ko bilang foreigner na hinaharas dito sa bansa nyo? ayaw ko naman po na sa hayaan ko lang sya na ganito itrato nya sa mga tao sa paligid nya. kasi masasanay sya, sana mabigyan nyo ako ng sapat ng sagot. at kung ano ang dapat kung gawin maraming maraming salamat po

  • Sterne

    please use the threats given against you as a proof of harassment. documented everything as much as possible. gather witnesses and everything that you can use as means of defense

• adz Vergara

  hello, sana masagot po kagad ang katanungan namin dahil maguusap kami sa barangay ng landlady namin this saturday regarding sa deposito na di po niya binigya…or bawas na…

  ito po ang situation… yung deposito po namin ay nasa 3800 pa po… partial refund lang ang binigay niya dahil binawas niya ang palinis (300pesos) at papintura (500pesos) ng inalisan naming apartment po… pati yung utility bill na di nmn namin nagamit dahil almost 1 month na yun bakante nung nagbilling na po ng tubig dun… flat rate or minimum rate po yun ng singil sa tubig (166.66pesos) for the month of november… eh october katapusan po ay wala na kami dun…

  iniwan po naming malinis at walang sira ang apartment..during turnover ng key sinamahan pa nmin ang landlady to show na malinis at walang sira…we are a good payer din…walang mintis sa rent during our stay there…

  ANG TANONG KO PO, DAPAT NIYA PO BANG IBAWAS SA DEPOSITO KO ANG PALINIS (300PESOS), PAPINTURA(500PESOS) AT WATER BILL (166.66PESOS) NA DI NAMAN NAMIN KINUNSUMO?

  salamat po and GOD BLESS?

• Charlene Chong

  I started renting my unit last april of 2015, there was no increase annualy but all of a sudden today we got a letter informing us that the rent will increase by 20%, from 10,200 to 12,240.00. I would have gladly obliged but considering the condition of my apartment (no maintenance, termite infested wall, clogged drainage),I really want to contest the increase. Does my landlord have the right to increase the rent by 20%?

  • Sterne

    no

• Don Emil

  Good day,

  Hello My name is Emmanuel, me and my partner Aubrey is now renting at Avida. We paid our one month advance and two months deposit. We moved-in here last December 27, 2017 with a contract for 6 months.

  Our problem is with the lessor, she has not settled her DUES with Avida and yet accepted us as her new tenants. So with the DUES which is not yet settled, the ADMIN eventually cut our water line today January 8, 2018.

  What necessary actions should we do againts the lessor?
  Or how can we make arrangement with the Admin, so they will fixed the water line.

  I know you have limited knowledge of this matter but I am desperately in need of help.

  Thank you and God bless.

  • Sterne

    that’s not the problem of the admin. settle it with your landlord

• Jeca

  Is there a more detailed law stating tenant rights? And is this R.A. 9653 still valid if the extension is only until December 2017?

  Need your help. Here is our case:
  Last Wednesday we found out that our Landlord went inside our apartment unit without our knowledge. Though our contract does state that Lessor can inspect anytime of day, it does not state that he can do so without our knowledge or our presence. Now, we feel that our security and privacy are being violated. He also released a new rule that we cannot change the door locks. What could we do about this? Can we make a written agreement protecting our privacy?

  • Sterne

    make a written agreement about it; that you must be present or aware of the inspection

• IamMamavee Ligasan

  Question lang po what do we do wd landlords na who makes statement like harrassing me when i have delays sa payments and also makes it too personal abput how i earn and one time came into my haus and shouted on top of his lungs and my 8 yr old daughter saw it and witnessed it. At ine point also told me halikan ko lang sya ok na sya sa rent. I moved out already and he is asking me to pay my last bill when in fact i have an intact deposit. I have paid til sept 5 2018 i left nov 2017. I said i cant pay the two months due to my dads dialysis. And so he said he will file a case against me. I want to know what is my violation? I rented for july 2014 to nov 2017. I am a bit sad and felt discriminated especially when he txts us how we should run our family. Its really irritating and the brgy cap.seems allowing him also to demeaning me during our confrontation.i let it pass for the first hearing. we are assigned on the next one.

• Mark Ellis Cortez

  Hello , Gusto ko Lang po Sana itanong kung pede po ba ako magreklamo kase ung tenant po Namen umalis ng walang paalam tapos dinala ung Susi ng bahay . Pinuntahan Pa ng bayaw ko ung bago nilang nilipatan para Kunin yung Susi ng bahay Namen . Hindi po nila tinapos yung kontrata at palagi naman din sila delayed magbayad. Ang sinasabe po nila na panakot sa akin at dahil tintext ko daw ung kamag anak nila na ipapadlock ko yung bahay pag hindi sila nagbayad. Pananakot daw po yun. Yung number po na itinext ko ay akala ko sa kanila . Nakablock po kase ako sa Facebook Kaya ako naghanap na number na pwede kong magamit na pangtext sa kanila . Ngayon umalis po sila at iniwan lahat ng bills at ikaltas daw sa 12k na deposit nila . Tapos parang binaboy pa po yung bahay Namen . At handa daw sila humarap sa körte kung magrereklamo ako ng breach of contract .

  Pakitulungan po ako .

  • Sterne

    use your written contract against them and report them to your baranggay officials. make use of screenshots and photos as a proof of their negligence. keeping the key of your apartment is a form of theft

• Heidi Salomon

  Hi! Nagrerent po ako ng 1year and 8months and nung paalis na po ako ay bigla po akong pinipilit ng landlord ko na papinturahan daw po ang unit nya or I will pay nalang po ung bills na iniwan ko which is 2 months electricity and 2 months na water. Ngayon po ay wala naman kaming written contract dahil humihingi ako sa kanya noon ay hindi po sya nagbgay. Meron po akong security deposit na 5500 pesos. Though verbal, natatandaan ko pa kung para saan ang hinigi nya security dep , para ito sa mga bills ng tenant na bgla nalang umaalis at hindi na alam hahagilapin. Binantaan pa ako na ikakaso daw ako. Tama lang po ba na ako pa ang magpapintura sa bahay lalo na sa sahig nya na pintura lang naman ang nakalagay kaya kada maglilinis ako ay nabubura? At lalong lalo na ay wala naman akong contract na pinirmahan dahil wala naman syang naiprovide?

  thank you po

  • Sterne

    security deposits may also refer to property damages but the floor painting is a case of wear and tear and i’m sure it wasn’t an intentional damage. please go to your baranggay to solve the issue

• Jon Cajes

  Question po about repairs that are needed to be done by landlords. Sa nererent po kasi naming apartment may tulo from pipes on the second floor, matagal npo namin nerereklamo sa landlord kaso wla parin pong aksion hangang sa ngaun.

  Ano pong pwede naming gawin sa end?

  • Sterne

    if you want to make the repairs yourself, make sure to make a written agreement that they will reimburse you.

• JP

  Hello po sana matulungan nyo po kami. Umuupa po kasi ako ng apartment for 3500 a month. Nakatira na po ako for 3yrs sa unit at never po ako nakakita nor pumirma ng rental agreement. Now january 2018 po nagdeclare yung owner ng 500 pesos increase, tama po ba yun? Gumawa po siya ng kasulatan pero hindi po ako pumirma kasi nga po hindi ako pumapayag at mukha pong sobra yung dagdag. Kanino po kaya ako maaaring dumulog sa ganitong isyu?

  • Sterne

    baranggay

• andrew smith

  please tell me what to do? sino po makaka sagot sa mga tanong ko, pinalayas ako ng unit owner ko sa inuupahan ko dahil sa 2 months kung late na pag bayad, ni lock nya ang gamit ko 1 month, nung november tapos december nya lang binuksan kasi tinapon nya mga gamit namin sa basurahan, ni lock nya ng walang pasabi, puro pag babanta din ang natanggap ko, ng dahil sa stress na ng yari saming mag asawa, nakunan ang misis ko around december, ngaun ng haharass sya sa amin na need namin bayaran ang ilaw at cable naginamit namin? need ba talaga namin syang bayaran? kung tutuusin bayad na kami ng 2 buwan na renta ng dahil sa advance and deposit na hawak nya. ni lock nya kami na parang hayop sa labas ng bahay! ngaun gusto nya bayaran namin ang ilaw at tubig na ginamit namin noon. hindi ko lang matanggap na may tigas pa sya ng mukha para singilin kami uli maka lipas ang 3 buwan na pag papa alis sa amin. by the way nakuha lang namin ung gamit namin nung may nag balita samin na itatapon nya mga gamit namin sa basurahan.

  • Sterne

    please complain to your baranggay and do not take the matter in your own hands. i’m sure they’ll help you

• Rey Dosdos

  Hi Po,

  I just want to reconfirm if my understanding is true. I bought a house with Deed of Sale but renting on the lot monthly. I only bought the house but not the lot.

  My question is, does the owner of the lot or his children have the right to demolish the house? If so, do they pay me for the house I bought?

  • Sterne

    please seek legal counsel with your attorney. an internet comment section can’t help you with that.

• danalyn lacanlale

  Good evening po. Please help me Lang po. Ngrerent po Ako ng apartment sa may cainta at 1year Napo kame mahigit Sa inuupahan namin. Isang araw Ng makita ko po Malapit na mg expired yung contract sa Oct. 15,2017 Humingi po Ako ng Bagong kontrata sa may ari noong Oct. 12,2017 Pero ngdaan po ang ilang Buwan at araw and Hindi po niya kame bnbgyan. Feb, 2018 po dumating ang kapatid niya at binigay samin ang Bagong contract ,and Sinabihan kame ng kapatid ng may ari Makapal mgtataas Daw sulatan ng bayad Sa rent ng 10% so yung bayad po Sa apart.nila is Php 8,000.00 pero ang sinabi ko po Sa kapatid Ng may ari bukas ngayon Lang nila kame sasabihin mgtataas?at kelan Ang effective nito. Sabi sakin po effective this month. Ang Sabi ko po sya hindi kame papayag, first nakalagay sa batas na Hindi po sya pwedeng ngtaas ng more Dan 7% and Sabi po namin kung mgtataas po sila Ay aalis nalang po kame at gagamitin po namin yung advance namin and deposit po namin at lilipat Ng Mas mura. But, instead na maayos po ang usapan naman tinext po kame ng may ari at Ang gusto Ay umalis nakame ng Feb. 14 Ang Sabiko po Sa Kanya Hindi po kame aalis ngayon Feb. 14 Dahil may advance po kameng bayad at mga deposit. Hindi po ba nakalagay sa batas na hindi kame pwedeng I evict o basta paalisin ng may ari?salamat po.

  • Sterne

    yes

• Jeremy Anne

  @joanne almadden and @nimrod flores… Questions here.
  1. Is true that long tenancy in a property like 10yrs or more gives tenants rights to purchase the property?
  2. Where exactly can we see the definition of “damage” in property? Is it in the civil code? Google is not very good in crawling my keywords. Some landlords keep the deposit paid just bcos of torn paint on the wall. I believe when we say “damage” it pertains to beyond wear and tear. Thanks in advance for the help.

  • Sterne

    1. no. where did you get that?
    2. yes you should pay IF and ONLY IF it’s stated in your contract that you must pay for wear and tear damage………

    • Jeremy Anne

      thanks a lot!

      • Sterne

        you may search for property damages with apartments, you’ll usually find articles regarding USA apartments but i believe they’re similar with PH apartments

• sarah

  good day,
  Nagrent po kami last march 2016 then nag end yung contract ng march 2017. after 2 months po nagtory kami kunin yung downpayment which cost 20k. then sabi nung broker, nagcocompute pa daw siya ng mag damages para ibawas sa deposit, may be because of the bathroom door knob na nasira. but then di namin matandaan na nag check sya before kami umalis. at sinabi na naming yung door knob na yun nun nandun pa kami. then after a month nakipagkita na young broker satin. tapos binigyan Aniya kami ng computation ng mag nagastos niya “daw” sa pagpaparepair. as in computation na sunulat niya lang without receipt or any acceptable proof. then the total computation na nagastos niya na nakalagay dun ay almost 20k. mag barya na lang natira.

  paano po ba pwedeng gawin para makuha yung right amount na dineposit? ano po dapat gawin?

  • Sterne

    go to the baranggay and demand receipts for the repairs

• Gerhard

  Hello Mam/Sir,
  first of all the situation in short:
  Im renting a subdivision house in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Presently Im paying a monthly rent of 7,000 Pesos. Im renting the house since December 24, 2014. For the first year, the rent was 6,000 P per month. Since January 1, 2016, the rent is 7,000 P per month. Today, March 4, 2018, my landlord informed me thru a whatsapp message, that he raises the monthly rent to 10,000 Pesos, effective April 1, 2018. I think the increase is much to high and the amount anyway….very much exachurated considering also, that no maintanance was done in 3 years of rental time.

  I would very much appreciate if you could help me with some questions regarding this RA 9653.

  1) that RA expired on December 31, 2017. Was it extended for another 2 years ?

  2) is that RA 9653 effective/valid for rentals of 7,000 P a months if the rented house is located in Bacolod City ?

  I just read RA 9653. It stated, that the limit for monthly rental outside Metro Manila is 5,000 Pesos. Im very much surprised about this.

  3) Does that mean, that a tenant renting a house for monthy 7,000 Pesos in Bacolod City, is in a kind of lawless situation ?

  4) Or, is there another law/RA that covers tenants and house owners in such a situation ?

  I intend to answer my landlord today. Im not going to accept the raise to 10k. Im going to look for another house in order to be prepared for any case.

  5) How much time do I have for finding another house for rent ? And do I have to pay the 10,000 Pesos starting April, if I dont find a new house yet until the end of March.

  6) Is there any period of cancellation or period for giving notice ?
  – for the house owner to cancel the rental contract in various cases ?
  – for the tenant to cancel the rental contract in various cases ?

  Thank you very much.
  Kind regards.

  • philantrophy_zephyr

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• philantrophy_zephyr

  Hi good day, ask ko lang po, kasi nagrent po kami for almost 4 years na bandang qc for the amount of P5000 with the agreement na kami magshoulder ng renovations sa bahay, which is ginawa po namin. Ngayon po nag-demand magrenew ng contract yung owner 10% per year, legal po kaya yun? Kasi parang unfair po saamin, dahil napaayos na namin yung bahay, and walang titulo yung lupa na pinaparent niya at di din registered sa bir kaya wala din po sila tax na binabayaran. Thank you in advance for your feedback.

  • Sterne

    7% only. apartments that are unregistered to BIR is another issue. are you willing to pay creditable withholding taxes if you were to report them?

  • Sterne

    it doesn’t matter if the lot is not titled as long as it has property tax

    • hazel anne

      Question regarding sa maintanace sa house. Pag lipat namin may anay na ung bahay ngaun sinasabi ng landlord ako daw magpaayos nun kasi aq ang nagrrent? pag house maintance ba tenant or landlord and my shoulder?

      • Sterne

        you have the right to demand for repairs. you’re only responsible for the damages you cause. in your defense, you already informed the landlord about the termites. additionally, you may research about normal wear and tear for apartments

• jeff Hernandez

  Good Day! Really Need your help!

  Mangungupahan po sana kami at nagdown na po kami ng 30k wich is 1 month advance at 2 months deposit (not sure about that since first time po namin mangupahan) last Dec. 2017. Then nakasaad po sa pinirmahang contract that we will start on January 2018 since wala pang tubig, kuryente at under renovation pa. Dumaan ang january at nung February binalikan po namin yung Landlord with Barangay officials. Kesyo kinapus daw sa budget, we ask na ibalik na lang yung perang dinown namin pero wala na daw. After a week nabalitaan namin na namatay nga daw yung may ari wich is may mga kapatid naman siya sa compound na yun. Ano po ba pwede naming gawing hakbang para mabawi yung perang dinown namin. 30k kasi napakalaking pera para samin na isang nangungupahan lang. Any reply will be really appreciate, hope to gain informations. Thank you

• Ma Cristina Duavis

  Hi…,just want to asked…,please let me know if my understanding is right…,my mom is renting house…,it’s our 3 yrs now and time to move for our new house.,the rent before was 10k @month,and increase and reached 14k now…,it’s time for us to use our 1 month advance and 2 months deposit…,which I believe the advance should use for the bills and damages and the 2 months deposit will be use for our last 2 months of stay….,here’s my question…The Landlord is asking for 8k additional for the rent since we started by 10k before and now it’s 14k…..,legal po ba cya???since Alam ko,will just use the deposit regardless how much is the present rent…,please and educate me on this….,thank you very much:-)

  • Sterne

    7% increase only. using your advance rent will depend upon you and your lessor as an agreement

• Erika

  magandang hapon po, gusto ko po sana itanung kung ano po magandang gawin? kasi po kami po 2 taon ng nagrerenta ng apartment sa makati. Kahapon ay nagforce entry ang employado ng aming landlord sa aming inuupahan, nagforce entry po sila kasi sabi daw po mula sa office nila wala na daw pong tenant sa unit na yun dahil sa miscommunication and wala po sila coordination every year po kasi nagrerenew po kami ng contract nagkataon lang po na this year na delay po kami ng sabi na magrerenew po kami pero updated po kami sa bayad ng upa at nawawalan po ng pera na 5,000 ano po ba ang magnda gawn sa ganitong situasyon?

• Nayarada Sinned

  good day po,tanung ko lng kung mababawi ko p po b yung tirang upa ko, umalis po kme s inuupahan nmin hnde ko ngamit p yung ntitira kung 1month advance n 7k,ayaw n ibalik nung inuupahan ko, kya nmn po ako umalis kasi ang daming butas ng bahay n nilalabasan ng maduming tubig. kada my ulan nababasa mga gamit namin dhil nga po s mga tagas ng tubig s pader n nangagaling s kapitbahay. sinabi ko nmn po s may ari pero katwiran nya mapapalaki sya ng gastos.kaya s pagkakataon yun minabuti ko n lng umalis kysa nmn palagi kaming basa pag umuulan,maraming salamat po at sana matulungan nyo ako s aking katanungan.

  • Sterne

    refer to your written contract and report them to the brgy due to their negligence of property maintenance. otherwise you need to settle the issue with other means

• Jha Cauilan

  Hello po ask lang po ako ganito po kc un,ung landlady nmin nag sabi smin las year na ibenebinta na nya ung house nya, then po this march 18 nag sabi sya samin na mag hanap ndaw kmi ng bahay kc nga po binenta nya bahay nya tpos hanggang aprik nlang daw kmi.. Tpos pnapag bayad pa nya kmi ng rentngaung march sana nmn po nag bgay pa sya ng extend kc hirap mag hanap ng bahay na llipatan anu po ba mgandang gawin po at sabihin kung eforced evict nya kmi this april po?

• SSY

  just want to check, if there is any guide or information regarding when or how many days commercial security deposits should be returned to tenant after lease ended or premises has been vacated and cleared? thanks

  • Sterne

    this act does not cover commercial spaces

• Bianca Lee

  Hello! Ask ko lang po kung meron po bang law ang philippines about giving penalty sa mga late nagbabayad ng rental? kung meron pong standard law about late fees, please educate me 🙂 thanks po!

  • Ei A

    Hello po! Same issue here but saken po as Lessor, nakalagay po sa contract ko na may penalty per day po pag di sila nagcomply. And per day basis po. Actually the purpose of this po on my end is para hindi maging delinquent yung tenant. Is it illegal po ba to have penalty included in the contract? Both of signed the contract and I have both of our copies notarized din po. Pero seems like di po nya binasa contract kasi nagrereklamo po siya on penalty. Is it my fault po ba na di nya nireview yung contract? I even sent a copy before notarizing it po. Thanks po sa response in advance!

    • Sterne

      not your fault. if it’s notarized then good. use it against them and enforce whichever agreement you have in the contract signed by both parties.

      • Ei A

        Thank you po for the response! Super appreciated po. 🙂

  • Sterne

    no. it will be within your written contract as a lessor and will be agreed by the lessee

• Rb Arcie

  Hello mam! Kindly advice me regarding my procedure on the eviction of my tenant.
  > Last February 15 is my tenants due date for their rent covering Feb.17-Mar17, unfortunately I didnt received any deposit on my bank account. I texted them and even give them a call but did not received any messages or call from them. I have documents of call logs and text messages from their 3 numbers which we use as our communication.
  >March 13 i wrote a letter asking them if they are still interested to continue renting my unit and informing them that they have an unpaid rent for 1 month. I decided to talk to them but upon seeing my unit, through the window and an open secondary door ( steel gate door is locked) it was obvious that they are starting to move out , most of the appliances are gone.since there are no family members inside i decided to have my letter be sent thru my neighbor which they confirmed that the husband of my tenant received my letter. ( complete with my cellphone number)
  >March 20after seven days , no feedback has been given to me by my tenant, i visited my unit and there was no sign of my tenant inside my unit , so i decided to write another letter demanding an update on payment for the unpaid 2 month rent for my unit. I even have my letter be blottered in the security unit of the subdivision and asked the detachment commander to handle my letter to my tenant if they happen to see them back. Unfortunately, the security staff and security officer in the subdivision informed me that they were unable to deliver my letter last March 22, 2018.because they were not able to see him enter the premises.
  >March 24 , I decided to check my unit again and check if my tenant are still there. I asked for some barangay staff (2 bpso) to accompany me and check the unit. Knock on the door but no reply from the inside. I push the secondary door and only to found out that it was open so i saw the condition of the house which was for my judgement , in an abandoned state. Since this is my third visit , and nobody even contact me that they ( my tenant ) are still occupying my unit, I decided to open the lock on the main steel /gate door. For me to check the condition of the house.( note that for the last two months since feb. 17 i was trying to reach them and texted them if they are still interested to renew their contract or pay their rent, but no reply or anything that may give me a hint that they are still interested in occupying my unit.)
  >While inside the house, i take pictures of the things they have left and make an inventory of all their personal effects . I ask the BPSO to wait and finish my inventory but they informed me to proceed with the documentation and just proceed at the barangay hall if im done for blotter purposes.
  >Lastly , before leaving the area , I decided to replace the locks in order to protect my property from any vandalism that may happen . And immediately proceed to our barangay hall to blotter and document all the remaining personal effects of my tenant.
  >After a few hours , my male tenant called me thru the mobile phone of our neighbor, demanding me to return and replace the padlock of my unit. I decided not to come back and asked the barangay chief investigator to set a dialogue for us to settle our disagreement. I was waiting for a set of date but my tenant did not reply to the investigators call or text on his new mobile number.
  > To date he is approaching his 3rd month of non-payment and still no reply from him to settle the issue.
  What should i do to finish this issue?
  1) Can we ask the Brgy. Officials to make an inventory of their personal effects and turned over those to his relatives in the same subdivision?
  2)What procedures we shall do before proceeding to question number 1?

  I hope you can give advice on the above matter. Maraming salamat po!!!

• Jon

  Hi, we are renting a commercial space for a spa/massage business. We had a verbal agreement between the lessor that they will not allow the same nature of business within the building, but when we are about to open, we noticed that they let another spa business to rent one of their units,and worse, just beside our space, the same floor. Just want to ask is there any law that prohibits this,or any stipulation in the rental act that protects us as a lessee with this kind of situations? Thanks in advance.

  • Sterne

    that agreement was between YOU and the lessor only, not the other business. and you agreed. unless you have proof that the other has the same agreement

• Emerson

  Hi Sir nimrod Flores,

  Hingi po sana ako ng advice regarding sa case namin. I’ll try to make it short as possible. So may pinaparentahan kaming 2 storey apartment now meron kaming tenant na nag rent nung June 2016 verbal lang walang contract ang usapan po is 1 family lang and maximum of 6 persons, wala din po kaming receipt, now after a month July 2016 nag pa subleased siya sa apartment (atleast 5+ persons) ng walang paalam October 2017 na naming nalaman na mga umuupa pala sa kanya yung mga tao, kinausap naming siya regarding dito wala naman saming problema basta paalisin nalang niya yung mga umuupa kaso tumangi siya at hindi daw siya susunod kaya nag decide nalang kami na paalisin nalang siya, nagkabarangayan kami ang gusto nya is 6 months walang bayad which is unacceptable, since gusto lang naming matapos agad agad nag bigay kami ng 3 months free para lang umalis na siya, 3 hearing walang nangyari dahil tinangihan pa niya yung offer namin kaya nagpasya nalang na mag file ng case,
  Unfortunately mababait yung parents ko kaya hindi na muna nagfile hoping na magbabago ang isip nagbibigay lang ako ng notice of eviction a month before matapos yung deadline niya na feb 13 2018 kaso pasaway talaga at binabale wala lang kami so ayun na nga nakapag stay pa siya hanggang ngayon pero sobra na kaya nag decide kami na putulin ang electricity and water para ma force na siya na mismo ang umalis kaso ayaw parin kami pa ngayun ang pinabarangay para mabaligtad ang sitwasyon, in the end magfifile daw siya ng case samin dahil sap ag putol ng meralco and maynilad.

  1.)Hingi sana ako ng advice kung mayroon ba kaming pwedeng gawin para mapaalis namin siya
  As soon as possible.
  2.)May grounds ba siya para kasuhan kami at may laban ba siya?
  3.)Pinagkakalat niya dito na ganyan daw talaga ang gawain niya sa mga tinitiran niya napipilitan pa nga daw na bayaran siya para lang umalis which is sa tingin ko ang gusto niya kaya siya naghahamon na mag kasuha pero wala naman kaming intension na magpasindak.
  4.)As of now 5 months na siyang walng bayad from Nov.2017 to March 2018 yung mga tenants nya nagsialisan lang nung tinangalan na naming ng meralco and maynilad nung march 2018
  Sana mabigyan ninyo kami ng linaw para makagawa kami ng hakbang para mabigyan ng leksyon yung mga ganung tao. Maraming salamat po.

  • Sterne

    subleasing is prohibited without your written consent

• Elizabeth Panganiban

  Hi! Gusto humingi ng advise regarding sa nirerentahan namin. More than 5 years na kasi nakatira dito. Wala pong contract pero pumipirma sila tuwing nagbabayad kami. Hindi kami na late or wala rin kaming utang. Dati ang rent at 5k pero nag increase to 6k. Itong property ay na foreclosed na sa isang nagsarang Bangko at ngayon at hawak ng PDIC.
  Yung parents na may ari ng property ay pereho ng patay at ang namamahala ay yung anak na babae.

  Lately palagi niyang sinasabi na may interesado bilhin ang property at may agreement daw sila with PDIC na okay humanap ng buyer. Pero verbal ang mga ganito niyang pasabi at hindi daw sigurado kung kailan ma push through. Last March 2018, sinabihan niya ako na may buyer na siya at konting months na lang hinihintay. Wala siya ng formal notice and by law she needs to give us three months notification. Since na feel ko na wala ba kaming security of having a house to live in, I was the one who sent her a notice that I will no longer pay the rent. It took her sometime to read it and sign the receipt of the notice, which she was only able to do today. I have 1 mo advance and 2 mos deposit for a total of Php15,000.00 (old rate of Pho5,000). I am doing my best effort to find a suitable home and realized that I need more money to pay rent for a new home with 2 bedrooms. Can they limit our stay in the house up to May 2018 and force us to leave even if we have not found a new place?

  • Sterne

    according to the act, the 3 months advanced notice only applies to the occupancy of the property by the lessor’s immediate family. your issue is about a foreclosed property.

    please go to your nearest baranggay to make negotiations.

• Sweet Crazy

  hi, just want to ask if ok yung bisita ng landlord ko pumasok sa loob ng bahay na inuupahan namin para silipin, kasi bagong bili nila, without asking me kung pwede silang pumasok. salamat

• Jon Flores

  I’ve live in apartel and have resided for more than 2 yrs. The building was just bought and the new owner is demanding for 6000 pesos rent and 6000 pesos deposit plus 1000 pesos deposit for new submeters for water and electric. They just informed me on April 25 and my rent of 4500 is due on may 11. They said if I don’t agree I can move out. Is this legal?

  • Sterne

    refer to the 7% increase

• Mel S. Baliza-Valiente

  Hi..tanong ko lng po kng anu magandang move or legal actions kng inalisan ka ng nag uupa sa parentahang bahay then ayaw bayaran ung mga naiwanan nilang electric/water bills? Masisingil ko pa po ba cla dun? Anu po possible na pwede gawin para maobliga cla magbayad? Thanks.

  • Sterne

    go to the baranggay

• Inday Almendrala Hojas

  Hi gdpm. Ask ko lang po kung tama ba na ang dalawang buwang deposito ay mapupunta lamang sa huling bills at maintenance? 12k po ang upa namen. Bali 48k po lahat ang two months deposit na aming maiiwan sakanya. Yun po ang nakasaad sa kontrata. Legal po ba iyon? Thanks po.

  • Sterne

    read about security deposits. 12k rent is not covered in this act

• Eon Toteynz

  Is it to announce that a room is for bed spacing though it was agreed that I will be the only one renting the unit? The tenant (s) were insisting that my room is also for bed spacing. Okay, I know that the entire house is for bed spacing since the beginning, but I asked if there’s a room available for solo not bed spacer and they said Yes but it was occupied but will be available after a month. So I went back after a month and told them I am interested in renting solo in a room NOT Bed Space and they provided me a room. After more than one month of my stay, suddenly they announced that my room is for bed spacing and that it has to be open for another bed spacer which of course I totally disagreed because that is not we agreed upon. Besides, no agreement was written, only verbal. Please let me know what to do in case…

  • Sterne

    negotiate or leave. your defense is only the verbal agreement which they can deny anytime without any solid proof

• Chel

  This is a very informative post, thanks so much!

  Now ito po ang case sa amin, more than 6 years po umuupa sa property namin si Tenant A. Now, need na po namin ang property na ino-occupy nila ni Tenant B. Kay Tenant B, wala pong problem. Si Tenant A po, ayaw po umalis, at siya pa po ang galit na galit. Nitong year 2018, di na po namin siya binigyan ng contract kasi nagbigay na po kami ng early notice last year na umalis na sila before 2018 pero di po sila umalis, up to now nandoon pa rin po sila sa property namin. Despite na magaspang ang ugali ni Tenant A, is there a legal process for our case para po mapaalis namin sila doon sa property namin ng maayos at matiwasay?

  Am hoping for your response the soonest. Thank you so much po..

  • Sterne

    read the post again. the answer is there. keyword: eviction

• shugar

  Need an advise po :'(

  Hi! We’ve been renting for almost 40yrs in a compound (dito na ako ginawa at pinanganak, I am 32yrs old), then recently the yung mga anak ng may-ari nagdecide na paalisin na kami sa compund dahil gagamitin na daw nila for personal use ung buong. Nagpadala po sila ng 6 months notice letter samin. Feb this year ginawa nila ang letter at pinanotarized nila April 2018 at nareceived namin on the same month kung kailan nila pinanotarized ung letter. So, lumalabas na we onlyhave 4 months para maghanap ng lilipatan instead of 6 months. Before pa nila ipadala ung letter, may pinaalis na po sila sa compound na tumira for more than 10yrs na dahil daw po ipaparenovate nila ung bahay na yun at gagawing parang dormitory. So, kami that time nangangamba na baka isunod kami at dumating na nga ang kinakatakutan ng lahat. Simula po nung mga anak na ang nagmamahala dahil namatay na ung tatay nila (unang nagpa-upa sa parents ko at relatives nmen, without contract po yun kasi year kopong kopong pa), di na sila nagbibigay ng resibo sa amin sa tuwing magbabayad kami. Parang 3 yrs ago, nagbigay sila ng 1 resibo per door (7 out of 10 doors relatives namin) for the whole year na nagbayad kami. Then the last 2 years wala na po silang ibinigay na resibo sa amin. Kapag may ipapagawa kami sa bahay(dahil luma na nga) di nila kinakaltas sa rent namin. Ang katwiran nila, kami daw kasi ang gumagamit ng bahay kaya dapat, kami ang magpaayos. 3k po ang upa namin sa bahay, ung iba nman nsa 4k and 4.5k. Alam ko po na wala kaming karapatan sa compound dahil hindi samin yun. Pero hihingi po ako ng advise about sa pangyayari na to samin. Any question, let me know po.

  • Sterne

    the typical agreement is that the landlords have to pay for the maintenance of wear and tear but since you don’t have any written contract, it’ll be difficult to dispute. unfortunately, you have to abide by their rules. they sound persistent to evict you with the notarized notice. i hope they’ll be open for negotiations for your extended stay. good luck

• Glenn Hetterick

  Hello, nag re-rent po kami ng stall for 5 mos now. Since nag opening kami, yung katabi kong stall na parlor ay bwisit po dahil ayaw nya ng may display akong mga damit (ukay) sa harap ng stall ko. So nag susumbong sya sa caretaker then owner ng stalls at sadly, sya ung mas pina pakinggan since 7 years na syang naka upa at kami bago pa lang. Kinausap naman kami ng caretaker at sinabi na kung pwede ayusin yung displays sa harap which we did at lahat ng request nila sinunod namin para walang problema. In short, wla kaming ginawang violations pero just yesterday sabi ng caretaker gamitin na namin ang deposit dahil papaalisin na kami ayaw nila kming tenant dail daw nag rereklamo nga yung katabi kong stall. Naki pag usap kami kung bakit pinapaalis kami ng wala nman kami ginagawang mali, may laban po ba kami? BTW, wla kaming kontrata. Salamat

• Justin Balagtas

  Hello Good afternoon po , gusto ko lang po humingi ng advice sa tenant ko , gusto ko pong gamitin na yung bahay na inuupahan nya as you said po na dapat inotice ko sya at after 3 months dun ko lang magagamit yung bahay , eto po tanong ko yung 3 months po ba na palugit na binigay ko e dapat nya pa din bang bayaran ? anong batas po ba ang nasasakop nito ? thanks po sa advice

  • Sterne

    baranggay first

    • Justin Balagtas

      thank you so much 🙂

• Matt

  Hello,

  I’ve read the law here but is there one that protects the tenant in particular from a negligent lessor? I’ll start from the beginning. I’ve rented an apartment unit from the lessor for almost 6 years. However there seems to be an unwritten law or policy that after 6 years, we may be evicted from the unit so that it can be renovated. I’ve now been trying to request to move to a new unit since there was a recently vacated unit in the building, however it would seem that my requests are being ignored? Is there a law that protects the lessee or is there a law that we should know about that would protect us from going homeless?

  Just to state the matter of fact, I’ve had no issues with the lessor and have always paid rent earlier or on time. I’ve always signed their contracts and agreements for when they increased the rent in accordance to the law. So I would think that they would allow this transition to occur, seeing as how there are no issues with the lessor and lessee.

  • Sterne

    they have to do the eviction process. you may read the force eviction part of the law

• Felix Wahing

  Need help po can you or someone help me on this m https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b334e2bc60259c268fb2534eb18b1ed93c872ccc6e7f39a8f52dba946e1ae368.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/858ae3d0d563996e44181f702fbd5b4aea08174629b634ac4214c28230feea8a.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ed5fe14791e07f2b212c4b9ef73df9e7be8ab7b759e96784c91a35e11edf7acb.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1b8636de38d14edac3977a57ab68117addcac03dee70a6804d9f94caad021758.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/437503b109c6586ccb3a3c7ee596142e447836ae15f63792f2ea39c1ea47dfac.jpg atter don’t know how to handle this kind of problem with owner

  In a capsule type or a room type not higher than 4 ft. And 3 ft in W. (Bed space So called by the owner) I will include some photos.

  I’m renting in baclaran capsule depot. For almost a year .
  But recently they imposed the late fee for rental to much
  I wasn’t able to pay rent this month (I admit) but what supposed the bill is only 3,380 but now it grow more that i can.
  Owner insisted to pay him try to handle of pay almost 8,000 pesos. Here’s a thing first day of late payments will be change
  500 peos after the said date you will be charge 100 each day.
  And what is the right contract to this?couz the owner is using
  “RENT AGREEMENT ”

  Now here are my questions please take it seriously i want to be educated on this matter so i can protect myself and my friends to the landlord who I think is taking advantage to people like us.

  1.Is LATE FEE FOR RENTAL illegal here in philippines?

  2.What to do you the owner used the agreement against us?

  3.Does the sub meter for electricity needed to be registered in meralco?

  4. Does the owner/landlord have the right to lock us inside the unit and cutdown electricity whale we are in it? (Cous it is also included in the agreement that tenants are giving them/owner right to do such thing)

  5. How long should it takes for the deposit to be returned?
  Does the law said anything about it.

  6.Can the owner refuse to show there permits?

  7. the owner doesn’t issue any receipts or any thing
  Is the own liable to bir/dti or anyone?

  8.landlord want to hold our things as a collateral?

  Please pardon me on my grammar

  Hope to hear your answer

  Thanks in advance

  • Felix Wahing

    Don’t know if you can view my photo hope you can analyze and give you’re opinion or view regarding this matter

    • Sterne

      1. no it’s not illegal
      2. you have to pay, sadly
      3. meralco doesn’t care about sub-meters
      4. “it is also included in the agreement that tenants are giving them/owner right to do such thing”, exactly. another situation: there may be laws about landlords evicting non-paying tenants, but stipulations can be made such as liquidating a tenant’s property
      5. depends on your agreement but usually it takes 30-90 days unless stated
      6. like? business permits?
      7. they will be penalized for not issuing receipts but you will be still held liable for the withholding tax as a tenant
      8. nothing wrong about that, see #4 again

      you may message me if you have more questions

• Dafodil

  Hi. sana po matulongan kami. currently nag rerent po kami ngayon sa isang condominium.June 1 lang kami naka transfer kasama yung papa kong bedridden na may sakit at kailangan niya po talaga ng aircon. before po kami nag reserve at nag deposit ay sinabi ng agent namin na inverter ang aircon namin kasama na sa 15k naming rent we have evidences sa text na sinabi niyang inverter. ang nangyari ay hindi pala inverter. hindi n sya nag follow up samin at pinasa na saknyang mother na agent din. we rented a 1 BR unit corner at maraming windows at ang masama doon ay ang kinabit nilang aircon 1 horsepower lang.sabi ng service center 2 horsepower daw need ng unit. hindi sapat sa unit ang kinabit kaya pawis pa rin si father. naka trache sya kaya delikado tlga sa father ko. can we demand them to change the aircon unit. at ang pinag usapang inverter eventhough verbal lang at may texts. i really need your advice. thank you.

  • Sterne

    yes. you must tell them the you had an agreement and they didnt do it. you can report them to the authorities if no action is taken

    • Dafodil

      Hi! thank you very much for the reply! If still they didnt do anything to accomplish the agreement do we have the right to get our full refund of deposits? are they the one who is breaching the contract? we are currently consuming our 1 month advance. at next month dapat may bayaran na kami. pag nireport namin sila parang ansama na ng relationship namin. at gusto nlng naming umalis together with our deposits. is this possible for us without breaching the contract?. thank you.

      • Sterne

        yes, refer to your texts. they lied about the air conditioner and now your father’s health is at risk. it doesn’t matter if they didn’t know.. or make any excuses. your father is the number one priority. you can even sue them if you want lol

        but anyway…

        go to the baranggay if they dont comply. if they cant give it right away, make sure you have a written agreement that the deposit will be refunded within xx(30? 90?) days. document everything as much as you can. picture of the aircon with the model number (for specifications), their ID’s, texts, etc. it’s not a small amount of money so you better be sure. goodluck

• Emz

  Hi, I need help po kasi yung dating bahay naming pinapaupahan namin kaso nag-abroad yung tenant with her kids tapos ang pinatira nila sa bahay is yung mother nung tenant na kausap namin withour informing us.Nalaman na lang namin nung maniningil na kami ng bayad. Ang problem magulo kausap yung mother nya at sinisira yung bahay kaya ayaw namin sana magkaroon ng kahit anong transaction sa kanya kaso nandun na yung mother nya.
  Ngayon ang daming kapitbahay ang nagrereklamo sa amin kasi lagi daw maingay yung nasa bahay dahil laging may nag-aaway, yung bahay namin sira na ang pinto bubong, CR at basag na lahat ng bintana, konti na lang mukhang bibigay na yung bahay namin. Laging super delayed pa sila magbayad from the start at kailangan pang iremind or singilin sila para magbayad. Gusto na sana namin silang paalisin Last May 5 pinuntahan na sila ng parents ko to inform na hanggang June 15 na lang sila kasi gagamitin na ulit namin yung bahay, evrey 3rd day of the month pala ang due date nila sa bahay and that time di pa sila nagbabayad. So ayun na nga di na sila nagbayad for May and this month. kaso ayaw pa nila umalis sa barangay na lang daw kami mag usap dahlia ayaw nila umalis. 1 month advance and 2 month deposits sila, naconsume na nila yung advance and 1 month deposit I-hohold na dapat namin yung 1 month deposit para sa utilities and pangrepair ng sira ng bahay.
  Ano po bang laban namin sa case na to as owner? Wala po kaming signed contract kasi po umasa yung parents ko na dahil family friend ei di kami papahirapan.

  • Sterne

    take photos, document everything, ask your other tenants to be a witness. you have the authority, IT IS YOUR PROPERTY. doesn’t matter if you have a contract. they do not have the right to destroy YOUR property

    • Emz

      OK po. I’ll take photos po ng mga sira sa bahay, kaso po, ang sinasabi nila is yung 3 month rule. dapat daw po 3 months before paalisin sila sa bahay, medyo nalilito lang po ako sa 3 month rule na yun. One more thing po, gusto ko po iconfirm if tama tong magiging reason po ko,in the 1st place po dapat wala kaming any contract with her mother dahil di kami nagbigay ng consent na sya na ang titira sa bahay, then nung sinabihan ko rin po yung original tenant thru messenger na until June 15 na lang sila pumayag sya and sasabihin daw nya sa mother nya and di na sila nagbayad ng rent for May and June, so it means may implied agreement kami na nangyari na until June 15 na lang sila sa bahay. Forfeited ang 1 month deposit nila due to damages sa bahay. Can I say din po ba na tantamount to assignment of lease ang nangyaring pagpapatira nya sa mother nya sa bahay dahil galling na rin mismo sa original tenant na kami na daw ang bahalang kumausap sa nanay nya at magpaalis dahil nasabihan na nya yun before and ayaw na nya mastress? Can we force evict them on June 15? Thank you so much po.

      • Sterne

        yes, law states that you can only evict a tenant if they havent paid for 3 months. that’s the problem… what you have to do is have a conversation with the ‘real’ tenant to have a proof that, albeit in an “aloof” way:
        a) the original tenants went abroad
        b) the mother is not part of the lease agreement (verbal or not)
        c) the original acknowledging your problem with their mother
        d) they never notified you about the mother

        as you have said, they’re not interested in going back anymore. basically, they have abandoned the premises. you rented your property to the ones who went abroad, not to the mother.

        in that way, you can turn the situation into SUBLEASING in which you MUST have a written consent in order for the original tenant to turn the premises over to the mother.
        in this case, you can now assume that the mother is a SUBTENANT. read more about subletting

        the rest is how you will now use that against them.

        • Emz

          Sir, if we can turn this into subletting pwd na po ba namin sila paalisin sa June 15?

        • Sterne

          it all depends on how your case will turn out with the baranggay. feel free to use my advice. goodluck

        • Emz

          Sir Ito po:

          a. alam naman po ng lahat ng nag-abroad sila. Dun na sya nagwowork and dun na nag-aaral ang mga anak nya.

          b. & d. Nung tinanong ko po yung tenant bakit nya pinatira yung mother nya sa bahay namin ng walang paalam, sabi nya po kaya nya daw dun pinatira yung mother nya is para daw po kapag uuwi ng Philippines yung mga anak nya, pwd pa rin daw dun tumuloy sa bahay namin at yung mother nya ang mag-aalaga, sya rin daw ang nagbibigay ng pangbayad sa mother nya. Di rin naman daw po ibang tao yung mother nya dahil nga po mother naman daw po nya yun. Pwde na po bang proof ito na hindi part ng lease agreement ang mother nya and wala kaming consent na tumira dun ang mother nya?

          c. Base po sa last convo namin ng tenant, sinabi po nya na kinausap na daw nya yung mother nya nung nasa abroad pa sya na umalis na sa bahay namin and dun na sa sariling bahay nila tumira. Tapos po that time din na magkausap kami, nagmessage din daw po sya sa hipag nya na kausapin ang mother nya na umalis an sa bahay namin. Then, yung mother na lang daw nya ang kausapin namin dahil ayaw na daw po nyang makialam at mastress.
          Enough na po kaya ito to turn the case into subletting?

          Thank you so much po sir. Limited kasi knowledge ko sa ganito kaya sobrang laking tulong nyo po.

        • Sterne

          yes. you could also say that she’s already a trespasser because even the original tenant wanted her to leave the premises. i hope this difficult ‘tenant’ will compensate you for the damages. i STRONGLY suggest you fix your problem with the baranggay in order for them to have a record of your situation just in case this person will not comply.

          dont forget WRITTEN and SIGNED agreements for the property repairs in front of brgy officials. you can also have them notarized.

        • Emz

          Thank you so much sir. This is really a big help po. Now, I’m really confident to evict them on June 15. Noted po lahat ng advices nyo, Ito po tlga ang gagamitin kong pangdefend pag harap namin sa barangay. buti na lang nakita ko itong post na ito. I really owe you a lot sir.

        • Sterne

          you’re welcome. please let me know how it’ll turn out… i’m interested the outcome of your case. good luck!

        • Emz

          OK po sir. I will. Thanks!

    • Emz

      nakabalik na rin po pala ng Philippines yung original tenant with her family pero di na sa bahay tumira, yung mother na lang tlga nya ang nakatira sa bahay naming. And ayaw na rin nya humarap sa barangay, ayaw na daw nyang makialam at yung mother na lang daw nya ang harapin naming sa barangay

• Ria

  Hi po. Sana po matulungan niyo ako. Nagrent kasi ako ng room sa isang apartment. Nadelay kami ng half month which is equivalent lang sa 2500 and we said naman na babayaran namin sa next cut. But, dahil siguro parati kaming delay(pinakamatagal yung 1mo.) sinabihan na kami ng owner via text na umalis na kami ASAP. So, dahil sa inis, lumipat na kami without conforming sa message niya. And nireplyan lang namin sya nung nakalipat na kami. And we promised naman na pupuntahan namin sya to settle that 2.5k and para mabigay yung susi, which is duplicate lang naman kahit at our own expense. Wala kaming deposit dun kaya okay lang for us. Then, after ilang days, nalaman namin, na pinagkakalat nya sa mga tenants nya na ipapatulfo daw kami dahil sa 2.5k and may nasira daw sa unit which is not true dahil kung pano namin tinirhan, ganun namin iniwanan, and dahil daw di kami nagpaalam(eh, nagtext naman kami)
  Ano kayang pwede naming maging hakbang dito? Para kasing paninirang puri na din yung ginawa niya and kami ba talaga ang may mali? If ipapatulfo niya kami dahil lang sa 2.5k. anong pwedeng mangyari? Medyo tinatabangan na kasi kaming magsettle dahil sa nangyari.

• Enna-Esor Esor

  Paano po kung yung advance deposit na 1month ayaw ibalik at ung last month bill papabayaran din sa tenant is that fair??? And infact ayaw mag bigay ng palugit even 16 days only. .

• Marc V Dermenjian

  Hi. I just leased a condo in Cebu City from the owner of the unit. I paid first and last month’s lease payment on June 16th 2018. On July 5, 2018, the building management attempted to serve an eviction notice on me, to have me vacate the premises by July 31, 2018. I am told the owner that I leased the unit from was behind on her mortgage and the Property was going to take the unit.

  I referred the Property Manager to the owner because I do not have an agreement with the property, my lease is with the then-owner. I didn’t sign the eviction notice and stated I intend to stay in the unit until August 15, as I had already paid my lease through that time (6 more weeks). After the 6 weeks, I was willing to lease an identical unit from the Property on the same terms as I leased the unit I am in.

  I do not want to lose the 6 weeks lease payment as it is about 90,000P. Can the owner get a court order or can they otherwise make us vacate the unit in the 6 weeks we have left in prepayment? Can the Property have already have taken title from the owner in 3 weeks since I leased the place? Is the attempt to evict a legal maneuver by the property, without a court order? I am sorry to be asking, but I am very stressed by the situation. I cannot reach the owner nor can the property gain contact with her. Any help would be appreciated….

• nana

  Hi! I would like to have some advice regarding this matter because we are already at wits end. I’ll start from the beginning because the problems start here.

  I have a tenant who rented our house last Jan 15, 2018. Actually the house wasn’t ready yet because we still needed to fix a few things (few leaks, some broken fixtures, repainting etc) but they (tenant) really insisted that they’ll be the one to do it and that the repairs will be deducted from the rent and that they’ll be setting up a small office space. My mother obliged with their request. They signed the contract (but not notarized) and gave us 1 month advance 1 month deposit. My mother only required them one month advance and one month deposit because she is that considerate since it is a house, we do the one month adv and 2 months deposit to our commercial spaces.

  My mother only visited the place 2-3x while the construction was ongoing and stopped because we have other concerns as well. It was already end of March when we realized that she hasn’t been in contact with us and she hasn’t paid her dues and that she kept stating that she spent a lot of money on the repairs and whenever we asked for receipts or how much it was she kept saying that it was with her secretary. About the secretary she won’t reply anymore when we text her and when we tried to call her using my mom’s phone it indicates that the phone is busy. By April 15 we were asking her to pay the rent and we received a text from her (lesssee) that the repairs costed 43, 000 php so she is not obliged to pay yet. We even visited her at our house which she rents and asked for an explanation as to how it became 43K we even brought our own worker to assess the repairs. She explained that her workers used the one on concrete roads (the one you light with fire) on the roof so the leaking would stop and it was the most expensive one (she said that the roof will be colored black just like the pavements) and other repairs she mentioned like painting etc. When we said that we want our worker to look at the roof she said that the ladder was broken and it wasn’t possible. We asked for receipt and she said once again it was with her secretary. By this time we were already worried because we also need the money. The next day we tried calling the secretary but to no avail it still indicates busy, BUT when I used our landline it rung and she answered there we found out that the receipt was with the tenant and that the cost of repairs were only around 20K. So the next day my mother together with the worker visited the place again and saw that the ladder was not broken and checked the roof, there we found out that she didn’t use that expensive material at all because it was in the same condition as before we let her occupy the place and the color isn’t black as she stated- like nothing changed. They also noticed that the family started to gather and whisper. The next day we went back and already demanded the receipt stating that the secretary herself told us that everything was with her (lessee). After a few min she gave us the receipt and we confronted her about the roof and she said that it was what was told to her and she really didn’t know. (this is a red flag already I know).
  We sorted out the receipts since she also built a small office and it’s not shouldered by us. We found out that the repairs to be shouldered by us costs only 21k and that she was already delayed by two months. I told her that our contract stipulates that there is an additional 7% of the monthly rent to pay each and every month of delay and that it won’t take effect as of the moment since I’ll take into consideration that the matter has just been settled. She replied with “I lost the contract” and I replied that she signed it and I have a copy. I made a letter and let her sign that she needs to pay her dues by the end of May and she obliged and paid it.

  Now comes June 15 (her next due date) and she keeps delaying her payment once again. Saying that she’ll have someone deliver it by friday, then saturday, then monday and so on and so forth. One time she said she was in a certain place and that she won’t be able to come to our house to hand it over and I told her that I’ll go to her instead. She said that she was in a car and that she is moving so she’ll just come to me instead and hand over the rent since we were in the same vicinity. I told her where I am and she said that she doesn’t have the money so I was already confused and mad because why did she even bother to say she’ll come to me and hand it over when she didn’t even have the money. Now, that pissed me off.

  I sent her a letter stating what was in our contract clause #2 “…in the event the LESSEE fails to pay the monthly rental within the period specified therein, he/she shall in addition to monthly rental will pay the LESSOR an amount equivalent to seven percent (7%) of the monthly rental as liquidated damages for each and every month of delay without prejudice to the right of the LESSOR to terminate this CONTRACT OF LEASE immediately and eject the LESSEE from the leased premises…” and that she should pay immediately.

  Until now there is no reply from her. She doesn’t even answer our calls and texts.

  What am I to do? If I terminate the contract is it ok if I cut the power and water supply? Although it is not specifically stipulated in the contract but if the contract is terminated doesn’t that mean that she doesn’t have the right anymore to use the house let alone the water and power supply? or are there any better ways?

  Thanks in advance.

• ramilly

  Hi Sir,

  Just want to ask, may nilagay ako sa rental contract ko with my tenant na ganitong agreement.

  13.TERMINATION OF CONTRACT – This contract can be terminated by the LESSOR or LESSEES anytime with one (1) month notice. Upon express of terminating this contract by the LESSOR or the LESSES, the one (1) month Advance rental condition, as stipulated on this contract, will take effect and the LESSEES will need to voluntarily vacate the LEASED PREMISES after 30 days without the LESSOR need for demand or to file ejectment. The LESSOR has the right to pre-terminate the contract anytime on the following conditions:
  a.Repeated violation of default payment (consecutive rental delays and default payment of 45 days)
  as stipulated on paragraph 6 of this contract.
  b.Violates a clause in the rental agreement
  c.LESSOR wishes to occupy the property for personal and family use.
  d.Non-compliance with homeowner’s association rules and regulations.
  e.Use of the property for unlawful act or activities.

  Kung halimbawa 2 months na syang laging delayed sa payment at ngayon buwan laging syang nangangako na magbabayad on a specific day pero hindi sya tumutupad for 3 times, pwede ko na bang gamitin yung reason sa A kahit hindi pa sya default payment of 45 days. Can i declare in writing na im terminating the contract and giving them 1 month to vacate the premises. Since they signed the contract and agreed, will this suffice the rule of tenant na pwede sila mag stay for 3 months before eviction. Also, the RA9653 is valid only until Dec 31, 2017 as stated on the website. Ano po kaya ang pwede ko gawin to ask them to leave kung hindi nila na memeet yung rental obligations. Hope you can advise and thanks in advance.

  • Nimrod Flores

    If covered kayo ng RA 9653, then yes po, you will have to give them that grace period. The validity of this law has been extended up to December 31, 2020 by HUDCC in January 2018.

• ramilly

  If the rental agreement is signed by both parties but is not notarized, can the mutual agreement be a legal basis for the rent? Meron kasi akong dinulog dati sa barangay and dont even bother to attend to my contract kahit notarize and immediately imposes that they have the right to stay for 3 months without rent which i believe is a violation of the agreed contract.

  Another matter is that right now im also renting and judge ang landlord ko pero nakalagay doon sa agreement namin that if i did not finish the 1 year contract, all my deposit will be forfeited. Is this legal? Or shall we say.. since i agreed and signed the contract, this will over rule the RA 9653 standard provisions? Hope you can share some advise. Thanks.

  • Nimrod Flores

    Your case with your tenants is quite different from your case with your landlord who is a judge.

    In the first one – if your property is covered by RA 9653, then the law will prevail if there are conflicts with your lease contract. Parties can only agree on stipulations that do not violate the law. The law on the other hand, doesn’t need to respect your agreement if it doesn’t conform with the law.

    In this particular case, there is a specific provision in RA 9653 that grants a 3-month grace period to renters. Therefore, if you have a stipulation in your lease contract that says you can kick them out immediately if they fail to pay even just 1 month’s rent, then that stipulation will be superseded by the 3-month grace period provided by RA 9653.

    In the second matter you asked, there is currently no law preventing the forfeiture of the security deposit in case the renter fails to complete the term of the lease. Therefore, parties can freely agree on that.

    • ramilly

      Hi,

      Thanks for responding. You mean to say that mutual agreement will be superceeded by the law? Hindi ba tailor made and agreement to specific conditions thats fits the actual situation. Halimbawa, may 2 months deposit ka at 1 month advance then may tenant ka na pasaway at gusto niya impose yung 3 months for free. Then an you forfeit the 3 months to compensate the loss of revenue? Pano kung takbuhan niya yung mga utility bills.. that will be an extra burden sa landlord. I think madaming loop holes sa batas na ito and it does not apply to actual scenario. Parang ninakawan ka na nga, bibigyan mo pa ng pabor yung nagnakaw. Just my opinion 🙂

      • Nimrod Flores

        Na sa batas po kasi natin yan (Article 1306, NCC) na we can only establish stipulations in contracts that are not contrary to law. Di po kasi natin pwedeng isantabi yung batas kahit pa nagkasundo ang dalawang panig.

        When they passed this law (RA 9653), their intention was to protect the rights of tenants in good faith, na medyo na sa gipit na period lang talaga. But unfortunately, pwede nga rin talaga sya abusuhin.

        • John

          Hi Nimrod,

          I have few concerns regarding our Lease Contract, I hope you can enlighten me.

          Contract term is 1 month advance, 2 months deposit (1 month deposit and the other month is for the security deposit), commenced last October 16, 2017.

          In the contract, it states that 1 month advance consumable on the first month of rent from October 16,2017 to November 15,2017 and 1 month deposit consumable on the last month of rent from Oct. 16,2018 to November 15,2018.

          Now in case the tenant decided to renew the contract, should the 1 month deposit and 1 month security deposit remain untouched? How will be the renewal process?

          Thank you.

• Luzviminda Mico

  Good day, please enlighten me..
  For almost two years now ay nangungupahan kami ng commercial space para sa aming business.Monthly po kming nagbabayad ng rent. Sang-ayon po sa kontrata, uupa po kami hanggang kailan nmin gusto. It was notarized.. nakatanggap po kami ng sulat (not legal) telling us to leave immediately. Their reason was not stated in their letter. Hindi na rin po nila tinatanggp ang amin pong rental fee this month. Hndi po nakikipagmeet ung dati po naming binabayaran ng renta. Ano po ang dapat pong gawin namin?

  • Nimrod Flores

    Hindi po pwede yung kontrata na isang panig lang yung magdedecide kung hanggang kailan nila gustong umupa. Kailangan po talagang pagkasunduan ng dalawang panig yan. Kung walang nakasaad sa kontrata nyo kung hanggang kailan yung upa nyo, then ibig sabihin po nyan hangga’t pumapayag pa yung may-ari, pwede pa. Pero as soon as ayaw na nya, mapipilitan po talaga kayong umalis na rin.

    On the other hand, hindi rin naman pwedeng agad-agad yung pagpapaalis sa inyo. Dapat bigyan din kayo ng palugit. Yung usual na pinagkakasunduan sa mga palugit na ganito, is anywhere between 15 to 30 days. But yung na sa batas talaga, 5 days lang.

• nana

  Hi! I would like to have some advice regarding this matter because we are already at wits end. I’ll start from the beginning because the problems start here.

  I have a tenant who rented our house last Jan 15, 2018. Actually the house wasn’t ready yet because we still needed to fix a few things (few leaks, some broken fixtures, repainting etc) but they (tenant) really insisted that they’ll be the one to do it and that the repairs will be deducted from the rent and that they’ll be setting up a small office space. My mother obliged with their request. They signed the contract (but not notarized) and gave us 1 month advance 1 month deposit. My mother only required them one month advance and one month deposit because she is that considerate since it is a house, we do the one month adv and 2 months deposit to our commercial spaces.

  My mother only visited the place 2-3x while the construction was ongoing and stopped because we have other concerns as well. It was already end of March when we realized that she hasn’t been in contact with us and she hasn’t paid her dues and that she kept stating that she spent a lot of money on the repairs and whenever we asked for receipts or how much it was she kept saying that it was with her secretary. About the secretary she won’t reply anymore when we text her and when we tried to call her using my mom’s phone it indicates that the phone is busy. By April 15 we were asking her to pay the rent and we received a text from her (lesssee) that the repairs costed 43, 000 php so she is not obliged to pay yet. We even visited her at our house which she rents and asked for an explanation as to how it became 43K we even brought our own worker to assess the repairs. She explained that her workers used the one on concrete roads (the one you light with fire) on the roof so the leaking would stop and it was the most expensive one (she said that the roof will be colored black just like the pavements) and other repairs she mentioned like painting etc. When we said that we want our worker to look at the roof she said that the ladder was broken and it wasn’t possible. We asked for receipt and she said once again it was with her secretary. By this time we were already worried because we also need the money. The next day we tried calling the secretary but to no avail it still indicates busy, BUT when I used our landline it rung and she answered there we found out that the receipt was with the tenant and that the cost of repairs were only around 20K. So the next day my mother together with the worker visited the place again and saw that the ladder was not broken and checked the roof, there we found out that she didn’t use that expensive material at all because it was in the same condition as before we let her occupy the place and the color isn’t black as she stated- like nothing changed. They also noticed that the family started to gather and whisper. The next day we went back and already demanded the receipt stating that the secretary herself told us that everything was with her (lessee). After a few min she gave us the receipt and we confronted her about the roof and she said that it was what was told to her and she really didn’t know. (this is a red flag already I know).

  We sorted out the receipts since she also built a small office and it’s not shouldered by us. We found out that the repairs to be shouldered by us costs only 21k and that she was already delayed by two months. I told her that our contract stipulates that there is an additional 7% of the monthly rent to pay each and every month of delay and that it won’t take effect as of the moment since I’ll take into consideration that the matter has just been settled. She replied with “I lost the contract” and I replied that she signed it and I have a copy. I made a letter and let her sign that she needs to pay her dues by the end of May and she obliged and paid it.

  Now comes June 15 (her next due date) and she keeps delaying her payment once again. Saying that she’ll have someone deliver it by friday, then saturday, then monday and so on and so forth. One time she said she was in a certain place and that she won’t be able to come to our house to hand it over and I told her that I’ll go to her instead. She said that she was in a car and that she is moving so she’ll just come to me instead and hand over the rent since we were in the same vicinity. I told her where I am and she said that she doesn’t have the money so I was already confused and mad because why did she even bother to say she’ll come to me and hand it over when she didn’t even have the money. Now, that pissed me off.

  I sent her a letter stating what was in our contract clause #2 “…in the event the LESSEE fails to pay the monthly rental within the period specified therein, he/she shall in addition to monthly rental will pay the LESSOR an amount equivalent to seven percent (7%) of the monthly rental as liquidated damages for each and every month of delay without prejudice to the right of the LESSOR to terminate this CONTRACT OF LEASE immediately and eject the LESSEE from the leased premises…” and that she should pay immediately.

  Until now there is no reply from her. She doesn’t even answer our calls and texts.

  What am I to do? If I terminate the contract is it ok if I cut the power and water supply? Although it is not specifically stipulated in the contract but if the contract is terminated doesn’t that mean that she doesn’t have the right anymore to use the house let alone the water and power supply? or are there any better ways?

  Thanks you 🙂

• nana

  Hi may concern sana po ako.
  May tenant ako na nag rent since Jan 15, 2018 nag ka problema na kami sa knya noon pa kasi ng volunteer sya na sya na lang mag rerepair ng bahay kasi kailangan na daw nilang malilipatan ibwas na lang daw sa monthly rent nya which is 9000/month. Ntpos na ung repairs nya di nya pinpkita sa amin ung receipt snsbi na andun daw sa secretary nya at ang ginastos nya daw nasa 43k. then na found out namn na 21k lang ung dpt nmin e shoulder so lumalabas na 2 months na syang delay. Nang kinonfront namin sya regarding dun kung bakit 43k snbi nya ang reason nya yun daw ung snbi saknya ng secretary nya pero ng nakausap nmin ung secretary nya na MIA na ang sabi sa amin 21k lang daw ung ginastos and ung receipt andun sa tenant namin. Pero pinalagpas na lang namin un at na resolve na sya last may 31.

  Ngaun ang problem di pa sya ng babayad ng rent nya due pa ng June 15, nag sabi syang sa friday ippdla nya daw sa tauhan nya ung rent hanggang sa naging saturday, sunday. Then one time nagsabi sya na wala sya sa area kaya di sya mkpnta eh sakto nun ppnta din ako so ang sabi ko sknya punthan ko sya. Ang sabi nya ok pero moving daw sila sya n lng daw ppnta sa akin so bngay ko ung place kung asan ako then sabi nya di nya daw mabbgay ung pera kasi wala sa knya. Nainis ako doon bakit sya mag ssbi ng ganun na ppnthan nya ako and ddlhin sa akin ung rent.

