Text: Bai Xiaosheng
Editor|Caifeng Bai Xiaosheng
Does the landlord make the landlord money?
The landlord now has to give the tenant money? The longer he stays, the more he gives, and there is such a "good thing" in Shanghai!
rented out her house for 15 years, not only did she not earn any money, but she also had to give 260,000 yuan to the tenant, and the angry landlord was ready to go through the legal process, but she lost the lawsuit, and she turned white overnight.
How did the landlord do the money owed to the tenant, and did the landlord pay the money in the end?
Sources: All of the information stated in this article is based on reliable sources, and is detailed at the end of the article
Inexplicable borrowing
There is a landlady in Shanghai, Ms. Zhu, she plans to raise the rent to 40,000 yuan, this sudden price increase makes her tenant Qi a little dissatisfied, he has lived in this place for 14 years, almost every year the rent is rising, but he did not show it.
In the past, their relationship had always been very good, and there had never been a conflict over the rent issue, but this time, he said that he needed to think about it, and Ms. Zhu did not urge him, because years of friendly cooperation made Ms. Zhu think that the two were already good friends, but after a few days, Ms. Zhu unexpectedly received a summons from the court.
The person who sued her turned out to be Qi, and he said that Ms. Zhu owed him 260,000 yuan and had not repaid it, which made Ms. Zhu very confused, because she didn't know when she owed Qi so much money.
Ms. Zhu angrily went to Qi and asked him to explain clearly, but Qi resolutely said that their problem could only be solved by the law, and they also had a physical altercation during the quarrel, and Qi even punched Ms. Zhu.
Ms. Zhu saw that the other party was completely unable to communicate, and she didn't understand why Qi, who had always been kind, would become like this, she was not afraid of shadows, so everything would be solved by the law.
She firmly believes that she is innocent, she has not borrowed Qi's money, and she believes that the court will give her a fair verdict, but as the case deepens, Ms. Zhu finds that things are not as simple as she imagined.
Qi took out an IOU with Ms. Zhu's autograph on it, which shocked Ms. Zhu, she clearly remembered that she had not borrowed money from Qi, but it was clearly written in black and white, what was going on?
Where does this evidence come from?
In the courtroom, the audience was filled with a tense atmosphere, Ms. Zhu was emotional, standing in the defendant's dock, her eyes burning with anger, opposite her, sat a seemingly calm old man, Qi Mou held an IOU in his hand, and seemed to be in control of everything.
Ms. Zhu felt that this lawsuit was extremely ridiculous, and she asked Qi in a loud voice: If you owe 260,000 yuan, please show evidence!
However, Qi calmly took out a crumpled piece of paper from the pile of documents - an IOU, which clearly recorded that Ms. Zhu accepted Qi's rent for five years in 2016, totaling 160,000 yuan, and also borrowed 100,000 yuan from him.
Ms. Zhu's autograph and contact number were on the IOU, and Ms. Zhu's eyes widened, she had no idea that she had ever signed such an IOU, let alone when she had such a monetary exchange with Qi.
She began to try to find the memory of the money, but she could not recall that she had received the 100,000 yuan. Could it be that this IOU is fake? How could Qi do such a thing as falsifying evidence? Ms. Zhu's heart was full of doubts.
In the face of doubts, Qi did not flinch: in black and white, he will not admit it, right? Then Qi began to describe the scene in detail.
Qi said: Ms. Zhu wanted to develop in the city at that time, but because of the lack of funds and troubles, at this time, the rent was due, the two discussed, Qi decided to pay five years of rent at one time, and lent her an additional 100,000 yuan, Ms. Zhu was very happy after hearing it, and the two signed the IOU.
Hearing this, Ms. Zhu was even more confused, she did have a headache for money, and she did think about going to the city to develop, but she had never borrowed money from Qi, under the advice of the lawyer, Ms. Zhu asked for an appraisal of the handwriting on the IOU, and she firmly believed that the signature was not written by herself.
