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I'm from the midwest US. Exact laws vary by city etc., but in the city I'm from rent control is in effect so that people cannot be taken advantage of by artificially inflated rent, and also as legal responsibility. As said previously, the main owners can still charge whatever they like, but the reas...

Why are all your posts/responses just filled with insults? I expect a moderator to be more than a troll. The other commenters in this thread may still disagree with me, but are able to keep it respectful .

Of course it is immoral (and legally wrong) to deliver less goods or lower quality than was agreed upon. But what does that have to do with your rental case? I suppose the landlord did not tell you how much he pays, but even if you specifically asked and he gave you wrong information I don't see ho...

It's all about money here. If you want morals, try a convent or monastery. It is your suggestion that morals are not the concern. The point is whether the goods (in this case a room) which are provided is the same as what was offered. You are right that I was perhaps naive to expect that there is s...

Haha... I know no one likes to think what they do is immoral, but your previous compatriot said it themselves... it's about money not morals... and morality is apparently of no concern. More to the point on your comment though -- it's not immoral to try to make a profit. That is indeed the corner-st...

An interesting point, and well said... I guess in some ways I just wish that this had been clear and honest in the beginning instead of me finding out a few months in. If it's someone's business to manage apartments and take care of upkeep etc., I have no problem with them trying to make a profit......

Perhaps "sour grapes", but where I'm from this is illegal - and taking advantage of people is considered immoral, not just "oh, I wish I had done it first" Although you chose to ignore the actual questions, I suppose that's an answer: here it is legal to do these things and apparently considered som...

I am in a rental situation that seems unusual and, in my home country, illegal.. but I am not sure what is the law here in SG, so maybe it is actually ok. The situation: A main tenant has rented a landed house, and as far as I know legally obtained the right to sublet rooms in the house to the other...