  Nag padala na akong sulat last July 2 nakalagay na nag increase ang abayaran nya ng 7% dahil nasa part ng contract is clause #2 “…in the event the LESSEE fails to pay the monthly rental within the period specified therein, he/she shall in addition to monthly rental will pay the LESSOR an amount equivalent to seven percent (7%) of the monthly rental as liquidated damages for each and every month of delay without prejudice to the right of the LESSOR to terminate this CONTRACT OF LEASE immediately and eject the LESSEE from the leased premises…”

  July 10 na ngaun at wala pa din. Ano po ba pwede kong gawin? May contract kami pero hndi notarized kasi ang sabi sa amin ok lang daw as long as signed by both parties and stated ung terms and conditions etc.

  Nasa province kami and 9000/month ang rent nya. thank you po.

  • Nimrod Flores

    Ok lang po yun kahit di notarized yung lease contract nyo – that is still enforceable between the parties.

    Maganda po nyan, dalhin nyo muna yung reklamo sa Barangay. And if hindi maresolve doon, kelangan nyo po talaga magfile nyan ng eviction case sa trial court nyo.

    • nana

      Maraming salamat po. 😊
      Clarify ko lng po ibig po ba sbhin hindi na namin po kailangan maghintay ng 3 months bago po kami mag make a move besides doon sa letter n pindala ko ng july 2? Dretso na po sa Barangay then if ever e escalate sa trial court?

• TJ King

  Hello! Nagrerent po kami ng house. Tinamaan sya ng road widening. Ayaw maglabas ng pera ng owner. Kami po ang pinagpapagastos for the repair and addition of two new rooms. We agreed in the terms na ibabawas sa rent ung nagastos. Tapos bigla pong wala daw syang alam na ganung agreement pero nasimulan na gawin ung repairs and new rooms. Ano po ang pwede naming gawin?

  • Sterne

    show receipts.

• MJay

  paano kung walang kontrata ang tenant, verbal lang ang usapan? ang problema po kasi yung tiyo namin nag patira dun sa bahay namin, pinaupahan nya in short. e gusto napo namin magamit yung bahay e ayaw umalis nung tenant binigayan na namin sila ng 3months para maghanap ng bahay kaso di sila naalis at nakikipagmatigasan pa. ano po ba ang aksyon na pdeng gawin dito? at ano po ba ang laban ng tenant sa amin para brasuhin kami ng ganun ganun nalang. salamat po

• Richard Retuya

  Ask kolang po kung me rights ba ako as a tenant about comfort room, a year ago ok naman po at nagagamit namin sya bale 3 tenants po nakakagamit don, bale common CR sya sa labas ng building na ni re rent namin, isinara po nila dahil sabi I re repair, ngayon 7 months na lumipas ayaw ng buksan. Ano po ba dapat namin gawin na legal para don?

• Anna Amores

  Question po, may penalty po ba para sa mga landlord na hnde nagbibigay ng receipts and hnde nagparegister sa BIR?

  • Sterne

    yes. but that doesn’t mean you’re not gonna pay withholding tax. so when you report them, they’re gonna pay a hefty fine and you, as a tenant, will also pay any accumulated withholding tax from the first time you paid until the present. just get an acknowledgement receipt if you don’t want to

• Jiro Martizano Marasigan

  HI, in my situation i only covered 18 days of my rent. is it posible na ibawas yung 12 days sa total rent ko per month?

• Mark Larry Sanchez Saquing

  Hi! Is it legal to lock the tenant out of the apartment if he has not paid 3 months worth of rent? I heard that some landlords are doing it and I want to consider it also. My tenant has been so delinquent

  • Sterne

    there is no law that says locking a tenant out is illegal.

  • Nimrod Flores

    You have to be very careful with this. It can actually be considered grave coercion which is a crime that comes with jail time as punishment.

    The following are the elements of grave coercion and you can be convicted of the same if your tenant will be able to prove that these were present:

    1. A person prevented another from doing something not prohibited by law, or that he compelled him to do something against his will, be it right or wrong.

    2. The prevention or compulsion be effected by violence, either by material force or such display of force as would produce intimidation and control of the will of the offended party.

    3. The person that restrained the will and liberty of another had not the authority of law or the right to do so.

    In my opinion, and based on the limited facts you mentioned, all of the above elements are present if you lock out your tenant just to either force them to pay their overdue accounts or to get rid of them for good.

    But I also think this is one of those grey areas in the law where two parties can have a penal stipulation in their contract to cover such breach of agreement.

    By default operation of the law, you cannot just lock your tenant out to force them to comply with the terms of your contract (to pay, basically)…. unless, you have previously agreed in clear terms that you can do that if the tenant fails to pay or to comply with any other obligation under your contract.

    If you have a stipulation in your lease contract that you can lock them out if they are delinquent, and your tenant agreed to it, then you technically have the authority or the right to do that. That removes the third element of grave coercion mentioned above. Without it, there shouldn’t be a reason to convict you of the crime.

    You might also want to check out the following article:

    How to Deal with Delinquent Tenants

    • King Leoric XI

      Good day sir Nimrod,

      I hope this message finds you safe and well.

      May question po ako regarding Grave Coercion..

      Yung situation po kasi namin is, my mom and I have been renting two rooms, one for each of us. At the moment, yung mother ko lang po ang nag shoshoulder ng expenses as I have been having difficulties looking for work since the pandemic hit the country 2 years ago. We have been staying at this place since June of this year, and around September nag karon ng dispute yung mother ko with the receipt they have provided us so nag decide siya na hindi muna mag bayad hangga’t di nareresolve yung issue about the receipt. Hindi sila mag kasundo ng mother sa usapan kasi yung binayad ng mom ko is for rent and utilities na nilagay nila sa utilities lahat. Nag report na po yung mother ko sa barangay hall pero before pa nag karon ng hearing, pinutulan na po nila kami ng kuryente. That was on November 4. Almost one month na po kaming walang kuryente, which made it so much harder to look for work dahil mas madalas patay yung phone ko kesa naka on dahil di makapag charge. Wala din po kaming contract sa rent ng rooms namin kaya anytime pwede nilang baguhin yung payment schemes or anything na related sa rent.

      Yung question ko po is, pwede ba namin sila kasuhan ng grave coercion dahil sa ginawa nila? So far the information that I have gathered about it is, it is illegal for a landlord to cut the utilities as it is a criminal offense unless stated in a contract that we have agreed to and signed.

      I hope you can shed some light regarding this matter as we desperately need it. Many thanks in advance and more power to you sir.

• Annie Herrera

  Good afternoon po. Ask ko lang po kung ano possible gawin namin. Kasi po nangungupahan po kami sa lupa sa napakatagal na panahon around 60 years po. originally ang may-ari po ay ang tatay kaso matanda na kaya naipamana na sa anak. Itong anak nung dumating sa lugar pinilit nya ang mga tao na pumirma sa kontrata at sinabihan na kapag hindi pumirma ay papaalisin sa tinitirikan. Sa kaso namin, matagal nang nakatayo ang bahay ng matatanda doon at dahil sa me bakanteng area pa ay nagtayo kami ng isang maliit na bahay pero nagpaalam kami sa may-ari even if di naman kami lumampas sa area na sakop ng iba. Bumagsak ang lumang bahay ng unti-unti at dahil sa kulang sa pondo ay di namin agad napatayuan. Ang lumang bahay na ito ay may pagkakautang na mahigit na 40,000 at ito ay pinagsumikapan naming bayarang mag-asawa kaya now ay updated na ang renta namin.Nagkaroon ng roadwidening at tinamaan ang maliit na bahay namin. Halos 1/4 lang ang natira kung kaya’t pinagawa namin ang extension doon sa lugar ng dating lumang bahay na bumagsak. Noong dumalaw sa aming lugar ang isa sa mga anak ng may-ari at berbal nyang pinayagan na kami ay makatayo doon kaya itinuloy ng asawa ko ang pagpapagawa sa extension. Maraming nakarinig noon na kapitbahay. Ngayon ng dumalaw ang collector ng upa at kwinestyon nya kami bakit kami nagtayo doon ng walang permisong ibinigay ang may-ari. Ang sabi namin paano naman namin matitirhan ang bahay ng bukas ang gilid, walang CR at lababo dahil tinamaan ng road widening. Bukod doon kasalukuyang nakikitira lamang kami sa nanay ko dahil di nga maaaring tirhan ang nasabing bahay ngunit updated pa rin ang bayad namin. Blinotter po nila kami sa brgy at pinaalis na kami dahil tinayuan daw namin ng bahay ang bakanteng area e samantalang ang area na ito ay kasama sa binabayaran naming renta. May conference po kami sa baranggay sa darating na September at sinabihan rin kami na ikakansela ang kontrata namin. Ano po ang dapat naming gawin.

  • Sterne

    asan ang kasulatan nyo?

    • Annie Herrera

      Ito po yung agreement-
      1. Yung terms of agreement is 5 years or upon death of the LESSEE whichever occurs first. -DI PO PEDENG ISALIN SA ANAK MO ANG BAHAY MO KUNG SAKALING MATANDA KA NA.
      2. Amount po ng upa sa lupa na due every 5th of the month
      The Lessee shall permit the Lessor or his duly authorized representative to enter and make periodic on the leased area. This includes the re-survey of the property occupied, sanitary conditions, other acts of preservation and protection of life and property. It also includes verification of compliance to the number of occupants in the Lessee’s home as established by the 2016 Census. The rent shall increase by 20% for each individual occupant of the Lessee’s home over and above the 2016 Census- SIR, TAKE NOTE PO NA LUPA ANG INUUPAHAN NAMIN. AMIN PO ANG BAHAY KAYA DI KA PEDENG MAGPATIRA NG ANAK MO SA SARILI MONG BAHAY AT YUNG COLLECTOR PO NILA DIREDIRETSO PONG PUMAPASOK NG BAHAY KAHIT WALA ANG MAY-ARI.
      2. The Lessee is prohibited to sell, mortgage, assign and/ or sublease the whole or part of the leased area.- BAWAL PONG GALAWIN ANG BAHAY KUNG SAKALI NA GUSTO MONG IPAAYOS PERO SA AMIN PO ANG BAHAY AT KAMI PO ANG GAGASTOS.
      3. The Lessee shall not construct any structure on the leased area without the written consent of the Lessor. Should the Lessee do so, the Lessor is authorized to demand the immediate demolition thereof or cause the demolition thereof at the Expense of the Lessee without prejudice of imposing other sanctions as provided herein.
      4. Should the Lessee fail to pay on time the rent stipulated in this contract, violate any of the terms provided herein, the Lessor shall have the right to eject the Lessee, seal the Lessee’s home, demand the accrued payments without getting any Court Order.- ALA PO KAMING OUTSTANDING BALANCE. UPDATED PO ANG BAYAD NAMIN.
      5. The Lessee hereby agrees to surrender the leased premise upon the expiration of this Contract. The Lessor may terminate and/or cancel this leased contract for causes other than those specifically enumerated above as provided for by the law and shall notify the Lessee within 60 days prior to the date of termination.- DI BA PO SA LAW 90 DAYS ang nasa law? Just asking lang po.

      Nung binasa ko po maigi yung contract parang ito ay para sa nagpapaupa ng bahay at hindi sa lupa kasi after the contract di mo pedeng galawin yung bahay mo. Alisin mo or buwagin mo kaya ang thinking ko parang nag-iinteres ang may-ari ng lupa sa bahay.

      Please advise po. Salamat.

      Annie Herrera

      • Sterne

        please file a complaint in baranggay. i doubt you can settle this on your own… once you’ve filed a complaint and nothing worked out, you can take it to court.

• Rodolfo

  Ask kolang po kung paano mabigyan ng protection ng Batas ang mga Tenants na wala namang violations na nagagawa sa may ari.
  Ten years napo nangungupahan sa may ari ng bahay na may loteng bakante na ginawang business as Junkshop.
  Updated magbayad po si Tenants yung nagbibigay ng Post dated checks kung may increase nag a agree naman po at walang pagka delayed sa pagbayad.
  Nag umpisa po ang problema ng maghigpit ang City Hall sa Building Permit para sa Business dahil bakanteng lote po yung Junkshop gusto ng City Hall patayuan ito ng Building para sa building permit na sinisingil sa May ari ng bahay at Lote bilang buwis sa syudad. Ang responsibility ng pagbabayad ng building permit ay ipinasa lahat sa Tenants. Ang Tenants ay gumawa ng paraan para ma settle ang problema at binayaran ang mga dapat bayaran na ayaw ng may ari makihati sa obligasyon ng pagbabayad. Humingi ng Permit to Operate ang tenants sa City Hall hanggang December ngayong 2018. Nung una ay dapat mag patayo ng building ang requirements pumayag na rin na kahit walang building ay pwede silang mag operate ng Business hanggang December 2018.
  Subalit sa hindi inaasahang sitwasyon biglang nagdesisyon ang may ari na hanggang August ng 2018 nalamang sila pwedeng mag stay sa premises. Maraming pakikipag usap at gumawa ng sulat na kung pwede ay Payagang hanggang December ay makapag stay ang Junkshop dahil may permit naman galng sa City Hall.
  Maari parin pobang pwersahang paalisin ng may ang tenants ngayong katapusan ng August 2018?
  Anopo ang Remedy kung hindi pagbigyan ng Lessor ang Tenants makapag stay hanggang December?
  Mayroon pobang batas na pwedeng magbigay sa Tenants na hindi sya pwedeng mapa alis agad at makapag stay pa hanggang December 2018 sa Premises ang Junkshop?
  Maraming Salamat po GOD Bless you and all your undertakings.
  Waiting for your comments and suggestion.

• Romelyn Zapanta

  hi we are legal tenants here in cavite. just today the landlord had made a contract n hindi registered. it is valid or not despite n sya ang may ari?? and i take pictures on the contract.. i think hindi sya makatao especially about s ilaw at tubig. ano b dpt nmen sbihin or gawin? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ed9d1932e286a43ea020c09bcde308c888afb8ba34763ed9dbab07860065ccfa.jpg

• Lito Tabuldan

  good day! as i read your post i have some clarification to ask.
  1. 3 months advance notice and after po ba ng notice kailangan pa ba namin magbayad ng renta?

• Mia Mabait

  Hello po, gusto ko lng po humingi ng legal advice concerning the Security 1 month deposit.ang payment ng renta is every month. Nag rent ako for almost 10 months. Then i informed the landlord to tell the owner on August 20 na aalis na ako by September but not yet decided kung kelan. then nakausap ko landlord by first week of september na ilipat na ung gamit on September 9. And planning to stay pa ng sept 20 kasi hihintayin ko ung electricity bill. And on the 9th day nagsabi na ako sa landlord na i change my mind and. Hindi na ako mag sstay until sept 20. And ibigay nlng sa aking ung remaining ng security deposit ko on Sept 20 paglumabas na ung electric bill. And just today sept 11, ang sabi ng owner wala na ung security deposit ko kasi 10 days and ung 10 days ay na remaining ay para sa electric bill na. Meaning wala na ako makukuha sa security deposit ko kasi daw sabi ng may ari hindi daw ako nagtupad sa usapan na sept 20 ang alis ko. And hindi daw hotel ang residencial studio type rentahan nila.

  And Also, wala sinabi sa akin na may contract prior ako magrent sa kanila nung November 4. Pina sign nila ako ng contract nung dumating ung owner nung January , and also dun ko din nalaman na hanggang 3 persons lng ang pwede mag stay sa nirerentahan ko, at meron charge na php 75 per person for a day na nag stay ang visitor. Ang contador ng kuryente naka takip, hindi sa amin pinapakita every month, ung nagreklamo ako nung sept 7 na hindi ko nakikita ang electric reading ska lng nila pinakita ang electric meter.

  Need advice lng kung tama ba tlga na hindi ibigay ung Secuirty Deposit? Ok lng naman sa akin na bawasan, pero be fair naman. Thanks po

• Ashu Rin

  Can the tenant of a land ask for the right to sell the structure and other improvements he made to a third party.
  then have that 3rd party replace him as the new tenant in the lease agreement?

• Rosemarie V. Alix

  Hi. Ask ko lng po. Kung nag 2mos deposit at one month advance ka for a space, how do you consume the 2mos. deposit? Kc we paid it last 2013 pero now that we left the place, the lessor wants us to pay for the difference of the rent. Ang dati naming rent on 2013 is 15K, we left it was already 25K. They want us to pay the 10K difference for the 3mos that we paid in 2013.

  Tama po ba un?

• Vanessa C. Rita

  good after nun po,may 1 year contract po kame sa may ari ng bahay, pero gusto po namen umalis. mag 2 months pa lng kame. wla po kasi bintana ung sala so nagrequest kame. naglagay po sila pero maliit lang, nagkakasakit po kasi ung mga anak ko sa sobrang init lalo kpag nagluluto pede po ba kame makaalis kapag ganun?

• shugar

  What if po kung ung may-ari ng bahay don’t want to provide receipt for 2yrs na binayaran nmen then they decided to have us pay on the bank so we could have receipt for the following months? We are demanding for the receipt to them, but they ignoring us. Magpaparamdam na lang sila kapag malapit na ung bayaran ng bahay at ireremind na sa bank ideposit yung bayad.

• dhel secson

  im just asking po ngrent po kami so naun po yung bhay na iniwanan po nmin my natirang billing ng waterbill at electric bill.. hindi po kami nkabyad kaagad.. so dumting sa point na mpuputulan na dw po sila.. naun po mgbbyad na po sana ako ng bill ko pti daw po penalty byran ko din.. kargo ko pa rin po ba um penalty ?????

• John Paul Ladia

  Hi sir, i would like to have an advice. We rent in a condominium, we have 1 year contract with the owner from aug 17,2017 to aug 17,2018 pero nagpadala po sya ng notice of non renewal of contract last oct 24,2018, 2 months after ng 1 year contract namen. Tama po ba na dapat automatic renew na yun since lumagpas na kami sa date ng 1 year contract namen? at tama ba na binibigyan lang kmi ng owner ng 1 month pra umalis sa unit which is wala kami naging problema or kulang sa bayad ng rent at may 2 months advance pa kami. Wala pong dahilan ang owner bakit po nya kami pinapaalis at hindi po sya sumasagot s message namen s kanya. Ano po kaya pwede namen i-file na case sa owner? we feel naha-harass po kami. Thank you!

• Leo Christo Dela Rosa

  Magandang araw po sa lahat. Ang anak ko po ay isang estudyante at nakatira sa isang paupahang condo unit sa Manila, kasama ang mga kapwa nya estudyante. Sa mga nakalipas na araw, ay sunod sunod ang mga binayaran nilang adjustments sa bills nila sa Meralco. Kung may query or complaints sa MERALCO regarding this, sino po ba ang dapata na mag asikaso, yung mga nangungupahan po ba or yung may-ari or management ng Condo? Thank you in advance po sa sagot.

• JF

  We have a tenant that recently occupied one of our rooms but still she did not give the lease contract or the remaining deposit to us. She is renting the room for only 3 weeks. Can we evict the tenant if we know that she has no capacity to pay them? We keep on texting her but we feel that she keep on dodging our calls or message regarding the payment. We dont see a law regarding to that (I think in other countries it is called Tenant at Will)

• shu

  Good day,

  I would like to ask for an advice on my situation i am familiar with the RA Law however this is the only time to ask help from You guys because I have been renting for more than 10 years even though we also own property in my hometown, for the last 10 years i have met different kinds of apartment owners… owners that are linient at some point when it comes to contracts, receipts, agreement etc.
  I have recently rented a house here in batangas so it was not an apartment it is a property loaned in pagibig and the owner is renting it out to tenants, so to say We are the second tenant on that place however, on september 2018

  I have signed a contract and just a paper regarding the terms and it stated on the contract this how should goes:

  1. That the term of this lease shall be for a period of one year to commence upon the signing of this contract and shall be renewable for another one year at the option of the lessee and thereafter renewable upon mutual agreement of the parties,
  2. That the monthly rentals on the leased premises above mentioned shall be P3,500 for the first one year of this agreement. The rentals shall be paid by the lessee to the lessor on a monthly basis payable on or befor — day of the month.
  3. THAT UPON THE SIGNING OF THIS CONTRACT THE LESSEE AGREES TO PAY ADVANCED RENTALS FOR ONE MONTH AND A DEPOSIT FEE EQUIVALENT TO ONE MONTH RENTAL: HOWEVER IN THE EVENT THTA THE LESSEE DECIDES TO LEAVE THE ABOVE DESCRIBED HOUSE AND LOT AND CANCEL THIS CONTRACT, THE SAID ONE MONTH ADVANCED RENTAL AND THE SAID ONE MONTH DEPOSIT SHALL BE FORFEITED IN FAVOR OF THE LESSOR;
  4. That the lessor shall pay the real property taxes levied of the leased premises corresponding to the aforementioned parcel of the land while the lessee shall pay the real property taxes levied on the byuilding and tother improvements that shall be introduced by the latter
  5. it is expressly agreed by the parties herein that any fixed improvements or renovations that will be introduced in the subject house and lot shall become the property of the lessor after the expiration of the term of this contract.
  6. it is likewise expressly agreed by the parties that any damages to the said house and lot and its utilities for electricity, water bowls faucets etc shall be paid by the lessee.

