We are renting an apartment in Caloocan City since Oct 2008 at P5500/month. We gave our lessor 1 month advance and 2 mos deposit. Last May 2011 I spoke to my lessor and advice him that we’ll be transferring and was asking how do we go about it. I asked him if we can move out by May 31 since my new contract for the new apartment will start June 01, 2011. He told me that we have to consume our 1 month deposit covering May 16, 2011 to June 15, 2011 and the remaining 1 month will be given after all deductions were made like utility bills. I agreed even to his terms.

We moved-in to our new apartment last June 01, 2011 even though technically speaking we paid our former apartment until June 15, 2011.

Last Saturday June 04, 2011 I went back to our old apartment to get our remaining things and met our lessor. He demanded me to get all our things out, vacant the unit and hand over the keys to him immediately and that he will have the unit fixed/repaired for the new tenant.

I told him that I will surrender the unit June 15 since I paid the unit until such time. He again demanded that I surrender the unit to him since we are no longer staying on the said unit. Again I told him that since we paid the unit until June 15, 2011 it’s our prerogative if we want to stay there or not.

He cursed and shouted at me saying “PI” tineknikal mo ko, piniperwisyo mo ko, “PI” ka, gusto mo pa-barangay kita (the lessor happened to be the barangay secretary). He even asked me for a fist fight and told me “gusto hambalusin kita dyan”. I then replied “sige subukan mo”.

During the said commotion he was shouting that caught the attention of his eldest son and went to see what’s going on.

Since the conversation is going no where and that he did not want to follow our agreement, I just told him that what I will do is get all our things our and once everything is done I will give him the keys.

After that they left and soon after his eldest son came back and he was sorry for his father’s attitude, that he understands me and that he knows we spent money fixing the unit since it is dilapidated before we move-in.

My question is this, Do the lessor have the right to demand us to surrender the unit earlier than agreed even though we paid him although we are not using it.

Thank you very much.

Best regards,

my concerns are:
i payed the rent without showing me the house nakita ko lang labas tapos bago pa ko magbayad at pumunta sa may ari they dont tell me na may contracts na pipirmahan so when i went there i am so dissapointed at parang walang choice kasi the they after tapos na due ko sa pinanggalingan namin room the reason why we move out kasi dumating mga kapatid ko galing province and planned to work here so we need bigger space kasi room lang talaga pinanggalinangan namin at plywood lang yun floor namin takot naman kami bumagsak. wala po ako naging problem sa dati ko landlord at never po ako nag delayed sa any payment sa bait ng dati ko landlord nahiya naman kami mag extend sakto po yun pera namin the date na pumunta ako sa sa landlord ko ngayon so everytrhing was a rush at parang i dont have a choice just to get the house where we are right now at napilitan ako pumirma kasi requirement daw yun pero may naging verbal agreement nga kami. when we move here we expect na maayos lilipatan namin kasi malaki to our dissapointment the house worth 5k at navotas and residential area po sa main door palang walang security lock or any king of lock sa grill gate meron naman then butas butas po yun pinto na parang winarak yun dati lock di nalang kami nakakibo andun na kami. more worst nung umulan na di pa kalakasan bigla po may mga tulo sa sala, kwaro, cr at ang kusina nagmukang sapa dahil yun tubo na agusan ng tubig nasa loob ng kusina at butas pa. and most worst ang mga tulo sa mga connection ng electrical wiring na tanging elictrical tape lang ang panagga sa tulo. i tried to remedy by putting some vulca seal pero di tumalab ang ceiling po namin ay semento at wala po second floor. sinabi ko po sa landlord yun concerns ko na yun. di lang po sya kumibo in my dismay ramdam ko na po na wala po sya balak paayos to.pasalamat nalang po kami di nagtuloy tuloy ulan. pero takot po kami kasi baka mag spark at maging cause pa ng sunog yun mga tulo sa wiring na nabanggit ko rin sa landlord pero deadma lang kaya nagpasama nalang ako sa taas to check what was the problem napakalaki po pala ng remedyo gagawin kaya di ko rin nagawa kasi mukang malaki gastos ko. 2socks of cement, tubo, at bubong para sa kusina kasi yun lang may bubong kasi mukang nilagay yun for extension, i believe this is not a minor remedy anymore but the landlord keep on ignoring. at nasusungitan laang ako so sabi ko bahala na nga. then yun katabi ko bahay na pag aari rin nila ay umalis dahil sa twice na sila pinasok ng magnanakaw maswerte sila di sila nagising that time o baka napanu sila the reason bakit sila napasok yun bintana walang safety locks at yun kawit ng pinto sa loob naaabot ng nanloob. wala sila pinirmahan kontrata kaya nakaalis sila sa takot na baka mapanu dahil dalawa lang sila babae nakatira at may isang bata. binilin po sa akin nun umalis na di nya na nakuha yun deposit nya at sabi raw ng landlord sya na raw magbabayd dahil iisa lang meter namin ng ilaw at tubig and ten days palang po kami the day na ddumating yun mga bills. kaya sinagot na nung umalis at ako sa tubig. napaisip ako na lumipat sa inalisan ng dati umupa kasi mas madali maglagay ng locks at screens for the safety kesa magkumpuni ng ceiling at tubo kaya nag text ako sa may ari na lilipat nalang ako so wala response tapos nagpunta sya personaly sa bahay saglit at binanggit ko ulit na lipat ako tumingin lang sya sa akin kaya di ako sure sa sagot nya then kinabukasan may sumilip sa inuupahan ko sabi tinawagan daw sila landlord mababakanti daw yun amin at lilipat kai dito sa kabila so i assume na ok na at iisip ko na baka bigla sila magkabayaran andun pa kami kaya naghakot ako. then one time nagulat ako 10pm just yesterday pumunta sila sa nilipatan namin na katabi lang ng pinanggalingan namiin to confront me bakit daw ako lumipat may pinirmahan daw kami contract magkita daw kami sa husgado yun po bungad sa kin kaya sumagot na po ako pero banayad naman i never raise my voice to them sila lang sumisigaw mag asawa nangatwiran ako base sa nasabi ko na. tapos sabi ko sige po sa husgado tayo magkita kayo din po may hindi sinunod sa contract kaya malakas loob ko sumagot kasi yun safety namin ang pinanghahawakan ko na di nila pinapansin noon pa man. palagay nyo po anu po laban ko kasi sabi po ng mga kapitbahay lahat day po ng tumira dito nakaaway na at nagka demandahan daw may isa pa na hinahanap sya kasi di rin binigay yun deposit nila. di po ba 1 sided yun contract namin at in favor lang po sa may ari ang nakasaad? panu naman po rights namin kung lahat po kami papabayaan nalang namin yun deposit malaking halaga po sa amin ang 5k bilang nag ambag ambag para mabuo yun.. pls badly needed an answer kung anu po ba pede ko gawin. umaasa po ako sa inyong sagot at napakalaking pagpapasalamat po in advance. god bless po at sana matulungan nyo po mga katulad kong naghahanap nga sagot

aja!!!!

i look forward to your response, thanks and more power….