Can I rent a house for free during the epidemic?

Rent can be reduced or exempted during the epidemic, which needs specific analysis:

First, if the epidemic causes the lease contract to be unable to be fulfilled, such as shops operating on the street, the government requires them not to open their doors for business, and tenants can advocate rent reduction or rent-free.

Second, if the house can be used during the epidemic, but the income is greatly damaged due to the epidemic, the rent can be appropriately reduced according to the principle of fairness.

Third, if tenants are still living in isolation because of epidemic prevention and control requirements, the idea of rent reduction and exemption generally cannot be established.

The rent of a house lease contract shall be calculated in the way agreed by the parties to the lease contract. If the lessee fails to pay the rent without justifiable reasons, the lessor may require the lessee to pay within a reasonable period of time; If the lessee fails to pay within the time limit, the lessor may terminate the contract.

The basic elements involved in rent calculation include: interest rate, lease principal, number of lease periods and rent calculation method. In principle, the rental payment date agreed in the contract is the rental payment date.

Matters needing attention in renting a house

1. Pay attention to the personal situation of the landlord when renting a house: when renting a house, the renter should carefully check the personal situation of the landlord: the landlord himself, the real estate license and the ID card, and entrust the renting house with a power of attorney, real estate license, ID card or a copy of the client. If there is no real estate license, there must be a purchase contract. If there is a sublease, there must be a lease contract and related property certificate to avoid legal disputes.

2, rental housing should pay attention to the precautions of paying the deposit: the lessee evades paying the deposit, once the lessee pays the deposit, it is very passive, and the request may not be written into the rental contract. If the homeowner asks for a deposit, please also check the above documents. Generally, the deposit should not exceed 20% of the monthly rent, and there should be a receipt.

3. When renting a house, pay attention to the damage of the house and write it into the contract: the lessee should carefully write the damage of the house facilities into the contract to prevent the intermediary from deducting money when collecting the house.

4. Pay attention to the custody of the receipt deposit when renting a house: the lessee must remember not to lose the deposit certificate or hand it over to the intermediary company.

5. When renting a house, pay attention to writing the property miscellaneous fees into the contract: both parties to the lease have reached an agreement. In addition to signing a formal House Lease Contract, the settlement and commitment of related expenses such as equipment, water, electricity, coal, gas, cable TV, telephone and property maintenance fund in the house during the lease period should also be clearly written in detail and kept as an annex to the contract, so as not to bring unnecessary troubles to themselves.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Article seven hundred and twenty-one

The lessee shall pay the rent within the agreed time limit. If the time limit for paying the rent is not stipulated or clearly stipulated and cannot be determined according to the provisions of Article 510 of this Law, if the lease period is less than one year, it shall be paid at the expiration of the lease period; If the lease term exceeds one year, it will be paid annually; if the remaining term is less than one year, it will be paid at the expiration of the lease term.

Article 722

If the lessee fails to pay or delays in paying the rent without justifiable reasons, the lessor may require the lessee to pay within a reasonable period of time; If the lessee fails to pay within the time limit, the lessor may terminate the contract.

Article seven hundred and twenty-three

If the lessee is unable to use or benefit from the lease item due to the claim of a third party, the lessee may request to reduce the rent or not pay the rent.