  * Now I would like to ask for a legal advice on this matter because I have given the relative of the owner who is handling this matter a month ago that we are moving out and i asked them nicely if they can give us consideration to at least consume our 1 month deposit or advance payment of P7,000 to cover 15 days of rent + 1500 electric bill and at least 300 for the water, However the relative said she has to talk to the owner and will call me back but few weeks later no one called and i already knew that they will not let us consumed the deposit so we left the property on November 30. now She is giving threats that it is in the contract but on the receipt i signed on sept 15 is for rental payment for the month of sept 14- oct 14 so technically it wasnt stated as the deposit. They are being technical with me and I have dealt with a lot of Lessors that whether there are contract or not, most of the time the lessee has the right to consume deposit or advance and the last months bill depending on the mutual agreement of both parties. so to say that I asked her that I cant afford it so I was begging them to just take it out from the advance payment and deposit for consideration. The relative is not letting me used it up and i had threats because of that so I haven t given the key back yet because we are busy working.

  Please reply I need some advice
  Kind Regards,
  Shu

• shu

  Good day,

  I would like to ask for an advice on my situation i am familiar with the RA Law however this is the only time to ask help from You guys because I have been renting for more than 10 years even though we also own property in my hometown, for the last 10 years i have met different kinds of apartment owners… owners that are linient at some point when it comes to contracts, receipts, agreement etc.
  I have recently rented a house here in batangas so it was not an apartment it is a property loaned in pagibig and the owner is renting it out to tenants, so to say We are the second tenant on that place however, on september 2018

  I have signed a contract and just a paper regarding the terms and it stated on the contract this how should goes:

  1. That the term of this lease shall be for a period of one year to commence upon the signing of this contract and shall be renewable for another one year at the option of the lessee and thereafter renewable upon mutual agreement of the parties,
  2. That the monthly rentals on the leased premises above mentioned shall be P3,500 for the first one year of this agreement. The rentals shall be paid by the lessee to the lessor on a monthly basis payable on or befor — day of the month.
  3. THAT UPON THE SIGNING OF THIS CONTRACT THE LESSEE AGREES TO PAY ADVANCED RENTALS FOR ONE MONTH AND A DEPOSIT FEE EQUIVALENT TO ONE MONTH RENTAL: HOWEVER IN THE EVENT THTA THE LESSEE DECIDES TO LEAVE THE ABOVE DESCRIBED HOUSE AND LOT AND CANCEL THIS CONTRACT, THE SAID ONE MONTH ADVANCED RENTAL AND THE SAID ONE MONTH DEPOSIT SHALL BE FORFEITED IN FAVOR OF THE LESSOR;
  4. That the lessor shall pay the real property taxes levied of the leased premises corresponding to the aforementioned parcel of the land while the lessee shall pay the real property taxes levied on the byuilding and tother improvements that shall be introduced by the latter
  5. it is expressly agreed by the parties herein that any fixed improvements or renovations that will be introduced in the subject house and lot shall become the property of the lessor after the expiration of the term of this contract.
  6. it is likewise expressly agreed by the parties that any damages to the said house and lot and its utilities for electricity, water bowls faucets etc shall be paid by the lessee.

  * Now I would like to ask for a legal advice on this matter because I have given the relative of the owner who is handling this matter a month ago that we are moving out and i asked them nicely if they can give us consideration to at least consume our 1 month deposit or advance payment of P7,000 to cover 15 days of rent + 1500 electric bill and at least 300 for the water, However the relative said she has to talk to the owner and will call me back but few weeks later no one called and i already knew that they will not let us consumed the deposit so we left the property on November 30. now She is giving threats that it is in the contract but on the receipt i signed on sept 15 is for rental payment for the month of sept 14- oct 14 so technically it wasnt stated as the deposit. They are being technical with me and I have dealt with a lot of Lessors that whether there are contract or not, most of the time the lessee has the right to consume deposit or advance and the last months bill depending on the mutual agreement of both parties. so to say that I asked her that I cant afford it so I was begging them to just take it out from the advance payment and deposit for consideration. The relative is not letting me used it up and i had threats because of that so I haven t given the key back yet because we are busy working.

  Please reply I need some advice
  Kind Regards,
  Shu

• Ga May

  Hello po. Ask ko lang po sana kasi nakapag advance deposit na po kami kaso bigla nagbago isip namin at gusto namin magback out. Ngaun ayaw na ibigay ng buo ung binigay po namin na 11k po. 3 days pa lang mula nung naibigay namin ung pera at naglilipat pa lang kami at hindi pa kami nakakatulog sa bahay na uupahan namin. Ang maibabalik nya is 5500 lang. I need someone to educate me kasi sabi nya automatic daw yun pag nagbigay na nag advance deposit mag rurun na ung 1 month kaya 1 month nlng ibabalik nya at nasa batas daw po yun. Isa pa wala po kaming contract na pinirmahan. Maraming salamat po.

• mike

  good day po ,question ko po is hanggang saan po ang liability ng landlord re: sa pagpapaayos ng mga sirang gamit sa bahay na inuupahan halimbawa sirang tumutulong bubong or baradong c.r o lababo

• Jennicar Liwanag Perez

  I’ve been searching laws about commercial? I haven’t found any. Is the residential law also applies to commercial? I have a store in a private wet and dry market.They have sent us letter(a small piece of paper) stating the increase in rent and rights.
  its effectivity starts January 1. We have received the letter last December 30, 2019.
  The increase for rent is about 20% and for the rights is 18%. Is it lawful? What should we do?

• Jemae

  Hi just need advice on this we are planning to end our contract on renting the spa and it has only been 6 months. Im well aware that we need to give a letter of notice to the lessor that we would like to terminate the contract but it was written in the contract that the security deposit will be forfeited. My main concern is would it be possible to use half of the security deposit we made which is equivalent to our rental fee every 3 months? and the 3 months started last December 16. We need to pay on or before March 16. Please advise on this

• Suzanne Angelic

  Hello po,

  Pa help naman po yung dati ko po kasing landlord ayaw na po ibalik yung security deposit ko dahil na sira daw po nmin yung PVC pipe po ng C.R at Lababo which hindi naman po talaga namin nasira anu po kaya pwede gawin namin sana matulungan nyo po kami

• Dom Perignon

  Hi there i have a situation on my hands. Im renting a place and my landlord has asked us to leave the premises immediately, he has also changed the locks on our gate so that we cannot exit the premises. We owe 9200PHP in rent but have informed him that we will be vacating the premises in 2 weeks time. Which means our deposit is 5000 minus that from the total leaves a balance of 4200PHP the initial 9200 includes rent in advance of 5000 and we will be only occupying the residence for maximum 2 more weeks so that means only a total of 3 weeks rent not 4, so 4200 – 1250!1week rent) = 2950 i the totl amount owing.

  Myweekly payments come in each saturday which is today and im planning on giving my landlord the 2950 owing. My question is he is acting rather childish asking me to leave straight away and hes threatening to call the police etc and he has changed the lock on the main gate down stairs and not given us the code so esentially we are being locked in, is this not illegal ? is this not a Deprivation of Liberty charge ? To force someone to be in a place and not be able to move around freely.

  We have not signed any contract renewal as we are moving out in 2weeks and on his contracts he always writes things that are against the Residential Act of 2009 such as if the tenant doesnt pay rent for 1 month they must move out, which goes against the law. Am i correct not signing the contract ?

  Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

• tim

  My water line broke, the landlord said it was an expensive job and asked me to pay for it. I said no, he told me to move out because it’s unfair that he has to fix it. He text me several times and said I have 30 days to get out. I told him I can’t live without water so I am forced to move. this seems so unfair. why should I fix a broken water line that is under the foundation? I didn’t break it. I didn’t want to move but I have to have water to live.

• I am Macoy

  Hello Mam/Sir,

  Ask ko lang po if anu karapatan ng isang may ari ng paupahan ng commercial building. Sa ngaun wlang contract na pinirmahan ang bawat umuupa. Kaya po ba paalisin ang umuupa ng mari ng building? Ang siste ay lahat ng umuupa ay binigyan na ng araw at buwan kung kelan kami mkakalipat ng bagong building at iisa lng din ang may ari ng building sa kasalukuyang inuupahan. Halos karamihan kasi sa umuupa ay laging delayed ang monthly rental fee. Ang tanong ko lng po anytime ba kaya paalisin ng may ari ang umuupa??

• Sharon Rama Haas

  In the Philippines, prior to the end of the lease term, who needs to inform the other party about the intention to renew or end the lease? And how much time before the end of the lease should the lessee or lessor contact the other party? I have heard varying time limits: one to three months. Can you shed light on the proper procedure? Thank you.

• Medusa

  Meron pong gustong umupa ng bahay namin ngunit gusto po nyang pagandahin at iimprove yung some areas hindi po dahil sira or pangit kundi mitikoloso lang po yung gustong umupa. Example po ay gusto ang bintana po ay gawing sliding. Yung uupa po ang gagastos pero gusto ay ibawas sa upa. Parang hindi po ako agree dito. Tama po ba ito na ibawas sa upa?

  • Sterne

    it’s up to you. find another tenant. ang mga tenant na ganyan mahirap kausapin.

• Dada Reontare

  good morning sir/mam

  may idudulog lang po sana ako sa inyo. need ko lang ng konting kaalaman

  ang aking mga magulang ay nagsimulang mag renta noon 1970 sa kanyang pinsan ( may ari ng lupa at bahay) at sila po ngayon ay patuloy na rumerenta hanggang ngayon 2019 kada dekada ay tumaas ang renta namin, at hindi namin ito itatangi. ang katanungan ko lang po ay 49 years na po kaming rumerenta ng kwarto na ito ay sinimulang ng aking magulang at kanyang pinsan ( may ari ng lupa) na walang kontrata , nag usap lang ang mga matatanda ng “salita ” lamang dahil sila ang ay mag pipinsan. dumating po 2107 ang punto. na nakiki alam na ang mga anak ng may ari ng bahay , pinag bawalan na kaming maglaba sa dating “labahan” pinagbawalan na rin kaming gumamit ng natitirang espasyo dahil ito ay naging garahe na nila, pinapa alis na ang gripong naailagay namin sa loob ng banyo na ito naman ay “common CR” at ng pumanaw na po ang matandang may ari ng bahay ay kami po ay pinaapalis na. sa dahilan na hindi kami nakakabayad ng renta on time pero nag babayad naman kami at hindi umaabot ng 3 months dahil ayun ito sa batas.
  ang tanong ko po may karapatan po ba kami na maireklamo ang ginagawa po ng may ari o wala kaming karapatan na mag reklamo na?

• Irishcel Domanico

  Tanong lang po sana my sumagot po, my nangupa samin ng deposit po sya samin, nagamit nya po ung 1month nya ,ngaun umalis po sya tapos gusto nya po makuha ung 1month n hnd nya ngamit, dpat pa po b ibalik un or hnd na ,sana po pasagot

• Manny

  My landlord just told us today April 8,2019 that they increased the monthly rent from 25,000 to 27,000 .Our contract in renewable yearly and ends every March.we were told to leave if we do not agree of the increase. What i understands is ,at this moment based on the contract ,our contract lease was already renewed.So the landlord has no right to impose the said increase nor has the right to evict us.Another thing is I have been asking for official receipts of my monthly payment,and its been 3 years that they refused to provide. I told my landlord that I will only vacate the said property if she could provide me BIR official receipts of all payments that i made since moving to her property. I also paid 2months advance and 2months deposit totalling 100,000.Pls give some advice.i know sa rent control act hindi covered ang case ko dahil nagbabayad kami ng rent na 25,000 at ito ay higit sa 10,000 na itinakda ng batas.salamat po

• Anne Manansala

  Hello,

  Just wanted to check what would be the next step if I still cannot get my Security Deposit.

  The owner kept on delaying it I’ve done everything to ask for my deposit but I get the same reason where the owner is not available to sign the cheque blah blah and that the owner did not report for work that day or that the owner is on vacation, I don’t think it is right to keep me waiting and giving me promises.

  I already had them blotter in the barangay however even after doing so they still fail to provide me my security deposit.

  I ended my contract with them on January 31 and it’s already April but I still haven’t got my refund. It is way beyond 2 months already.

  The contract says that the security deposit should be returned to me after 60 days

  your help will be much appreciated.

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• Lynna Lacosta

  Helle po. Ask ko lang po kung may right po ba ako as a tenants na magreklamo. Nagsabi na ako sa landlord na lilipat na po kami. May dapat man akong bayaran ung mga billing lng po mmng meralco n maynilad. Usapan namin hanggang april 30. Nglilipat po kmi paunti unti para maayos po nmin ung mga gamit sa lilipatan namin. April 26 2019 nasa bakasyon kmi ng my nagsabi skin na binuksan nila ung unit na inuupahan namin at pinakialaman pa ung mga gamit ng cla cla lang at wlang brgy na kasama. April 29 2019 nilabas nila ung mga gamit namin at sigurado akong pinakialaman nilang lahat, ung mga laman ng drawer at cabinet wla na sa loob. Pls advise po kung anong dapat kong gawin. Ang daming nwawalng gamit. Dpat ko p ba akong mgbayad sa kulang ng hinihingi nila kung ung mga gamit nmin pinakialam nila at nawawala na ung karamihan. Salamat po.

• Katrina Jasmine Co

  Umuupa po kami ng studio type at hindi po kami hiningan ng deposit ng mayari. Monthly basis po ang bayaran. Verbal contract lang. Nagabiso ang mayari na magpapatayo daw ng bahay ang kapatid nya sa mismong daanan namin kaya pinapalayas na nya kami. Ang sabi nya magsisimula daw magpagawa ang kapatid nya bago magpasukan this june pero pinapaalis na kami agad ngayong may 15 at hinaharass ng pamangkin nyang pulis dahil sasaraduhan daw nya kami ng daanan pag di pa kami umalis by may 18. Kulang pa po ang panglipat ng asawa ko sa sweldong makukuha nya sa 15 kaya humihiling kami ng 2 weeks pang palugit ngunit ayaw pumayag ng mayari. Kung kami po ay dudulog sa barangay, mapagbibigyan po kaya kami ng palugit na 2 weeks na d na babayaran ang renta sa panahon na yon kundi utilities lang ang babayaran namin?

• zhei

  Tenant defaults payment for around 6months and no longer communicating with us. According to the neighbors, they no longer see the tenant in the area. We went to the barangay to give a copy of demand letter/eviction notice but we were informed that our tenant has a lot of pending complaints and that the sumon letters they issued for him are not received. We were also told that they may be in hiding already since the known relatives living nearby have also left the area. What remedy do we have now? All their things are still inside our property, but we were told by the barangay that they cannot just padlock the house unless we have a court order.

  We hope you can give us an advise. All we want is to get a new tenant. We dont even know what to do with all their things, including a motorcycle parked in the garage. Thanks so much.

  • Sterne

    6 months? the law only allows up to 3 months. you can do whatever you want

• Alida Pineda

  Hope this site is still active, would like to ask about my friend’s case. the television in their condo was busted due to lightning (high voltage) according to the technician who went to the unit. Is it still my friends responsibility to pay for it? or is there a chance they will settle to 50/50. or is it the landlords responsibility? The owner doesn’t want it to be repaired, she said it is the tenant’s responsibility. The owner says they will speak to the lawyer regarding this. Hope you could advice. Thank you very much.

  • Sterne

    it’s better to negotiate. where’s your written contract?

• Khai

  Tenant po yung mga biyenan ko since 1978 pa. Ang dating landlord eh patay na at ngayon eh nagpalipat lipat sa mga anak ang tungkol sa pagpapaupa. Wala sila ginagawa improvement sa mga bahay. Yung tenant ang nagpapagawa at di lahat ay binabawas sa upa. Ngayon dahil yung isang anak na ang me hawak magtataas daw sila ng upa more or less 15% ng renta? Ok lang po ba yun?

  • Sterne

    technically, 15% is illegal. pero kahit ipabaranggay mo ang landlord, wala ding mangyayari.

• Maria Melanie Alfonso

  Magandang araw po. Umupa po kasi kami ng bahay na nagsimula noong March 16 2019. isang taon po ang nakalagay sa kontrata namin kaya lang po sa kadahilanang nawalan po ako ng trabaho ay nag abiso po kami sa may ari na hindi na nmin maitutuloy ang renta dahil wala po kaming pambayad. nais po sana namin na gamitin na yung one month advance at 2 months deposit na ibinigay namin sa kanila dahil iyon po ang nakasaad sa kontrata namin. nakalagay po sa kontrata na hindi na po nila iyon ibabalik at bagkus ay dapat gamitin namin. Sa tingin nyo po ba ay tama ang hakbang ko na gagawin? Ang pagkawal po ba ng trabaho ko at kawalang namin ng kakayahang magbayad ng renta ay valid reason para hindi na namin ituloy ang kontrata? salamat po ..makakatulong po ng malaki sa amin ang inyong magiging sagot dito

• Nica

  Hi ask ko lng po paano po yun kung bago kme lumipat nakabayd na kme kaagad tpos po pinagawa po ang bahay bali pintura lng po ang nagawa sa bahay tpos po after 3weeks ng paglipat namin ay ngaun lng po nakapagpapirma ng kontrata nakasaad po sa kontrata ay every year ay dadagdagan ng 5%
  Ang aming upa ngaun lang po kasi ako nakaranas ng ganun sa tinagal.tagal ng palipat lipat namin ng bahay,nakapirma na po ako yun status po ng kaayusan ng bahay bali po pintura lang tlaga ang nabago pero un mga sira ay ganun pdin po pero papayos naman dw po pero pinaka concern ko po ay ang pagtaas ng upa ng 5% kadataon mula sa 5k n upa tlaga namin saka nakalipat n po kme 3weeks na ngaun lng nasabi na ganun po tataas ng 5%..salamat po

• Niña Loraine Silungan

  Good day po. Ask ko lang po if tama po ba ipabayad samin yung bagong biling water heater? Nagrent po kasi kami ng fully furnished condo unit and after the contract hinohold po nila yung security deposit namin. Yung sofa daw po my punit dahil leather to, tapos yung heater di na daw kaya ipagawa kaya bumili sila. So ang lumalabas wala na kaming makukuha. 23k po yung security deposit namin tapos bumili pa po kami ng aircon kasi nasira yung aircon ng unit at ang usapan 50-50 daw po kmi. Kaya ibabalik daw yung 11k. So nasa 33k pa yung pera namin sa knila. Please help us . We need an advice. Thank you

• Alfreda Santos

  Hi good eve po…tanong lang po bilang na ngungupahan po sa isang squater area at wala naman din pong contract tanong lang po nung last month po kc kinausap kami nung may ari ng bahay n inuupahan namin kailangan dw po nilang gamitin yung bahay para sa mga gamit na ililipat nila galing don sa irerenovate nilang bahay so bali binigyan naman po kami ng 2months na pag stay sa bahay kaso po ang gusto nila is yung 1month advance at 1 month deposit namin is hindi na po ibabalik kc yun din dw po yung bayad sa 2months na binigay nilang paligid na pag stay namin..wala po ba kaming laban don imean yun po ba talga ang tamang batas??sana po na sagot po nila agad salamat po

  • Sterne

    hindi ba mas advantageous sa inyo yon? you won’t have to pay for repairs or unpaid bills. pero kung gusto nyo na lumipat kaagad at gustong kunin ang adv payment, mahihirapan na kayo.

• rose

  yung inuupahan namin nilagay nya sa contract na hindi nya na ibabalik ang deposit kasi yun daw patakaran nila. Legal po ba yun? I understand na ung deposit gagamitin sa unpaid bills and repairs(if any) pero sabi kasi nila kahit me sobra hindi na talaga ibabalik.

  • Free Application

    Sa pagkaka alam ko dapat ibalik ung pera kasi dapat nakadeposit sa bank ung deposit mo sa bank under your name. Kahit may kontrata o wala, or kahit sinulat ni landlord. HINDI DAPAT MAGING PABOR SA IISANG TAO ANG KONTRATA

  • Free Application

    Pwera nalang kung pretermination of lease contract, walang bawian ng deposit

• Meg

  Good day po.
  Ang nagpaupa po at nakipagpirmahan sa contract ng umuupa samin ay kapatid ng nanay ko. Ngayon po ililipat na sa mama ko ang pagiging landlady. Etong nangungupahan po nagkaroon ng issue sa nanay ko. Ngayon po ang usapan namin ng nangungupahan until End of July 2019 nalang sila. Pero august na po di padin sila nagsosoli ng susi. Oral agreement lang po na aalis na sila ng end of July 2019 kasi since June di na sila nakabayad. Pwede na po ba namin palitan ang padlock ng space kasi gusto nila magbayad muna kami ng kung anong mga pinarenovate nila dun bago isoli ang susi.

