Unfair treatment by Bellevue Court

Unfair treatment by Bellevue Court

I am writing this letter to complain about the treatment I have received from the management of Bellevue Court Townhouses in Kemang, South Jakarta. I moved to Bellevue Court in March 1994. The usual rent is US$2,200 per month for a two year lease. I was only able to sign a one year lease, and therefore the price was understandably increased to $2,500 per month. On Feb. 1 I was offered to extend the lease for another year at $2,650 per month.

First I said that this was not possible since my yearly allowance is not to exceed $30,000. I asked if I could make the lease for $2,500 per month, and was told by my landlord that he would do what he could. When he contacted me again, he said $2,500 was not possible. I told him I would check with my company and see if $2,650 would be OK. When I told my him that it was OK (Feb. 9) he told me that I had to move out because he wanted to renovate the house so he could increase the price to $2,800 plus extras, which will be a total of over $3,000 per month. So his first offer of $2,650 was no longer valid.

The reason for the sudden increase is that in April last year, six of the 18 townhouses were destroyed by fire due to the negligence of the management. All the brave tenants were trying to put out the fire, but this was impossible due to no fire fighting equipment being available. So to cover the cost of rebuilding these townhouses, they increased the rent by this ridiculous amount. The place has been a construction zone since May, 1994, but not once have I complained about it. The reason for selecting Bellevue Court in the first place was because of the quiet and private atmosphere.

They gave me a 19-day notice to find a new place to live. This is not the way to treat loyal tenants, even more so with all the competition they now face from all the new apartments and townhouses available in Jakarta.

BENGT BRAKSTAD

Jakarta