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Evicted. Twice

Wednesday night, 9 pm, two men come and knock on the door.  They are here to change the locks.  What? You haven’t paid the rent for the last two months.  What? Sure we did, here are the receipts. To make … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on July 1, 2017 by | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

A primer in Chinese renters’ rights

Unlike many new comers to Shanghai, we did not have a problem back in July finding an apartment (money helps). What we have had is a problem holding onto the said apartment (money doesn’t help). We got “evicted” a couple … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on December 5, 2016 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment