What are the precautions for finding an intermediary to rent a house?

Nowadays, renting a house in a big city has become a concern of many people. Many fresh graduates or migrant workers will choose to rent a house. Now most people rent houses through intermediaries. What should I pay attention to when renting a house through an intermediary? 1. Certificate confirmation: the real estate license and ID card need to be checked. (If you are looking for an intermediary, you need to look at the business license, tax registration certificate and qualification certificate issued by the Municipal Housing Authority approved by the intermediary industry and commerce department. ), check the real estate license and sign a formal contract. Only a house with real estate license is eligible to sign a formal lease contract. General intermediary screening will check the qualifications of the landlord. However, it is difficult to guarantee the legitimate rights and interests of tenants because it is impossible to provide real estate license and the property owner is unknown. 2. Terminate the contract early. If, during the contract period, due to changes in work and life, the rental location may change, the renter must agree in the contract. If the contract needs to be terminated in advance due to job transfer and other reasons, the owner shall refund the deposit and safeguard his own rights and interests. If liquidated damages are agreed, try to negotiate with the intermediary and pay less. 3. Handover of water, electricity, gas and other expenses. Some landlords may have extra bills outstanding. The lessor shall pay water, electricity, heating, gas (natural gas) and other expenses before renting the house. Ask if there is any extra charge for the use of furniture, electrical appliances and other facilities in the house, and who will bear the maintenance costs. Ask about water, electricity, gas, furniture, household appliances, property fees, sanitation fees, cable TV fees (some unnecessary things are not needed, because homeowners usually want your deposit), broadband fees, etc. Generally, renters have to pay property fees and sanitation fees. 4. In the maintenance contract, it should be clear who is responsible for the maintenance of the equipment and who will pay the maintenance expenses. For example, the faucet is broken, the light bulb is broken, the air conditioner is broken, and some things will age and be damaged over time during use. Whose maintenance fee is it? Pay attention to refrigerator air conditioning, there will be fluoride problems. If it is pure fluoride, the owner is responsible for the non-human leakage of fluoride. Who will bear the maintenance costs if there are problems or natural aging of housing facilities? Check the items in the room, be sure to write down the items provided by the landlord to see if there are any necessary daily necessities: refrigerator, washing machine, air conditioner, etc. Check whether everything can be used normally, all kinds of electrical appliances, water heaters, heating, gas, sockets, toilets, baths, faucets, cookers, range hoods, sewage, doors and windows, beds, lamps, etc. , to avoid disputes. Don't keep things that are expensive if you don't need them. Check whether the toilet leaks, whether the shower nozzle is strong enough, whether the hot water can be pumped out, whether the toilet door is damaged, whether the water pipe leaks everywhere, and whether the roof leaks (if you want to know whether the water pipe leaks, you can see whether there is scale around the water pipe and whether the water is yellow). Check the doors and locks of each room and furniture, whether the floor and corners of the room are damaged, and whether the furniture is damaged. Record the old and new degree of all items and whether they are damaged. Note: All equipment, furniture and articles should be written in the contract, usually attached to the end of the contract. Sign the contract after counting the items in the house. 6. Matters needing attention and contract (1) should be signed. It should be stated in the contract that man-made damage should be compensated, and aging of electrical appliances should not be compensated. (2) When signing the contract, check the copy of the real estate license and the copy of the ID card of the person with the name on the real estate license, or the power of attorney. Most importantly, we must pay attention to whether the intermediary company has signed the House Leasing Agency Contract with the original landlord, and whether there is a clause in the contract that the original landlord allows the intermediary to handle the house leasing procedures and collect rent. Because it is possible that the intermediary just rented out the house and did not inform the original landlord to sublet it at a premium. Once the original landlord found that the house had been sublet without his prior knowledge, he would definitely ask for it back. In this way, the rental contract signed by the consumer and the intermediary becomes invalid, and the consumer can only move first and then pursue the responsibility of the intermediary. (3) Finally, we should pay attention to the contract terms and liabilities for breach of contract between the intermediary and the original landlord, so as to refer to these terms when signing a contract with the intermediary. First, overtime lease can be effectively avoided. Second, you can get the liquidated damages that the original landlord should get when he defaults to recover the house, so as not to bear more unnecessary losses. (4) When signing a contract, three parties shall sign it and the intermediary shall seal it. In short, you must think twice before renting a house. When looking at a house, you must think clearly, whether it is good or not, and make more comparisons. Intermediaries are very dark and want to get more money from you. Don't be fooled by them. They are eager to pay the deposit and sign the contract in a hurry. Again, remember never to put your money into someone else's pocket in a hurry. I'll regret it then.