However, the test results were beyond everyone's expectations, and the handwriting on the IOU was completely consistent with Ms. Zhu's handwriting, which means that the signature on the IOU was indeed made by Ms. Zhu herself, and in the face of ironclad evidence, the judge finally pronounced a verdict that Ms. Zhu must return Qi's 100,000 yuan within ten days.
Ms. Zhu could not accept this result, she has always been a strong and independent woman, she has never encountered such a dilemma, she firmly believes that what she has not done must not be admitted, so in late 2018, she appealed to the court and asked for the use of a polygraph, she is determined to let the truth come out.
Evidence and material evidence are gathered! How can you quibble!
Ms. Zhu, who was sentenced to repay a huge debt in the first instance, knew that she had not borrowed money from Qi, but was now being asked to pay a huge sum of money that was almost impossible for her to bear.
Ms. Zhu's life in Shanghai was full of challenges, she and her husband could only engage in some temporary odd jobs due to lack of education, life was difficult, and as time went on, her husband decided to give up development in Shanghai and return to her hometown, while Ms. Zhu chose to divorce and stay in Shanghai alone to continue the struggle.
Ms. Zhu bought a house in the suburbs and rented it out to make ends meet, which became the beginning of a 14-year partnership with her tenant, Qi.
Faced with Qi's accusations, Ms. Zhu felt helpless and desperate because she could not afford this huge debt, and at the advice of her lawyer, Ms. Zhu decided to use the method of "termination of the rental contract" to continue the appeal and use the "magic weapon" polygraph to prove her innocence.
Ms. Zhu recalled an incident two years ago, when Qi tricked her into writing down her name and phone number on a piece of paper, is it possible that he wrote the content of the loan on the top half of the paper?
But what Ms. Zhu didn't expect was that Qi called out two witnesses to prove that Ms. Zhu owed him a huge debt, and her performance on the polygraph was more real and credible than Ms. Zhu.
In the end, the judge ruled that Ms. Zhu must pay 260,000 yuan in arrears and high liquidated damages, which made Ms. Zhu's hair turn gray overnight, but she said she would continue to appeal.
The turning point of the case is indispensable for guarding against people!
Convinced of her innocence, Ms. Zhu embarked on a long road of appeal, persevering despite the impact on her work, graying hair, and poor memory and physical condition.
Finally, the case was reversed, and a prosecutor re-investigated the case, from which he found a huge suspicion, that is, two certified testimonies, their testimony was extremely perfect, and there was no discrepancy in the slightest, which attracted the attention of the prosecutor.
After re-arraignment, the two witnesses quickly showed their feet, and after questioning again and again, the two confessed to the fact of perjury, it turned out that Qi had bribed them with money, and after the two witnesses confessed, Qi also had to admit his crime, and the reason why he did this was because he was dissatisfied with Ms. Zhu's rising rent, and wanted to recover all the rent paid over the years.
The case was reopened and finally sentenced to 10 years in prison, and after learning this result, the landlady finally let go of the burden in her heart, and the grievances of many years also dissipated. She was full of emotion, she was too gullible to trust others at the beginning, and almost made a big mistake, this experience made her deeply understand the meaning of the proverb: not afraid of thieves stealing, afraid of thieves remembering.
We should learn our lessons
This case has also sounded the alarm bell for the world, reminding us to be vigilant in life, if Ms. Zhu can understand some legal knowledge in advance, maybe we can avoid this disaster, in the face of property transactions, we must be vigilant, can not easily trust anyone.
If I were Ms. Zhu, I would be more cautious in dealing with this kind of matter, first of all, I would consult a lawyer to understand the relevant legal provisions and precautions, and then when I made any transaction, I would ask the other party to provide detailed written records, and if necessary, notarization.
And I regularly check my finances to make sure everything is on track, and with these measures, I believe I can better protect my rights and interests and prevent similar things from happening again.
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