Tenant caught in a weird situation, suggest action?
I'm a fatherless working professional, I've taken an apartment on rent by Mr.X ,i found him in online ad, maximum of our conversation took place on whatsapp; thereafter we agreed on terms & he made a rental agreement (for 11 months) as he said his brother to be a very big lawyer in Mumbai. As per rent agreement I NEFT the security deposit of rs.70,000. I'm regular in paying him rent since last 6 Months.But in that period few very troubling things happened.
- A notice from bank came that he hasn't paid his gold loan dues so they are selling all his gold.
- A highly troubled broker came , asking for him, saying he hasn't refunded the security deposit of last tenants; saying the residential address he has given for agreement ,there other tenants are living. So basically no one knows place he is residing.
- Plus the society people keep troubling me, as he hasn't paid the Society Maintenance charges for last 2 years, So basically he has 70000+ dues to the society.
-Most important of all his number is never reachable, tried calling him millions of time, he also gave alternate number, which is switched off all the time,only he gives me a call back from same number after leaving him a whatsapp message in a day or two even weeks.
Even after complaining for giving a permanent number , he ends up saying no, this is only number i have, my phone ain't working fine crap.
I'm so worried, having sleepless nights, That 70,000 is all i had , now i see them gone with such a landlord.
with no money, no father to guide, I'm highly stressed & worried on how to act further to try and get my deposit back?
-Is stop paying rent , until he my deposit gets even is right thing to do ,legally? (if i have to give a notice, what it should be?)
-Please help ,I am really caught up bad here.
Asked 8 years ago in Property Law
Religion: Hindu