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We are breaking the lease of our rental place after 9 months. While our agent has found us a tenant, the next tenant requested for the house to be painted and the agent claims that the cost falls on us as we broke the lease (Currently, the wall is in excellent condition and the wall color came as-is when we moved in). There is nothing in the contract, however, which stated such clause. So far as we understood, our responsibility is to maintain the house in tenable condition.

Should we be covering the painting cost just because the new tenant prefers another color for their home for aesthetic purpose?

Thank you.
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Mike Lim
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Good morning,

I would assume that you are breaking lease due to current employment issues. You might also have the knowledge on how much compensation the landlord can request from you. You should also be aware of the current rental market conditions. Unless you are confident that another preferred tenant will be available before the date that you are required to leave SG, you might want to weigh value.

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Geryl Lim
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What Mike has mentioned makes full sense. In a nutshell, you are now breaking the contract you have signed, but you are also looking back into this very contract you are breaking for your interest in the terms and conditions.

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