Recently, I handled a case involving a lease dispute over“small-property-right housing”. The tenant wishes to retain me for an appeal in the second trial after losing the initial trial. The tenant had rented several storefronts from the landlord. The lease agreement specifically stipulated the compensation amount payable to the tenant if the landlord terminated the contract early. Later, a dispute arose, and the tenant sued the landlord. The court ultimately ruled the contract invalid because the property was classified as a small-property-right house. Such properties lack legal property certificates and are typically illegal structures. Under Chinese law, these small-property-right houses cannot be leased. Even if a lease agreement is signed, it is invalid. The consequence of this invalidity is that any breach-of-contract clauses within the agreement are also null and void. However, the tenant still had to pay occupancy fees for the actual period of using the property, based on the rent stipulated in the contract. This outcome was highly disadvantageous to the plaintiff. In fact, he made a critical mistake: when signing the contract, he failed to require the landlord to prove the property had a valid legal title deed and did not hire a lawyer to investigate the property’s ownership status. I am Attorney Lyu from Huhehaote. If you have any legal questions, feel free to contact me. If you like my videos, please give them a thumbs up, subscribe, and save them.
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