Last month, I had the unfortunate event of renting a fully furnished apratment from a Chinese-Malaysian man called Mr. Fong. He lists apartments on iproperty, propwall, and other Malaysian property sites. His phone number, viber, and whatsapp is +60 17-948 1299.
During walk through, the apartment seemed OK. It smelled like mothballs since there was a packet of mothballs visible in the bathroom counter. The apartment smelled like standing water as there was a puddle in the bathroom as well.
Fong tells me kitchen is fully furnished and there's no things to see there and I should look around the apartment to see if anything else is needed, as it is fully furnished. Everything looked OK so I signed the contract.
Once I moved in, I through out the mothballs. What did you know, the puddle is from a leak and you can't clean it up. I called him to fix that. The puddle also results in the bathroom smelling like standing water and, no matter how long the windows were open, the smell doesn't go away.
The kitchen was *not* fully furnished. He told me to look elsewhere as a distraction. There was only 2 forks for a "fully furnished" kitchen.
During the first night there, I woke up to cockroaches walking over me. It had a huge infestation. Fong says its because of the neighbors and that they come from some other apartment. I asked the neighbors and they report no problems.
Now, here's the fucked up part. I inspected the cabinets and found that the whole top panel of the lower cabinets (you can't see it unless you specifically look down there w/ a flashlight) is all damaged with mold. There's a crack in the countertop that lets moisture seep in.
I told him about this and he says its OK. My ass. I asked him if its illegal to rent out a mold infested apartment in Malaysia. He told me my western standards were too high.
I then asked around and found a guy who works for the prime minister's son. What do you know. It is illegal. This guy informed me on my rights in Malaysia and I got out of the contract within a week.
Now, is there anything I can do about Fong? I only know his last name and his phone number.
During walk through, the apartment seemed OK. It smelled like mothballs since there was a packet of mothballs visible in the bathroom counter. The apartment smelled like standing water as there was a puddle in the bathroom as well.
Fong tells me kitchen is fully furnished and there's no things to see there and I should look around the apartment to see if anything else is needed, as it is fully furnished. Everything looked OK so I signed the contract.
Once I moved in, I through out the mothballs. What did you know, the puddle is from a leak and you can't clean it up. I called him to fix that. The puddle also results in the bathroom smelling like standing water and, no matter how long the windows were open, the smell doesn't go away.
The kitchen was *not* fully furnished. He told me to look elsewhere as a distraction. There was only 2 forks for a "fully furnished" kitchen.
During the first night there, I woke up to cockroaches walking over me. It had a huge infestation. Fong says its because of the neighbors and that they come from some other apartment. I asked the neighbors and they report no problems.
Now, here's the fucked up part. I inspected the cabinets and found that the whole top panel of the lower cabinets (you can't see it unless you specifically look down there w/ a flashlight) is all damaged with mold. There's a crack in the countertop that lets moisture seep in.
I told him about this and he says its OK. My ass. I asked him if its illegal to rent out a mold infested apartment in Malaysia. He told me my western standards were too high.
I then asked around and found a guy who works for the prime minister's son. What do you know. It is illegal. This guy informed me on my rights in Malaysia and I got out of the contract within a week.
Now, is there anything I can do about Fong? I only know his last name and his phone number.
