The new "life hack" was invented by homeowners who do not want to lose money on long-term contracts and are striving to change the tenant to a new one with a higher rent as soon as possible.
Recall that current tenants are currently prohibited from raising their rent by more than 25% per year, and it is also prohibited to evict them without sufficient grounds. And "sufficient grounds" are not easy to organize: you need, for example, to prove that you yourself or the closest members of your family need a roof over your head. But after that, the property cannot be rented out again for several years.
Therefore, almost the only option to terminate the contract is to prove that the tenant violates his duties. That is, for example, does not pay. And how to prove it? To do this, the owners started... close your bank accounts. The transfer failed? Did not pass. So, the tenant has not paid; vacate the territory.
So, lawyers warn tenants about how they can protect their rights in case of such dishonesty of the owner. First, remember that if the bank account specified in the lease agreement was suddenly closed, then the landlord should have been notified of the new account number. If the owner stubbornly "forgets" about this, the landlord can transfer money to his name by postal order, or - the second option - request a new account number by contacting the court: if it is impossible to get through to the owner of the dwelling himself, then the bailiffs will definitely get through.
Be that as it may, there should be no undocumented cash payments, experts warn. Because when it comes to court, SMS messages confirming cash payment or messages in messengers like WhatsApp are not taken into account by judges as evidence in most cases.
Although there have been exceptions to this rule over the past year; but, contrary to the hopes of partners affected by dishonesty (both landlords and tenants), as well as promises that messages in messengers will be taken into account, these precedents have not yet fully entered judicial practice as a solution to the problem.
At the same time, certain new measures to protect the rights of tenants have been announced recently.