Bonds on Rentals

[Leap]

Hello,

My Australian friend has been renting a room and has recently been asked to leave. He is renting the apartment himself and illegally renting out his spare rooms to foreigners. She is a considerate room-mate and I cannot see that a valid reason for there to be grounds for her to be asked leave. I think the man is stressed and seems to acting irrationally. We our concerned now if he is being irrational now then perhaps he might also act similarly when it comes time for her to claim her bond back. Can anyone offer advice on her legal rights in relation to the bond in the case that a dispute arises? And if not advice on authorities that can be contacted?

Thanks!

 

[French jurist]

If I get it right, your friend is a girl who is renting a room from a guy (who rents his spare rooms).

To make it simple : why not being refunded from the deposit (bond ?) when she leaves (damn, how smart I am to find such good advices ;-p )?

 

[elhombresinnombre]

IKID but I'm finding your question very hard to parse. Maybe others can see exactly what you are getting at but, just in case they are as dumb as me, could you perhaps rewrite it with landlord/tenant/subtenant in all the right places so we can see what's going on?

 

[PabloAriel]

As its being illegaly rented, I don't think there is anything she can do.

 

[sesamosinsal]

Does she have any documentation (e.g., receipt) that a deposit was paid? Any e-mail exchanges that indicate a deposit would have to be paid to move in?

If he's renting the apartment out to people without the landlords permission, this would likely be a violation of his contract. He's also probably forgotten to notify the AFIP (Administracion Federal de Ingresos Publicos, Argentina's tax authority).

If I were the tenant, I would find out what his DNI is and who owns the apartment. If he doesn't return the deposit, tell him that you will be notifying his landlord and the AFIP.

 

[TrevorCito]

If the owner ends up not repaying the bond and assuming she has the right to claim it back can I suggest that you forget lawyers but solve the problem the Argentine way?

Some or all of the following have been suggested as solutions to similar problems in other threads: involve Afip, give the keys to a cartonero family, don't leave but say you are leaving very soon, bring in the police, have a friend film it all, make it very public, find out who the real owners are from the porter and threaten to notify them. Generally speaking these types are cowards and will fold at the hint of publicity.

 

[wreReynolds]

I no longer have the card, but there is a service here in BA that helps foreigners with problems like these.But,there is a tourist police station downtown and they may have some advice or know about this service. But I'm unclear why this sub-let would be illegal.Are you legal - i.e. have you over stayed your visa? If you have,then no one will help you.
Good luck, I've terrible problems with local landlords.