• Diana may

  Patulong naman po pls.
  Nagrerent po kami sa 1 room sa loob ng bahay ng may-ari wala pong contract kami,mag 1 year na po sa Oct. bale nagsimula po kasi lahat nung sinanla nya po ung room namin na inuupahan.humingi po ng dagdag ung may ari ng paupahan na 100 para sa tubig,nung una po humingi sya dagdag sa kuryente ng 100 din po,pumayag kami para wala ng alitan dhil mag-asawa lang naman po kami nakatira electric fan at ilaw lang gamit namin.ung tubig po mejo parang nagingabusado na dating nagpadagdag din po sya 100 dhil malaki daw bill nya,nagreact na po ako…tas makalipas ilang araw pumayag na dn kami na ifix na nya sa 300 ang tubig at 300 kuryente,eh d naging ok po.lumipas po ulit ang ilang araw naputol po ang tubig dhil nalaman namin may balance po pala 1 buwan tas sa ming mga boarder nya kinargo ung balanse which is bayad kami lahat sa kanya nung month na un.ehh d umuwi po muna ako sa mama ko dhil wala nga pong tubig,ehh bubtis po kasi ako kaya mahirap para sa kin walang tubig.nung umuwi na po kami dto sa upahan nalaman namin na sinabi nya sa kabilang bahay na hnd daw kami nagbabayad ng tubig kaya naputol rason nya para mapahiram sya ng pera pandagdag sa tubig na ibabayad.ang masaklap pa po gnawa nya kami per igib ng timba (3pesos/timba) tas ung ibang boarder finix nya ng 150/tubig a month.sabi ko cge aus lang dhil mahirap nga po kausap ehh,ang nakakainis pa ho pag andto kami pinapadlock nya tubig pag napasok sya dhil nangangamuhan sya ehh,pano kami po kami makakakuha ng tubig kung ganun gnagawa nya,ehh nagbabayad naman kami sa anak nya pag naigib kaht wala sya.
  Tas ung kuryente naman ho,ung extension po na gnagamit nya para mkakonek sa kabilang bahay ehh sa site po un sa pinagtatrabahuhan ng asawa ko,naputulan dn ho sya kuryente ehh dhil hnd nakakabayad kaya nakiconnect po sya sa kabilang bahay gamit ung extension…ehh kailangan na ho sa site kaya sinabhan ko sya na paki ayos extension dhil dadaanan ng lunch yan ng boss…hnd nya ho ako pnansin bagkus sinabi nya sa kabilang bahay na,kukunin na daw nya sub meter na gngamit namin dhil kanya daw un.eh d cge kako kunin mo na,ako pa nag ayos ng extension na pinakinabangan nya ng ilang buwan imbes na magpasalamat sya pa galit.kinuha ko na ho dinaanan ng boss ng tanghali,sbi ko sa asawa ko hiramin muna kako ulit dhil alam ko na mangyayare ehh dhl kabisado ko na ho ugali nitong may ari ng bahay,ayun kinuha nya na nga po sub meter nya tas kami pinabayaan nyang walang kuryente kami pang naupa ang dumiskarte ng kuryente kung san kami makikikabit…mahabang kwento po sobra,sobrang pakikisama gnawa namin sa kanya kaht walang katahimikan bahay nya,pag hnd po tv,radyo pag hnd radyo bibig nya maingay 24hrs. Po un walang katahimikan ang bahay…kami daw makisama sa kanya dhil bahay nya un…ilang buwan na lang naman kami hnd pa sya makapaghntay na umalis kami,hnd nya po kasi kami mapaalis dhil nakasanla ung pwesto ehh…kaya sinasalbahe nya na lang kami baka sakali maubos pasensya namin

• Clifford Mariano

  Hi good day po,

  ask ko lang po kung pwede pdin gamitin tong law na ito, kasi po yung may ari nung inuupahan naming bahay eh bigla nalang po kami pinaalis 8 months palang po kmi wala kming palya sa pagbabayad ng monthly rent namin which is 2,500/month ok lang naman po na paalisin kami kaso po ininform po kmi nung may ari bago kami mag bayad ng rent for the month of july dahil umuulan daw po nababasa sila pero hanggang ngaun po di naman sila lumilipat august 27 na.tapos madaling madali silang paalisin kami eh di pa gawa yung lilipatan nmn. so dahil ganun po yung nangyare di nakmi nag bayad ginamit napo namin yung deposit tapos may may isa pa po kmi deposit for the month of august ang gusto po nung may ari umalis na kmi agad eh wala pa pong 1 month nung sinabi nila na umalis na kmi sa bahay nila and nanghihingi po kmi ng extension para po mapagawa namin yung lilipatan namin and wala po silang konsiderasyon mga bastos po sila kausap. ang sabi po samin basta sa august 14 umalis na kayo diyan tas lagi pong sumisigaw sa labas ng bahay namin ng iiskandalo po eh dalawang beses nya po yung ginawa nung may ari palibahasa pulis po kasi. bali nakalipat po kami ng august 19 katabi lng po nung bahay nila. sukat pong sumugod samin tas nagsisigaw po ang pinabayaran agad yung bill ng kuryente at tubig wala po kming utang sa meralco at tubig and kadarating lang po nung bill . kinabukas ko po binayaran namin agad. na video din po nung kapatid ko yung pag sugod pa samin nung may ari dalawa po silang mag asawa may sakit pa naman po yung mama ko and kapatid knowing na mas may edad mama ko sa knila tas nagsisigaw po sila.hindi po sila marunong mag pa upa at rumespeto sa tao porket mga pulis po sila. maayos po kmi makipag usap 20 yrs na po kmi nangungupahan ngayon lng kmi nakatagpo ng ganun klaseng tao. gsto ko din po sana ipabarangay kasi po nakahiya yung ginawa nila samin wala po kming ginawa sa knilang masama.

• Fatima Angelica Perez

  Hello po! Good morning!
  Mag-consult lang po sana ako regarding sa current situation namin dito sa apartment na nirerentahan namin dito sa Sampaloc, Manila. Almost 15 or 16yrs. na rin po kami nagrerent dito. Mabait naman and considerate naman po ang mga owner.

  Two (2) months ago(end of July or 1st week of august?) yung owner po ng apartment is nag-lagay na ng signage na “House and Lot For Sale”. This August 15(i’m not sure sa exact date), nagkaroon na po ng buyer and nagbayaran na po sila. Dito po sila nag-meet sa apartment. Gusto po nung buyer na lalake is agad-agad umalis na po kami ng apartment pero yung asawa po na babae is considerate and nagbanggit na wag naman daw po agad-agad kaming paalisin at bigyan ng ilang buwan para makapaghanap. After po ng pag-uusap nila dito sa apartment, sabay po sila(owner and buyer) umalis para po sa bank magbayaran. Nagkaroon din po sila(between owner and buyer) ng agreement na bibigyan po kami ng 2mos. para makahanap ng malilipatan. Two months na lang po hiningi namin sakanila dahil nagmamadali nga po yung buyer na maipayos or matibag yung bahay.

  Wala pa pong one week, nagtitibag na po sila sa katabi naming apartment(duplex po yung apartment). Wala silang permit from officials na magtitibag na sila. Nagfa-follow up na rin po sila kung kailan kami makakalipat kasi gusto na rin po sana nilang tibagin yung apartment na tinitirhan namin.

  First week of September po nag-message po yung anak nung buyer(sya po kasi yung nag-aasikaso ng pagpapagawa), ang sabi po ay hanggang September 15 na lang daw po kami dahil magbabayad na daw po sila ulit ng trabahador para gibain yung tirahan po namin.

  Ayaw na po sana namin mag-baranggayan or mag-file ng kung anu-ano para po wala ng gulo. Kaso this 2nd week of September, nagmessage nanaman po sila na nire-remind daw po na hanggang Sept. 15 na lang kami dito.

  Ano po ba ang magandang gawin?
  May batas po ba tayo tungkol sa ganito?
  Thank you so much po.

  • Free Application

    Section 10. Prohibition Against Ejectment by Reason of Sale or Mortgage. – No lessor or his successor-in-interest shall be entitled to eject the lessee upon the ground that the leased premises have been sold or mortgaged to a third person regardless of whether the lease or mortgage is registered or not.

• jonnie regala

  Nagrerenta ako, and gusto ko na umalis sa bahay kasi sobrang perwisyo sa akin. Laging walang tubig, more than 2 weeks noon eh di ako nakaka ligo dahil walang tubig. Kung may tubig man, kulay brown. Ung Landlord is ayaw akong paalisin kasi daw perwisyo sa kanya un. Wala ba akong karapatan na umalis dun? Given the fact na Hindi accessible ung water tapos super layo pa. I mean working student lang ako at ang rent ko is 6500 per month.

• ivy

  my hubby had the verbal agreement with landlord a year ago and agreed on negotiations for a month advance but no deposit. landlord does not provide receipts for rental payment so hubby takes note of his payment with the landlords signature for payments he received for rental and electricity. but a month ago my hubby was diagnosed with dengue causing us a delay in monthly rental for the month of september which is supposed to be paid on the 1st of each current month.our landlord agreed we could pay on the 30th of the same month.

  However, on the 30th, which is the promised day we failed to make a payment due to our youngest daughter @4 yo was suspected of dengue (which turned out to be hand, foot and mouth disease) but still needs medication. so the cash we reserved for rental payment was used for the child’s medication and consultation fees, etc. i tried negotiating to extend at least 2 weeks for the rental payment but landlord disagreed. that same month of september i paid for the whole compound’s electric bill of 2200.00php where 1200.00 is covered by landlord and the rest is our share (take note we don’t have submeters) but since landlord was not in the province that time and may not be able to personally make the payment, he requested me to make a payment on his behalf and for the meantime cover his share of the electric bill to be deducted from the monthly rental which i agreed.

  now come the 2nd of the following month(october) he brought an electrician and threatened me to cut off the electricity from our unit because of non payment which to clarify, i did not refuse to pay, i only ask for extension of 2 weeks. at the time he was trying to barge in while i was in the middle of duty for a homebased job which puts my work in jeopardy because i was in the middle of phone calls serving our company’s customers and he was causing a scandal with his caretaker and errand boy as witness. which can be heard over the phone by customers though they can’t understand since they’re offshore but of course they know something is wrong.

  so i tried negotiating again this time i will pay half the month’s rental and the other half is to be fulfilled within the week which he agreed. at that time i was thinking he may have brought the tech/electrician to force me to pay. that amount was supposed to be our weekly expenses which i was saving since the rest of the cash was brought by my husband for our daughter’s medication. and take note he did not deduct the excess of my payment for electricity.

  what could possibly be our rights in situations like this? did the landlord have the right to do what he did so just to force me to pay? this landlord does not even post guidelines/rules andregulations within the apartment’s premises. there’s not even a written contract.

• Migdal El April Lagramada-Anar

  hi good day! Pls educate me if may specific duration ba o mimimum term ng years ng upa kapag for lease.My Parents just rent a house na ang agreement ay for lease. Abandoned po ang bahay for few years, so we decided na ipa renovate some parts of it. They had an agreement rin po na ibabawas sa rent ang gagastusin sa renovation, magbabayad sila atleast half amt nung renta until it covers the whole expenses sa renovation. Then resume po sa tlagang amt nung rent. Meron po bang law na nagccover sa minimum duration o minimum term of years pde umupa kapag for lease po so that they can enjoy naman yung bahay for long term. 2 years lang po kasi ang nilagay ng lessor sa contract and since rights lang po, baka magkaroon daw ng widening or clearing operation yun yung katwiran nya.But partial lang po I guest ang mababawas dahil malaki po ang bahay.
  Ano po ang pwede maging basis namin about it para atleast pde madagdagan yung duration ng oagstay nila sa bahay.

• lorilyn dangilan

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• Alhenne

  Good day po.
  Ako po ay isang govt employee na ngnanais na mragdagan ang kita sa pamamagitan ng isang maliit na tapsilugan business.
  Ako po at ang aking partner ay umupa ng isang maliit na space para sa tapsilugan business.
  Dahil ako nga po ay nagta’trabaho, ang aking partner po ang naging kausap ng ngpapaupa at sya rin po ang nakapirma sa kontrata na wala pong nakasaad na duration pagpapaupa. Ang amin pong upa ay 5k
  Hiningian po sya ng 1 month advance and 1 month deposit na amin nman po naibigay.
  Simula po nung March hindi po kamo ngkaroon ng utang, bagkus sila pa nga po ang may nag’advance payment na 2k para sa buwan ng october.
  Nito lamang po ay nagkaroon po ng problema ang aming landlady sa aming helper sa tapsilugan na naging dahilan ng pag”eeskandalo, pamamahiya at pagmumura nya sa akin at ng aking helper na idinulog po nmin sa brgy.
  Ilang araw po matapos ang hearing sa brgy. nakita na lamang po nmin ang tubo ng tubig namin sa tindahan na putol na.
  At dahil nga po sa nangyari kami po ay pinapaalis na nya sa inuupahan naming space.
  Noong october 15 nagpadala po sya ng isang notice para paalisin kami kung saan nkasaad na hanggang Nov 15 na lang kami pwedeng gumamit dun sa tindahan namin.
  Isa pa pong pang’gigipit nya sa amin ay nagreklamo po sya sa city govt na wala raw po kaming sanitation permit.
  Ano po ba ang dapat naming gawin?
  Isang napakalaking tulong po ng inyong magiging sagot dito sa aming pgdulog.
  Maraming salamat po.

• Trisha Escario Pranada

  Hello po. Gusto ko Lang po sanang maliwanagan,
  

  dun po Kasi sa studio type room na inupahan ko, Hindi ko po nagamit Yung 1 month deposit ko Kaya tinnaong ko po landlady kung pwedeng irefund nalang at Sabi nya po, Hindi pwede so inintindi ko total nndun panaman po sa room Yung mga gamit ko. Iniwan ko po muna dun Yung gamit ko hanggang matapos mo Yung month para sa bayad. Pero Nung kinuha na ng papa ko gamit ko, may iba na po plaa syang pinaupa dun sa room kahit na bayad ko Yun . Okay Lang po ba Yun sa batas Kasi para skain Mali po Yung ginaw nya. Sana po masagot nyo, para lang maliwanagan po ako. Salamat po ❤️ Godbless 🙂

• JJ Ga

  Wala pong permit yung landlord namin, hindi po nagmaintain ng apartment at pag may reklamo kami pinapalayas kami hanap nalang daw po kami ng wala problemang aparment 😂 tapos october sinabihan kami hanggang december nalang daw po kami, kahit anong halaga wala po siya gusto ibalik samin, ano po pwede naming ikaso, lalo na hindi declared na apartment tong inuupahan namin walang receipt voucher lang. Masyado na kaming dinedehado

• bert buquid

  Kailangan po bang kumuha ng permit kapag magpaparenta ng commercial unit

• Oziled Dongski Reivax

  sir hingi po ako ng legal concern ung tenant ko expired napo ung contract namin pinapapirma ko sya ng another 6mos kaso ayaw nya kasi ayaw na nya ng may contract pero kung 3 mos gusto nya medyo mahirap po syang kausap paanu kopo sya paalisin sa paanong legal na paraan po. kasi sabi ko ipapagawa ko ung bahay madami po kasi syang reklamo sa bahay. need advice po

• Oziled Dongski Reivax

  ask lng po ako ilang buwan ba bago sila umalis ung tenant kung iserve ko ung letter of eviction ng nov30 considering expired na ung contract ng 10 days

• Frances

  Hello, we currently have a situation where we are asked to pay for a broken gate lock in our unit. Our defense was this gate lock wasn’t even new when we moved in but they keep arguing that it was still “working” when we moved in. The gate lock getting broken was unprecedented since we just normally use it everyday and it is part of the normal wear and tear as they said. But they also argued that there are exemptions for wear and tear but that gate lock clearly broke because it was already old therefore the quality was long depreciated even before we moved in. What actions can we still make to defend our side because we know we are not liable for it?

• Tony

  Hi! May boarder po kami na dalawang mag asawang Nigerian na umuupa ng room. Nag rereklamo yung ibang boarder dahil sa sobrang lakas ng amoy sa katawan, bukod lakas ng amoy ng niluluto nila. Yung ibang boarder umalis na dahil dito. Yung iba nag threaten na umalis pag hindi namin pinaalis yung dalawa. Wala pong contract. 1 Month Advance 1 Month Deposit lang. Pwede po kaya namin paalisin agad?
  Salamat po.

• Rico Eustaquio

  Hello, patanong po, may tenant po kami sa house & lot namin sa antipolo na may contract na 6-months duration na ginawa po namin short term purpose as per request nila na start ng March 2019, ang contract sa name ng couple na sa UK nagtratarbaho, yung lady Pilipina & yung guy half Pilipino and yung couple 2 weeks nag stay sa house with the British mother in law na naiwan later on ng bumalik na yung couple sa UK then natapos na yung 6-months and na renew namin ng another 6 months till March 2020, ASk ko lang po na legal ba ang request nila na gumawa kami ng isang contract na ilagay sa name ng mother inlaw nya na British national and Foreigner na for sure na tourist visa holder kahit na till March 2020 pa ang validity ng contract kasi daw po gusto nila na i present sa bank ng mother in law para sa pag collect ng pension. Worry po namin na baka makasuhan po kami ng FRAUD kung gawin namin ito ng binding and effective pa yung contract, Allowed po ba ang mga foreigner na tourist visa holder na mag rent ng house & lot? and kung pwede ano po ang duration ng foreign tourist na magrent ng house & lot? Thank you.

• Arvin Barandino Camiña

  Hi, I have a 2-year contract with a commercial space owner. However, my business has incurred losses for the past 5 months to the point that I am unable to meet the payments since I’m financially incapable. I still have 9 months left on the contract, but I am up to the point where i can no longer pay the rent, and has affected our personal choices, such as non-payment of tuition fees for 2 months. What options do I have?

• Arvin Barandino Camiña

  Question po, I’m currently renting in a commercial space with a 2 year contract that expires on September 2020. However, my business have incurred losses for the past 5 months and with still 9 months left on my contract, I am unable to pay the rent. It has reached the point where our financial situation affected personal decisions such as not paying tuition fees for the last 2 months. What other options do we have, if the landlord won’t pre-terminate our contract?

• Nyrax Pabalan

  Good day po naupa po kami. Madedemolish na po itong bahay at pinapaalis na po kami. Nabayaran na po itong bahay Ng bagong mayari Ng lupa nabayaran daw po Ng 100,000 pesos may karapatan po ba kami sa natanggap nilang pera. mahigit isang taon na po kaming naupa dito.

• Aday Endrino

  Hello nakaalis na po kami sa inuupahan namin at dumating na po due date namin para matanggap yung deposit namin at ayaw po ibalik ng may ari sa araw na dapat sa kadahilanang hindi pa daw nya na cocompute lahat dahil may nasira daw na aircon, withing the month na umalis na po kami may panibago na po na tumira doon at samin po China charge yung mga sira. Ang sakin lang po pupuwede po ba nila ihold yung pera namin? At naputulan po ng kuryente nung umalis po kami pero binayaran po namin yon, ang sabi ng may ari I Chacharge nya kami dahil nasira ang reputaion ng bahay. Maaari nya po ba gawin yon? Maliban sa unpaid Bills mag dadagdag pa sya ng charge para sa reputation ng naputol na ilaw? Pero bayad po yon before kami umalis.

• 3K Trikhy TV

  Ako po si Tricky .
  May tanong po ako. Ano po bang nalabag ng landlord sa pagpasok sa bahay at kumuha ng mga gamit upang ibenta dahil sa di nakakabayad ng upa. Tama po ba ang ginawa nila pati mga t-shirt at mga sandals ay kanilang ibibent at isa pa po ay wala namang pinirmahang kontrata tungkol sa pag upa at collateral. At ni padlock nila ung bahay kahit andun pa lahat gamit ng nangungupahan.
  Ano pong pwedeng gawin sa ganitong pagkakataon.

• Rachelle Soriano

  Magandang Gabi po. Gusto ko lang maliwanagan. Last Sept 8 2019 ng lumipat kami sa apartment ng tita ko pero ang may ari yung anak niya na nasa ibang bansa. Nag down kami ng 18k para sa deposit at advance. Oct 15 nag bayad kami. At oct 18 nagkagulo kami ng ibang tenant at pinsan ko na kapatid ng may ari. Oct 28 nagharap harap kami sa barangay at dahil sa nagawa ko na pagwawala dahil na din sa ginawa nila sa akin tinanggap ko pagkakamali ko. In short napagkasunduan sa brgy na lilipat na lang kami at ibabalik nila sa amin ang deposit namin. At dahil mahirap maghanap ng malilipatan since nov 2019 nakalipat kami january 11 2020. Ang tanong ko may makukuha pa ba kami na deposit at yun ang napagkasunduan sa brgy. At isa na din sa dinahilan sa amin gagamitin na ng pinsan ko ang inupahan namin dahil uuwi kapatid nya na may ari. Ngunit ang nangyari pinaupahan nila sa kapatid ng isa sa mga tenant doon ang inuupahan namin pagkaalis namin. Pwede ba kami magreklamo sa ginawa sa amin? At saan pwede ireklamo dahil di pala legal pagpapaupa nila. Alam ng cityhall residential sila. At hindi nag papaupa. Salamat po sa sasagot.

