Making tenants move out before their lease expires is one of the most common scams here in Yunnan. Especially for foreigners who always do some repairs in the house before moving in.

Here are some preventative measures I have learned over the years as this has happened to me 3 times in the past 10 years.

1 - Tell the landllord to give you a bankbook for the elect, water and gas so you don't have to worry about going to each office to pay the bill every 2 months. This will ensure you are not stuck with any old bills from previous tenants. I was once told I had to pay the 600 RMB water bill before we moved in. Haha.

2 - Since you must give a copy of your passport then you should be able to get a copy of their ID card. Also, get a copy of their Redbook - Fang Chan Zheng - 房产证. Make sure the ID card matches the name on the redbook. Many relatives do this for the owner. You want the person who has ultimate responsibility not some relative who is acting as an agent.

3 - Finally, ask the real estate agent to write in an additional clause that states if you are asked to move out before the lease expires, the lanlord must pay restitution in the amount of the fee payed to the real estate agent as well as any repairs - so keep all your receipts. You can not receive restitution for labor - only parts.

If the landlord is not willing to do any of the above 3 items then I will not sign a lease with them.

Make sure you ask for these 3 items after you have looked and bargained and wasted their time. Then they will be more willing to do this, especially the real estate agent who wasted their time. They can have a lot of influence over the landlord since these 3 things are NOT unreasonable.

Making tenants move out before their lease expires is one of the most common scams here in Yunnan. Especially for foreigners who always do some repairs in the house before moving in.

Here are some preventative measures I have learned over the years as this has happened to me 3 times in the past 10 years.

1 - Tell the landllord to give you a bankbook for the elect, water and gas so you don't have to worry about going to each office to pay the bill every 2 months. This will ensure you are not stuck with any old bills from previous tenants. I was once told I had to pay the 600 RMB water bill before we moved in. Haha.

2 - Since you must give a copy of your passport then you should be able to get a copy of their ID card. Also, get a copy of their Redbook - Fang Chan Zheng - 房产证. Make sure the ID card matches the name on the redbook. Many relatives do this for the owner. You want the person who has ultimate responsibility not some relative who is acting as an agent.

3 - Finally, ask the real estate agent to write in an additional clause that states if you are asked to move out before the lease expires, the lanlord must pay restitution in the amount of the fee payed to the real estate agent as well as any repairs - so keep all your receipts. You can not receive restitution for labor - only parts.

If the landlord is not willing to do any of the above 3 items then I will not sign a lease with them.

Make sure you ask for these 3 items after you have looked and bargained and wasted their time. Then they will be more willing to do this, especially the real estate agent who wasted their time. They can have a lot of influence over the landlord since these 3 things are NOT unreasonable.

Making tenants move out before their lease expires is one of the most common scams here in Yunnan. Especially for foreigners who always do some repairs in the house before moving in.

Here are some preventative measures I have learned over the years as this has happened to me 3 times in the past 10 years.

1 - Tell the landllord to give you a bankbook for the elect, water and gas so you don't have to worry about going to each office to pay the bill every 2 months. This will ensure you are not stuck with any old bills from previous tenants. I was once told I had to pay the 600 RMB water bill before we moved in. Haha.

2 - Since you must give a copy of your passport then you should be able to get a copy of their ID card. Also, get a copy of their Redbook - Fang Chan Zheng - 房产证. Make sure the ID card matches the name on the redbook. Many relatives do this for the owner. You want the person who has ultimate responsibility not some relative who is acting as an agent.

3 - Finally, ask the real estate agent to write in an additional clause that states if you are asked to move out before the lease expires, the lanlord must pay restitution in the amount of the fee payed to the real estate agent as well as any repairs - so keep all your receipts. You can not receive restitution for labor - only parts.

If the landlord is not willing to do any of the above 3 items then I will not sign a lease with them.

Make sure you ask for these 3 items after you have looked and bargained and wasted their time. Then they will be more willing to do this, especially the real estate agent who wasted their time. They can have a lot of influence over the landlord since these 3 things are NOT unreasonable.

This Sat and Sun will be the all day testing of Gao Kao. Expect to see parents double parked and triple parked in front of some schools as they wait for their kids to finish their test.

Just another way to put undue pressure on the poor kids as they try to take a test knowing their parents are outside waiting to grill them about the test. After lunch, they go back inside and finish their test and then repeat this madness again on Sunday.

I am sure the kids had to go to the Wen Chang Dian - the temple in Guandu where students go to pray to Wen Qu Xing to bless them before the test.

Well answer the question, are you married to a chinese woman or not?

You should give it a rest because this thread is about the pros and cons of grandparents as caretakers. No one is saying that another culture is right or wrong or that someone has to change their culture. So don't try putting words into other people's mouths.