• John rupert

  Paano po kung pinapatungan ng interest ang water bill at electric bill at ang naging resulta lumaki yung bayarin namin… May karapatan ba ang may ari ng upahan na magdagdag ng charge sa kuryente at tubig… Pinapataasan nila yung halaga ng per cubic meter at kwh …

• coleen legaspi

  Hi please educate po. May nirentahan po kami for 5 months. Ang contract po namin is 1 year pero verbal agreement lang. Para po di masira yung contract, nag hanap po ako ng pwede pumalit samin sa apartement para ituloy lang yung pag upa. Pero before po ako mag decide, nag usap kami ng maayos nung landlady na kung pwede humanap ako ng papalit para di masira yung 1 year na usapan po namin. So pumayag po sya, nag usap po sila nung katrabaho ko na papalit sa apartment. Nagkasundo po sila. Ang binayad po namin sa apartment at 24,000 pesos bago kami lumipat dati. Kasi po 1 month advance 2 months deposit tapos po nanghingi pa si landlady ng bond for electricity and water na sabi po nya ibabalik yung matitira sa bond after mabayaran yung unpaid bills. So yun pong pumalit sakin nagbayad sila ng panibagong bond so 6k po ulit binayad nila. Ngayon po 1 month na kami wala sa apartment, dumating na din po mga bills na naiwan, so nagfollow up po ako sa landlady para sa naiwan namin na bond. Ayaw na po ibigay ni landlady yung matitira sa bond namin after masettle yung unpaid bills. Sabi po niya forfeited yung contract namin. Nakakapanghinayang po sobra kasi ang water po namin is 221 pesos lang yung kuryente po 500 plus lang. Kung isasaktong isang libo, sayang po yung natirang 5000 sa bond namin. San po kaya ako pwede magreklamo? Kasi po wala naman kami pinirmahan na kontrata pero meron po akong copy nung unang resibo na nagkakahalaga ng 24,000. May resibo din po kami ng pagbabayad. Pwede po ba ako magreklamo kahit wala kaming pinirmahan na kontrata sa kanya? Sana po masagot nyo po tanong ko. Thank you

• Jen

  Hi, would like to consult below concern.
  I am a renter. There’s new policy for the condo i am living.

  1. Whenever i leave the unit with a luggage for a vacation or business trip, building receptionist & security would ask for a gate pass to leave the unit. The gatepass is needed to apply 3 days prior and have owner approve it. If not they won’t let me leave without a gatepass.

  Question: Do they (condo) has a right to retain a renter with one year contract to leave the unit for going on vacation without gatepass?

  Because it doesn’t even make sense that i pay for the rent why do i need owner to approve my vacation leave and if this is for security purposes we did have contract and 2 or 3months deposit. That would be enough for the protection. And also when we signed the contract, this new policy from the building didn’t included in the contract and i didn’t agreen on the new policy.

  2. Building/ condo would need an application form approved if i have a guest staying for more than a day.

  Question: same as the above. Do they have a right to apply this on tenant?

  I mean this is also an agreement with landlord. Why does building or condo has a say on this?

  Thank you and hope you could advice.

• Julius Yoskeboi Ramos

  mga sir pwede po magtanong kasi ganito nangyari..
  last na bayad po nila ng renta is september 2019 kulang po sila ng october at november kahit pa po gamitin un advance po nila..

  kaya nangyari po kulang talaga sila ng 2 months rent.. pero hinayaan n nmin iyon.. kasi nga daw wala daw kami iniissue na RESIBO.. pero simula po ng una hindi nman kami talaga nagiissue ng resibo..

  pero february na nsa paupahan pa din nmin un mga gamit nila.. nagpatulong po kami sa mga barangay official nmin pero ayaw po nila makialam sa takot n sila ay makasuhan..
  kaya hindi po namin magamit un paupahan nmin kasi nakapadLOCK po un gamit un PADLOCK nila..

  may batas po ba na nakasulat about sa pangyayari n ito? anu po ang dapat po nmin gawin?

• Mike Bridges

  My wife and I purchased a residential property to start a business. We
  couldn’t make the business work profitably so, decided to finish paying for the
  property and sell it. We did this and got a Deed of Absolute sale for it, May
  2012.

  We found interested buyers and signed a lease contract with them, not bounded
  by the Rent Control Act, whereby they’d pay rent to run a restaurant until they
  bought the property. Also written in the lease contract was a fixed time period
  within which they had to fully pay for the property, once we’d given them a
  copy of the title deed in our names.

  We gave this to them but they didn’t make their promised, roughly half,
  downpayment. Four months later and forty days too late, they consigned at the Regional
  Trial Court, less than the full purchase price.

  In June 2013, they filed a Specific Performance and Damages suit against
  us to force us to sell the property to them. To our surprise and dismay, they
  won this.

  We appealed and won the appeal.

  As they are running a successful restaurant business on our premises and
  haven’t paid any rent since August 2013, they appealed at the Supreme Court. Understandably,
  the Supreme Court didn’t overturn the Appeal Court’s decision.

  Despite us having filed a motion at the RTC to get unpaid rentals, regrettably,
  neither the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court ordered this payment or the
  eviction of the non-paying, former tenants. Even though it had already expired,
  they did however, order the termination of the Contract of Lease.

  As of February 2020, the unpaid rentals, including a judicial 6% annual
  interest, amount to P9,646,846.

  To buy the house in 2006, we had to borrow some money from my mother.
  She’s now 86 and has, for a long time now, wished for repayment. To repay her,
  we need to sell the house as soon as possible and then litigate for payment
  of back-rentals.

  We know we’ll have to file for unlawful detainer to have the former tenants, now squatters, legally removed but are considering disconnecting their supplies of electricity and water.
  Please inform us whether or not this would be illegal and if so, in your opinion,
  would any judge actually punish us for this?

  Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

• Mike Wahingon

  Ako po si Mike Wahingon , Ask ko lang po sana kung pwede kopong mabawe ang bahay na nakapangalan
  sa akin sa pagkat ako po ay pinalayas ng Step mother ko sa Bahay na aking Tinutukoy, Buyer lang din po
  kami ang Pero po na ginamit na binili sa bahay na iyon ay ang Pera na galing sa pagbenta ng Bahay na Orihinal na
  nakapangalan sa aking Ama , Hiwalay na po sila at nung Bumili po ng Bagong Bahay ay sa akin ipinangalan ang Bahay na iyon at nag karoon ng matinding alitan at pinalayas ako sa Bahay na iyon , nais ko po sanang malaman
  kung mababawe ko po iyon .

  maraming salamat po sa pag Sagot

• Angelo Dimaapi

  namomoblema ako dun s n upa skin na pinapaalis na namin kasi lagi delay at kulan kulng an bayad, na ung deposit nya nagalaw na nya at mag 2 months na na waln baya ayaw pa rin umalis. ano ang dapat kong gawin, nirekalamo ko na s brgy pero sbi ng barangay 2-3 weeks p dw na palugit pag hindi umalis ano ang dapat kong gawin na legal? salamat po

• michelle antonio

  hello po gusto ko lng po malaman kung ano po dpat gawin kc po ngrerent po ako ng unit my contract po n 1yr. pero bago ko poh nlaman n forfited dw po ung advance nkalipat n kmi at ska p lng nila bnigay ung kontrata… hinayaan q n lng po pero nung ilang bwan n kmi dumating po ung kpatid ng live in partner q bale nkiusap po n dun muna s amin pero before that nkpag abiso n ako n baka mgbabakasyon ung kpatid ng live in ko nung dumating n po nkita nila s cctv ngsalita sila skin so s madaling sabi gusto nila ng additional s upa at s tubig bale 800 ang dinagdag pra wlang mhabang usapan hinayaan ko n lng ngaun po lock down po lahat hnd po ako nkapag handa ng mbayad at sbi nmn po kc ni duterte kya mejo kampante ako pero pgkalipas po ng 2 arw mula nung byaran nagchat po sila ung bayad daw po at nangangailangan dn dw cla o kaya khit kalahati lng dw… hnd ko po cnasagot hangang s sinabi n lng n s katapusan dw po 2 bwan n da po ang babayaran plus ung 1,6 p dw nung s kapatid ng klive in q kya nga po ako ngtyaga kc ayoko mfofited ung down tas ngaun next month gusto p nila more than that ung ibibjgay q tama po b n bayaran po sila ng ganon s totoo lng mhirap po kc pra s akin n mgbyad ng gnon bale 9,900 po kc each month ko….sna po msgot nyo po ako salamat at more power po s inyo…

• Edjolyn alcantara

  Gud pm ask a question lng po about sa gpagpapaupa
  Yung byanan ko my pinapaupahan na commercial 3k po un
  Ngayon pong april hangang katapusan hindi magagamit ng tenant gawa ng covid19 pero ung mga gamit nya ay nandun sa inupahan nyang pwesto
  Ang tanung ko po ay magbabayad pa rin po ba sya ng rent nya kahit hindi nya ginamit pero andun ang kanyng mga gamit at commercial ang inupahan nya
  Tapos itong march may nagamit syang 15 days pero ang pinambayad nyaa ay ung advance nya na 1month my advance pero walang deposit
  Tama po ba un eh hindi pa naman sya aalis
  Salamat po sa saagot

• carl mykel santos

  Hello tanong ko lang po. Nagkaroon po kasi ng argument between me and the landlord. Kasi ngayong krisis ng covid19. Sinisingil nya kami pero wala kaming maibayad dahil no work due to covid19 and syempre walang pera pangbayad pinagbabantaan pa kami na puputulin ang kuryente at tubig namin. Maayos din naman ang pag sagot namin na kung pwede ay bigyan pa kami ng time at may pagka bastos din kasi maningil namamahiya po talaga. Ngayon naman nagtext kami na konting respeto lang sa paniningil ay bigla kami sinugod sa bahay na kami daw ang bawal respeto at ngayon pinapaalis kami. Paano po ba ang dapat gawin salamat po sa sasagot.

• Pelet

  Hi .May unit po akong naparentahan ng agent Ko at gusto Kong malaman if tama poba na bayaran ko ng 1 month rent ang agent/broker every year?At maliban pa dun may kaltas pang monthly ang agency .Sana po matulungan ninyo akong maliwanagan. Salamat po.God Bless

• ferlie serandon

  Hello po ..ganito po kase nag paalam po ako sa landlord namin na lilipat po kami end of March po kaso nagkaroon PO Ng lockdown Hindi PO natuloy . Meron po ako 15k na deposit sa kanya po. Last ko PO na bayad Nung February 25,2020 . Then, Nung extended po Yung lockdown hanngang April po Hindi padin po kami naka Ali’s sa bahay nila po. Tapos bigla po kami pinaalis Nung April 17 ,2020 kinabukasan umalis po agad kami sa bahay nila . 5k po rent ko sa bahay nila . Kinuha Niya na po Yung Susi sakin kaso PO Yung deposit ko po Hindi Niya pa po naibalik sakin. Nung pinaalis po kami may anak PO ako 3 years old binalot ko Lang po anak ko para PO Iwas sa kumakalat na pandemic. Anu po ba dapat gawin para ibalik Niya Yung deposit ko po. Need ko din PO kase crisis ngayon

• Aki Red

  Ako po ay isang tenant dito sa Southbille 3 housing pobalacion muntinlupa city. May hinain po ako sanang idudulog kung sino po ang may nkakaalam kung paano po kme matutulungan. Itatanong ko lang po sana kung yearly po ba dpat pumirma ng kontrata sa isang commercial complex . Ang akin pong business dto ay Pagtitinda ng mga gulay. Ang spce na nirerentahan ko po ay may lawak na 2 1/2 dipa at ang kitid ay isang dipa. Ang binabyaran ko pong kontrata kada taon ay 10,500 .. at itong 10,500 po na ito ay dinidivide nila sa isang buwan at suma nito ay ang aming magiging daily na bayad. Tama po ba iyon? ? Pakisagot oo sana ito agad salamat

• myca majolica concepcion

  ask lang po,paano kapag may sira ang bahay halimbawa po kapag tag ulan may tulo ang bahay na pinarerentahan, tama ba na obligasyon ng render paayos yun tapos ang gagamitin pambayad yung deposit ng tenant? gusto po kasi nila ipaayos salamat.

• Jiel La Glaize

  hello po sana matulungan nyo po ako. I rented a small room po for php3,500 a month. Ngayon po dahil covid di po ako nakapag stay doon kasi lockdown po. for 2 months i stayed in my cousins house. Now my concern po is need po ba talaga na bayaran ko yung 2 months rent kahit wala po ako doon? Actually mga gamit ko lang yung nandoon. Before po pala ma lockdown sinabi ko po sa kanila na aalis na ako doon sa kanila.

• Renz Marion Tolentino

  Nakabili po kmi ng rights palang.. Etong year eh forclosed na sya, my balak papo sna kmi bayaran kya lng mjo nabawasan ang pambyad dhil sa pandemic, ngaun po my nakabili na ng house and lot sa housing, 1mos lang ang bnibigay smin palugit pra makalipat mjo nhrap po kc mhrap ng mangupahan ngaun.. Pde po ba un na bsta nlang kmi mapaalis in 1mos. Ng wla kming mkukuhang
  panimula?

• Edwin Pan

  Hi good day
  I am edwin pan from floodway taytay rizal. May question lang po ako. Nag rerent po ako ng isang room sa isang three story building for more than a year now. May kapit bahay ako na kapatid ko sabay kame nag rent dito magkahiwalay lang ng room. Ngayon ung landlord kase namen nag umpisang maningil ng parking fee ngayon month ng july sa kapatid ko 3k sa kotse and 1500 sa single na motor. Ngayon nag check ako sa agreement wala naman nakalagay na kelangan mag bayad separately para sa parking. May batas po ba about parking fee? Kase ang renta namen ay 3500/month at dahil separate ang parking fee lumalabas na mas malaki pa bayad ng parking kesa sa room. Sana po matulungan nyo kame

• Kim Noval

  the landlord had decided to evict us from his property. we’ve been their tenant for almost years. The only reason was the personal issue of their caretaker and us. They wanted to evict us even if we’re a good payer. They have given us 3 months to live their apartment. We don’t want to live this place, what should we do? Aside from that, they have increased the monthly payment from 2,500 to 3,000 without prior notice to us. What we want is to stay here continue paying for it’s our responsibility, but the landlord wanted us evicted by the end of August. We really don’t know where to find a place to move in because of this pandemic situation. Hope you can help me to have some idea on what to do on my part, with my rights.

• Leo Mendoz Mendoza

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• Leo Mendoz Mendoza

  Sir ah nagpapaupa po ako nang nang stall tindahan.Kaya lang one of my lessee ay inabot po nang ECQ at GCQ.Siya po ay nagbayad nang 1 month advance two months deposit at nagbayad siya nuong feb.9 2020.Pagkatapos po nuon nawala na po siya hanggang nitong august at ayaw niyang sumagot sa email at phone calls and text.puwede ko na po bang paupahan sa iba?

• Steff

  If the tenant wants to close the business due to bankruptcy because of the pandemic today, and wanted to use the 1 month advance and 1 month deposit. But the landlord said to the tenant that those 2 months are for the electric and water bill, which the tenant already paid and clear from bills. Is that legal?? That allowing that tenant to use the 2 months for the rent??

• Anna

  Hello po, sana may makapagbigay ng advice..
  situiation po namin ngaun ..Nangungupahan po kmi ng pwesto, Meron kaming Contract nung May ari 5yrs,
  (march 2019-march 2024) wala kaming binabayaran na rental sa knya kc nakahiram sya sa amin ng 50k so yung naging usapan namin,, ang magiging interest nalang nun e yung dapat na babayaran namin sa knyang rental fee worth 6k (meron pong kasulatan din un na un). Ito po nangyari nagkaroon ng di pagkakaunawaan at sabi sa amin sa txt umalis na daw kami agad kapag nabayaran nya ung inutang nyang 50k. sabi nya ilalaban nya daw yung contract nya na paalisin kmi.. ang sabi ko mag usap kami sa Brgy.
  meron pa rin kaming deposit sa kanya.

  Ang sa amin naman po willing kami umalis pero hindi agad kasi Water Station un hindi madaling makakuha ng pwesto at makapag uninstall at install nun malaking halaga ulit un.

  Ang tanong ko po pwede po ba namin pagbayarin sya ng mga magagastos namin sa paglipat namin kasi naka contract pa kami sa knya e. kung lilipat na kami sa iba. kasi hindi biro ang gastos sa Water Station. pwede po ba un?
  malaking abala po yung ginagawa nya at malaking gastos po talaga.

  Thank you po..

• Zandro Zamora

  Mayroon po akong tenant na matagal na pong expired ang 3 years niyang kontrata ng upa(ang kontratang ito po ay isinagawa at pinirmahan nila ng aking nakatatandang kapatid, dahil ako po noon ay menor de edad pa lamang, pero ako po talaga ang may ari ng property na ito). Sa kadahilanang ako po ay menor de edad pa lamang nang magkapirmahan sila, hindi ko po alam kung ano talagang taon ang tapos ng kontrata, wala din po akong kopya nito. Nang nakausap ko po ang tenant noon, sinabi niya na ngayong taon pa lamang matatapos ang kontrata nila. Ngunit nito lamang Agosto 2020 sa muli naming pag uusap para sa renewal ng kontrata kung saka sakali, ay aking napag alaman mula sa kanya mismo na ang kontrata ay expired na noon pang Setyembre 2019.

  Ngayon po, dahil sa tiwala at pag aakalang ngayon pa lamang darating na Setyembre 2020 matatapos ang kanilang kontrata, hindi na po ako kumuha ng upa nila ng dalawang buwan ( months of July at August) bilang kabayaran sa kanilang dalawang buwang deposito.

  Gusto ko pong gamitin ang aking karapatan bilang may ari, ito ay kasabay na din ng pagkadismaya sa hindi niya pagsasabi sa akin ng totoong taon ng tapos ng kontrata. Ginamit po niya ng isang taon ang aking puwesto ng walang kontrata, kaya naman nagdesisyon akong wag na siyang i-renew. Ang problema po, ay ayaw po niyang umalis sa pwesto sa kadahilanang may pandemya. Wala daw po akong karapatang paalisin siya dahil may pandemya kahit matagal ng expired ang kontrata.

  Ito po ay commercial space, ang nasabing tenant po ay nag uupa para sa kanilang business na gulayan.

  Ano po ang dapat kong gawin? May karapatan po ba akong paalisin sila ngayong buwan mismo? Kung saka sakaling kailangan ko po silang bigyan pa ng palugit, maari po bang bigyan ko sila ng maximum na isang buwan lamang?

• Jasmine Mary Nicole Leyson

  Im a tenant po.. 3 yrs na po ako sa inuupahan ko, wala po kaming contract nung landlord.. 2 months ago nagsabi na ako na aalis na ako, ang sabi nya iconsume ko ang deposit kasi hindi sya magbabalik ng pera… So until sept 18 nalang po ako, last week nagsabi ako sa kanya na aalis na ako ng sept 7, need ko na ng gate pass sa subd. para ilabas mga gamit ko, ang sabi nya need ko muna ipaayos ang mga damage sa bahay nya.. ngayon ayaw nya akong paalisin hanggat hnd napapaayos.. ano po ba pwede kong gawin? Need ko po ba talagang ipaayos yung bahay, or hnd nah?

• Julalee Coloma

  I have rented a commercial space and was asked by the landlord to pay first my deposit which is equivalent to my 6months monthly rental estimately 600k and was also ask to pay to issue a postdated check of 6 MTHS which also amounts to more than 600k but haven’t used the premises yet since day one or first kept month andpaying and I want to discontinue my renting already since until now it’s still pandemic covid 19. Can I get my money back and all the things I placed in the building?

• Jayvee Nieva

  Hi. Ask ko lng po. Kasi po wala na po kami pang bayad sa upa namin kaso Ayaw po kami paaalis ng landlord sa nirerentahan namin dahil daw may kontrata kaming 2years. May karapatan po ba ang landlord namin na pigilan kami umalis dahil may kontrata?

• Jazinda Nigel Salinas

  Ask ko lang po, umuupa po kasi ako ngayon sa isang garahe na ginawang canteen at tindahan. Kasama po ng isang room na tulugan. Nung pinarent po sa akin yung unit noong june 19, 2020. Ang lugar po ay mukang basurahan sa dumi. Kaya naman po ipinagawa ko ang mga dingding at nagpgawa din po ako ng mga lalabo na magagamit namin sa canteen. May roon mo syang isang gibang tindahan na pinapamahayan ng mga ipis. Ito po ay aking pinagiba at nilinis naming mabuti ang lugar.noong nagiba na ang tindahan, sinabihan po akong kailangan kapag kami ay aalis ibalik ang tindahan. Kaso ang bawat parte po ng tindahan ay hindi na po magagamit dahil sa ito ay nabulok na po sa mga tulo ng ulan sa bubong dahil gawa lamang ito sa flywood. Nangungupahan po ako dito ng 21,500 kada buwan. Pero dahil panahon po ng pandemya nung ako ay magstart na magtinda, pinakiusapan ko po ng landlord na kung maariay bawasan ang upa habang mahirap pa ang sitwasyon. Ngaun po na malakas na ang tindahan at canteen, sinabihan po ako kahapon na hanggang february na lamang daw po kami sa tindahan dahil hindi daw po ako marunong makisama sakanila. Dahil as is daw po ang pinapupahan nila, kung may tulo ang bubong at bumabaha, ako daw po ang magpapgawa, kung may lumalabas na burak sa banyo kapg malakas ang ulan ay bawal din ireklamo. Kung may reklamo umalis daw po. Tama po bang paalisin nila akong gayong nakagastos ako ng mahigit 50k sa pagpapagawa ng tindahan at hindi ko pa nababawi ang ginastos ko. Paaalisin nila ako dahil lang sa hindi ako marunong makisama dahil nagrereklamo ako sa mga sira ng kanilang paupahan at siningil ko sila sa utang ng tatay nila? Ano po ang maari kong gawin?

• Toni

  Hi, Maari po bang kunin ng nagpapaupa ang gamit ng kanyang tenant?

  • Toni

    Hello! Bale po yung nangyare sa mother ko nung kasagsagan nung pandemic march 2020 up to June 2020 di po siya nakabayad sa kanyang tinitirhan, ngayon po umabot sa 30k+ ang kanyang kulang kasama ang renta at bills. 5500 ang kanyang monthly na renta, may 3months deposit siya binawas na sa 30k, so mga around 13,500 na lamang. Eh ang ginawa po ng nagpapaupa ay kinuha ang mga gamit ng nanay ko pati yung aircon ko na pinahiram sa mother ko which almost worth 10k+ Damit lamang po binigay ng mayari, walang patawad pati kutsara’t tinidor nilimas din nila. Actually sila na po pala nagalis ng gamit ng nanay ko sa unit at binaba na lang sa parang garahe at dun na pinick-up ng kapatid ko.. Tama po ba yung ginawa nila? Sana may magbigay ng advice maraming salamat po! god bless all

• Bart Montero

  Hi question po base po sa law na ito one reason to kick you out is not paying the total of 3 months of rent. Question if you have contact with the landlor stipulating na pag di ka nakapag bayad ng 1month advance they have the right to kick you out. Does this contact supersede the law? Ung renewal din ng contact binigay more than 30days ng expiration.

• Marj

  Hello po. Ask ko lang po Kung pwde ba kami paalisin sa inuupahan namin dahil lang sa shorterm at sa forfeit. Hindi daw po namin pwede magamit ang deposit dahil shorterm lang daw kami. Magagalit po namin Yun if nag 6months na kami? Ngayon pinapabayaran po samin ang mga utilities na na gamit namin. Pero hindi nmin magagamit ang deposit namin Kaya pinapaalis na kami..meroon po ba kaming karapatan ipag Laban ukol po ditu?

• gemini celestine

  Ask lang po sana ako regarding sa 2 months deposit na iniwan namin sa dati naming inuupahan. Umalis kami ng august 29, 2020 sa inuupahan namin at ipinaiwan nila ang 2 months deposit (10,000) and sabi after 90 days makukuha. Kinocontact namin ngayon ung company pero pinagpapadapasahan nila ko ng kakausapin dahil nagresign na daw ung dating OIC ng building. Ano po ba ang dapat kong sabihin sa kanila para asikasuhin na nila ung pagbabalik samin ng deposit. Lahat po kasi ng mga numbers na binigay nila walang nagrereply sa text or hindi sinasagot mga tawag namin. Yung deposit po gagamitin daw pangbayad sa unpaid bills ng electricity at water. So may matitira pa rin don. Thank you po sa paghelp!

• Yang

  HI just want to ask and hoping someone could help me
  We are planning to lease a lot. ok lang po ba that he wants to have an increment of 5000 every two years? Lot rental is 20k po. and he wants to increase 5k every two years and the term that we want is 10years since magtatayo po kami sa lote.

• Audrey Cornelio

  hello.. ask ko lang po.. nagbigay po ako ng deposit sa paupahan na house.. nun naglinis po ako dun ko po nalaman na need po ng permit ng lipat bahay and non covid clearance ng lhat ng family members. which is pahirapan po kunin sa lugar n tinitirhan ko.. kinausap ko po un may ari n di tutuloy dahil po sa requirements.. kinuha din po agad kinabukasan un susi kc my titingin daw po sa bahay.. ayaw n po ibalik ng may ari un deposit n binigay ko. hindi daw po nila kasalanan n di kame tumuloy naglipat.. my habol pa po ba ako sa deposit na binigay ko?

• Mark Pier

  I am a Tenant. We rented an apartment in a place with only 3 units. We were the first to move in. When we moved in the owner told us that a nice couple had already rented next door and had not moved in yet. A month later they moved in however it was not a couple it was a business. Lottery business to be exact! They filled up the yard with lottery booths and proceeded to work on them. Also they appear to be taking applicants so there are many strangers coming and going applying for a job!?. They leave the security gates wide open constantly. Is there anything we can do? Do not feel safe in this type of environment. I asked the landlord to let us out of the contract we can move elsewhere but he wants to charge us the entire year rent.

• Romar de Velonza

  good pm po .. 4 years n po kmeng nangungupahan dito sa tinitirhan nmeng bahay , wala kameng palya sa kahit saang bayarin .. madami ndn akong naipagawa dito s bahay na ayaw humati ng may ari oh ibawas man lng s upa kagaya ng kwarto at mga cabinet, ngayong buwan ay umalis ako s trabaho para igrab ang oppurtunity ng tesda n tatagal lng ng isang buwan kaya nagsabi ako n gagamitin ko muna ung pondo nmen pambayad sa upa, ngunit ayaw pumayag ng may ari ng bahay at pinapaalis kame dito at sinabing ibabalik nya ung pondo nmen pero ibabawas ung mga bakal n tinanggal n kinabitan ng aircon pati ung mga butas na pinagsabitan ng cabinet … legal po bng paalisin kame dahil lng ayaw ipagamit ung pondo nmen wala kmeng utang kahit piso mulang umupa kame dito … please enlighten me at saan pwedeng lumapit maraming salamat po

• ericka lacanilao

  Hello good afternoon po , meron lang po ako question , 16years na po kming nakatira sa house nmin ngayon pinapaalis po kmi ng may ari ng bahay na walang matibay at magandang dahilan na sobrang babaw ng kanilang dahilan every month kmi nakakapag bayad at minsan advance pa nga . Karapat dapat po ba kming umalis ? Ano po ba ang dapat nming gawin para lang po may idea kmi . Salamat po

• Gordon Lawrence

  i rent a house from my wives brother in law i pay utility bills should the bill not be in my name, as i need proof of billing to buy some things

• Mj

  Hi sir pwde rin po ba humingi ng konting tulong . Nangungupahan po kami dto more than 10years po nung pandemic po binayaran po nmin sila wla po kaming utang ngayon po tinaasan po kami dating 3800 ngayon 5000 na po wla nmn po kaming tubig sa loob ng bahay at nd rin po nawasa ang tubig nmin nd po sila registered sa b.i.r yung resibo pong binibigay is yung sa katayan gusto ko po sana mgreklamo kso po ung my ari masyadong matapang at dhil my mga baril po sila. Nd mn lng kmi kinausap at sa lahat po ng tenant kami lng po ang 5k ung mga katabi nmn 4500 lng po. Nd ko po kc alam kung panu mgfile na kaso sa b.i.r po .

• teacher motie

  Good day po. If your group could provide some guidance on our situation, it would be greatly appreciated.

  We have a two-bedroom residential unit rented out to our tenants for about two or three years without a contract for Php3500 per month. My mother, had someone she trusted to rent out the units so she didn’t bother with contracts. The tenants paid on time but are not very adept at keeping the place in good condition. We are planning to do a complete renovation on the unit this next month, and we talked with the tenant if they could move to a spare unit we have that has already been renovated. After doing some research in the area, we found out that the unit’s rental rate, given the renovation identical to the spare unit, would be worth Php 5000 at least. The tenants prefer to stay in the place because of it’s location, space and that they’ve been “lucky with their income” since moving there.

  Moving forward, we plan to have a contract/house rental agreement after they move back into the unit. We’re not sure if the stipulations on RA 9653 for increases in rental fees apply since, (1) we had no contract signed prior and (2) given the complete renovation of the unit. We were thinking to increase their rental fee gradually once a year by Php 500 until we reach the 5K rate which is in three years time. Would that be reasonable? Please advise us. Thank you.

• Novie Kaye Patungan

  Good Day! Please paki-sagot po agad salamat🥺Ask ko lang po kung tama ba na Paalisin kami within 2months ng mayari ng bahay kahit na sinabi namin na wala pa kaming pera dahil nagkataon extend ng extend ang lockdown kaya walang naiipon at nagtanggalan sa trabaho. Maaari po ba nila kaming paalisin sa October 25 kahit na ang dahilan lamang po ay yung “pagmumura” daw ng mama ko sa apo nila kahit hindi naman talaga minura at matagal na po kase may galit ang hipag nung mayari sa amin kaya po kinampihan nya yung hipag nya. Pero wala naman po silang contract or pirmahan ni mama kung hanggang kailan lang kami. Ang sabi lang po dati ng mayari sa amin na tumira kami hanggang sa magsawa kami tapos ngayon po babaliktad sya dahil lang dun sa sinasabing pagmumura … Nagsimula po ito doon sa hindi pagbabayad nung hipag nya ng Tubig kay mama dahil sa amin po nakakabit ang tubig nung hipag ng mayari… Kaka 5yrs lang po namin doon sa tinitirahang bahay ngayong august…

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    Sinaway lang po ni mama ang apo nila na huwag laruin yung tubig dahil winawagayway nya pataas ang hose at ang pagkasabi lang ni mama ay ” bakit naglalaro ka nanaman ng tubig? Nakakabwiset na ”

    Nung nagpabrgy po sila ang sabi nung bata hindi nya daw narinig yung pagmumura sa kanya , yung ate lang daw nya ang nakarinig. At sinabi nung ate nya sa lupon na ” ano ba yan nakakabwiset na putangina ka ” yan daw ang sinabi ni mama sa kapatid nya … Hindi po kasi pinapakinggan sa brgy namin yung mga testigo kagaya ko , at nung may nakarinig na tinuturuan sila ng tita nila kung ano ang sasabihin …

    Mukhang luto po ang naganap sa brgy dahil hindi po nila tinignan yung video na hawak namin na ang sabi ng may-ari hanggang december or january nalang kami… Dahil itinanggi ng mayari na hindi nya iyon sinabi , ang sabi ng lupon ay bawal daw yung video… Please paki sagot naman po para sa hustisya ng katotohanan🥺🙏

• Ria Herrera

  I wanted to ask i have been renting for less than a year, i always pay on time or advance. Last month there was an issue with the online bank and the payment posted after 48 hrs after resolving the issue. The owner is jow charging me 2200 because her check bounced and another 798 for another check that bounced because she said she doent have available balance on her checking account because she was expecting my payment. I still have the 1 month advance and 2 months deposit and my payment was delayed for 48 hrs only and it was never stipulated in our contract for any penalties regarding delay of payments. Is this legal for her to charge all these because of 1 delay in payment?

• Keevin Jaeger Jersey

  Hi po, ask ko lang if legql po ba na mag ask ang landlord ng 2 months advance? 6 months na ho kami nangungupahan. Ngayon po ay pinipilit kami magbayad ng advance para sa month ng November at December 2021…

  Bale, Commercial po yung unit…

  Thanks…

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• Emy Pangilinan

  Hello po. May ilalapit po sana ako sa inyo at hihingi ng advice. Meron po kasi paupahan ang tita namin pero sya ngayon ay nasa Amerika na po. Ngayon po 6 na taon na pong hindi nagbabayad ang naupa sa bahay at halos yun magandang bahay ay nagmukhang sira na po sa tagal nilang nanirahan at hindi nagbabayad. Ngayon po, ako po ay inauthorize ng tita ko dito sa Maynila upang asikasuhin na ang kanyang pinapaupahan, binigyan po ako ng SPA para lakarin ang kanyang reklamo at humingi ng tulong sa brgy na tulungan kaming mapaalis ang naupa pero bibigyan namin sila ng palugit na 1 o 2 buwan para makaalis. Hindi po kami tinanggap sa barangay at tinulungan dahil wala daw po kaming karapatan magreklamo at magpaalis ng tenant kahit pa hindi nagbbyad ng 6 na taon dahil wala naman ang tunay na may-ari sa Pilipinas. Hindi po nila tinatanggap ang Authorization or SPA.

• Katrina Perez

  Paano po ang nangyari sa amin is this. We are renting and updating the payment kahit late kami ng days or weeks kasi di tugma sahod ko sa specific date ng bayaran ng bahay. Then yong may ari po want kami paalisin this 27 of June pero kinuha niya last month payment namin. Then we have a deposit of 1 month advance and 1 month deposit. Then di na po ako nasagot as text niya pinapadaan nya ang letter or message sa pinsan niya. Ano po pwedeng gawin. Kasi want sana din namin lumipat na lang para remove ang burden both parties kaso hirap makahanap ng that latter time frame and money to initiate the new deposit and advance sa bahay. If ever sana ibalik niya na lang deposit and advanced papayag kami, ksi updated naman ang bills ng bahay. Meron kasi dito twice na pumunta to check ang bahay ‘Narininig ko pa nong isang babae na andyan pa pala sila may nakatira pa”. Pero doon na ako nagduda kasi twice to see the house kahit andito pa kami. Una pnapasok sya ng partner ko ksi tulog ako graveyard work ko. Then pangalawa ako mismo nakaharap nila. Sinabe ko pa na ako naka rent dito sino nagsabi sa inyo. Sabi nanay raw po ng may ari ng bahay. Kaya di ko din iniisip yon pero parang nagpaphiwatig na sila lagi sa text at pursuing dami niya na kondisyonis.

• Fatima Poot

  Hello, we rented a house amounting to 12k per month. So may co lesse payed 14k and i payed for the 10k total of 24k for the 1 month adv. 1 month depo. Now our contract will end on Aug 2022. Sadly they put my remianing things in the garage since i no longer stay there. Can i still get my advance payment? Since i still pay my rent for the month of july.

• Adhiee Asanulla

  Hi po. I have a concern. My family have been renting for 1 year and 4 months now as of July 2022. Due dat po namin is every 27th of the month, then yung terms po is 1 month advance and 1 month deposit. Then here is the thing po, yung deposit po is nagamit namin for sa June 27 2021 pero after nun po is continuos na kami nag babayad, but then for emergency reason nung last October 2021 ginamit na nmin po ang advance namin so it means wala na ang 1 month advance and 1 month deposit kasi na consume na nmin and yung deposit di na narefund namin, so we agreed na mag babayad until the end of our stay. So this July 2022 po we decide na aalis na, then sabi ng may ari ng bahay is may babayaran pa raw po kami na 1 month? How come po? And if ever meron, for what po yung babayaran namin? where in continous po kami nag babayad at walang skip po yung bayad namin maliban don sa 2 buwan na hndi namin nabayaran at ginamit na lang yung deposit and advance. please enlightened me po. I’m confused.

• Mariel

  Tanong lang po sa pagpapaalis ng nakatira dahil ipapagamit na lang sa kamaganak ang nirerentahang room. Walang contract, walang advance at 2 months deposit yung pinatira in good faith. Kailangan pa ba magbigay ang landlord ng 3 months notice pero willing naman magbigay ng 45 days notice para makalipat ang tenant? Sa notice 3 month or 45 days, hindi na ba talaga magbabayad ang tenant sa landlord ng monthly rent? Pasagot naman po para maliwanagan ang both sides. Maraming salamat in advance.

• disqus_q4MuV1G5uc

  Hello po, we have a tenant who’s been with us for 17 years. So for that 17 years, we don’t have a written contract but now we decided to give them a yearly contract. so let’s say that contract expires, and we change the amount of rent and they would disagree and not sign the new contract, are we allowed to have them evicted?

  Also, all unit is less than 250k per annual. Are we required to pay tax? Thank you!

• leanneyog21

  Hi may I ask ask for an advise. regarding my security deposit. It was stated in the contract of lease that the 2months security deposit will be returned to lessee after the deduction of damages, etc. Now, I am planning to transfer and notified my lessor but he said that the 2 months deposit cannot be returned but instead is consumable. I am already ready to transfer 1 month later and of no intention to extend my stay so I really want to get my deposit. Can you give me advice what to do. thanks

• leanneyog21

  Hi may I ask ask for an advise. regarding my security deposit. It was stated in the contract of lease that the 2months security deposit will be returned to lessee after the deduction of damages, etc. Now, I am planning to transfer and notified my lessor but he said that the 2 months deposit cannot be returned but instead is consumable. I am already ready to transfer 1 month later and of no intention to extend my stay so I really want to get my deposit. Can you give me advice what to do. thanks

• Rofel Anne Morales Alejo

  Hello po. Sa rerentahan namin nagbayad kami ng advance and deposit. At february 1 palang po kami mag uumpisa. Kaso sabi ng may ari magbabayad muna kami ng monthly rent namin bago makalipat. Ang mangyayari niyan iba pa yung advance and deposit at bago namin magamit ung lugar mag uumpisa na kami ng monthly payment. Tama po ba ito?

• Mica Mica

  Hi.. Ask ko lang po pinipilit na kame paalisin ng owner ng inuupahan sa february 15, nanghingi ako ng palugit na kahit hanggang feb 28 katapusan pa kasi pera namin. Then etong january ginamit namin yung advance namin kaya hindi na kame nagbayad ng bahay , so this feb lang kame hindi makakabayad pero pinipilit nila na 15 days lang daw maililibre nila samin sa pagstay namin and the rest days bayaran daw namin per day sabi ko maghahanap nga po kame pera panglipat edi kung magababayad pa kame per day magagalaw lang pera mababawasan lalo kame kukulangin sa pambayad sa new uupahan. Pwede ba talaga kame pilitin paalisin? Dahilan nila maingay kasi mga bata at nakakadistorbo sa mga ibang umuupa,ok naintindihan namin sila pero 1month lang hinihingi kong palugit itong february lang ayaw nila kame pagbigyan hanggang 28 gusto 15 talaga🥺 lang daw free stay mabibigay nila.hindi na daw nila problema yung rest. Please help anu po gagawin😭

• rio salas

  hello po. nagrrent po kami dito sa cavite. 4,000php per month po. but suddenly nagtaas po ng 5,000 kasi daw po tumaas daw ang propert tax. is that valid po? tpos pag nalate daw po ng bayad sa rent. may penalty. kung 5000 divided by 30 days. so bale 166 per day and penalty pag lumagpas sa due date ang bayad sa rent.. may magagawa po ba kami about this?

• Karl Osorio

  Good day!

  I would like to ask about what actions can I take for a bit abusive Landlords? The story goes like this – their building has a bar on top and Studio Type Apartments from the 10th floor I think going down to the 2nd floor, and they make tenants sign an annual contract stating the Annual Increase of the lease which is I think 25% (from 6K to 7.5K). Juat a month ago, me and my family decided to let go of the apartment and transfer to a new and cheaper one.

  So I asked the Admin Office if we could bring out our things for it to be transferred to our new home, and so they said “Yes it’s fine, but make sure to come back for the Moveout Papers” (which has damage fees to be paid for). And so I told the Admin if I can start paying it now, and the Admin told me “Yes” and that they could just prorate the rent. So I said, “Okay”.

  But a week later the Admin changed their statement, asking me to wait for the bills instead before they could make me sign papers for the moveout (be advised that my things have already transported to our new as of this moment). With them making me wait for the bills left my rent amount not prorated anymore regardless if I don’t live their anymore or not. So NGAYON LUMOBO ANG MGA BABAYARAN NAMIN KAHIT NAMAN SANA EH PRORATED, KAYA KAMI MAAGA UMALIS PARA SANA MALIIT NALANG ANG BABAYARAN NAMIN. PINAG-KUPALAN PA NG ADMIN. The Admin Personnel stalled for 1 week leaving me be stalling as well on the next few weeks due to the fact that the charges are not prorated anymore as per the first time we made a discussion about it, pinaglo-loko nila ang mga tenant nila. Yung isang Engineer umalis after 2 months lang sa pag-start ng rent. Putchang 6K a month na renta para sa 8sqm. na Studio Type Apartment plus 25% Annual Increase ampota.

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• mark anthony

  hello po ask ko lang po. what if po wala kaming contract all verbal agreement lang po. ngaun po nawalan ako ng work and sabi ko po sa may ari is aalis na po ako gawa nang wala na po akong maibabayad sa renta. yung mga natirang balanse ko po is babayadan ko na lamang po. ngaun ang gusto po ng may ari is icharge ako sa mga araw kahit umalis na kame habang di pa nababayadan ung balanse sa utilities. sabi ko naman po is lalo akong di makakbayad gawa nang tatakbo pa ang upa. may karapatan po ba syang gawin iyon? salamat po sasagot

• Jennifer Dela Torre

  Hello, I hope you can answer my question. We had 11 rooms we used to rent out, but the building was recently sold. The new owner demands to collect the deposit fees of the tenants. What should we do? I don’t want to give them the deposit since we collected that years before the building was sold.

• Den Lana

  Can my landlord increase my rent for the unit and parking effective immediately? Is that even legal?

• tsuyatsuyafan

  Pano kung parang constructive dismissal na ginamit ang kapitbahay nyo para mapilitan kayong umalis? Ganon ang nangyari sa’min.

• DrakkeN

  Hello Gusto ko lang din pong maliwanagan. Im a renter. Nag babayad po kami ng maayos walang palya almost 5 years na po kaming nag rerent. Tapos bigla nag remind ang landlord na papaalisin kami sa bahay kasi daw papatirhan ng Mama niya. don sa pace namin. pero may bahay naman silang malaki don sa unahan banda. PWede ba yun na pa alisin nalang kami ng basta basta kasi gagamitin nila yung unit? kahit may bahay naman sila na malaki pa sa unit namin at maging vacant yung bahay nila kung e tutuloy yung pag papatira ng mother niya sa unit na ni rentahan ko. Please advice.

• Fatima Anna Co

  Weve been renting the land only for 78 years now, kami po kasi nagpatayo ng structure kasi land lng po nirerent namin yun po kasi yung verbal agreement ng mga lolos namin before, so kami din po nagbabayad ng tax nung bahay, and now they’re planning to demolish the house and build it as commercial na. Ask ko po sana ano po ang right namin as tenant? Can we recieve any rightful amount? And gaano po katagal ang palugit na dapat ibigay samin before we evacuate? Sana po may sumagot. Thank you in advance