1/5 Rowena B. 3 years ago on Google β’ 15 reviews
The
Luxt
Art
Museum
is
centrally
located
in
the
heart
of
Singapore.
The
building
comprises
of
a
leased
venue
space
for
private
events
one
floor
above
street
level
and
two
bedroom
residential
units
for
lease
above
and
is
owned
and
managed
by
Hong
Kong
investment
arm,
JBE
Holdings,
with
Mr
Patrick
Lam,
of
#thelam.sg
as
landlord.
This
review
refers
to
the
rental
of
the
residential
apartments
above
The
Luxe
Art
Museum.
The
apartments
here
are
spacious
with
some
good
features.
I
was
a
tenant
for
four
years
and
somewhat
appaled
with
the
true
attitude
of
the
landlord
emerging
when
it
was
time
to
refund
the
security
deposit.
The
difficulty
a
tenant
might
face
in
reclaiming
their
deposit
held
by
#jbeholdings
has
to
be
legendary.
Many
unnecessary
and
unjust
deductions
are
excuses
just
to
retain
your
deposit.
Some
examples
I
have
experienced
are
referred
to
in
the
pictures
enclosed
:
The
apartment's
many
three
gang
switches,
which
are
installed
thruout
the
apartment
on
all
main
walls,
have
red
integrated
led
lights.
These
lights
illuminate
when
power
is
switched
on
primarily
to
indicate
electrical
usage.
The
building
is
more
then
10
years
old
so
I
am
not
surprised
the
red
indicator
lights
have
fused.
However,
it
was
NOT
stated
in
the
tenancy
agreement,
tenants
would
need
to
replace
any
fused
intergrated
red
lights
at
the
end
of
the
tenancy.
The
only
clause
pertaining
to
bulb
replacement
specified
the
exiting
tenant
would
only
have
to
replace
any
fused
ceiling
bulbs.
Nothing
was
stated
about
replacing
the
red
indicator
switch
bulbs.
#jbeholdings
confirm,
such
three
gang
switch
panels
are
obsolete
in
Singapore
and
a
complete
replacement
of
the
entire
switch
panel
is
necessary
as
opposed
to
simply
replacing
the
red
bulb.
These
integrated
light
switches
can
be
repurchased
in
a
third
world
country
and
#jbeholdings
intends
to
make
the
costly
deduction
at
my
expense
disregarding
the
main
purpose
of
supplying
electricity
to
the
existing
three
gang
switches
was
still
functional.
Another
example
of
unreasonable
daylight
robbery
:
A
plastic
cutlery
tray
with
a
small
pinhole,
I
suspect
to
be
a
product
defect,
the
landlord
is
charging
for
a
costly
replacement.
Can
you
spot
the
tiny
pinhole?
As
I
failed
to
inform
management
of
the
small
pinhole
defect
when
the
said
apartment
was
first
handed
over
to
me,
the
cost
of
a
replacement
will
be
deducted.
This
amongst
other
unreasonable
or
justified
deductions
-
and
I
could
write
a
list,
have
left
me
with
a
bad
impression.
Any
balance,
if
any
is
left
after
the
ridiculous
deductions,
would
be
refunded
to
me,
only
after
Singapore
exits
the
circuit
breaker
period.
Due
to
the
current
covid
pandemic,
aparently
no
one
comes
into
the
office
to
sign
checks.
What
a
perfect
excuse
for
a
tenant
whom
has
left
Singapore.
This
ungrateful
landlord,
will
scrutinise
every
square
inch
of
the
apartment
upon
a
tenant's
return
handover.
He
is
not
appreciative
of
the
effort
taken
to
repaint
(it
was
a
kind
gesture
on
my
part
after
a
four
year
tenancy
paying
prime
rental)
and
a
thorough
clean
of
the
unit
before
handover.
All
that
scrutiny
down
to
a
pin
hole
in
a
cutlery
tray
served
a
purpose.
A
kitchen
liner
missing?
Probably
wasn't
there
originally,
chargeable
as
well.
Uncannily
enough,
the
landlord
ignores
general
maintenance
to
replace
the
old
pool
side
timber
decking
in
dire
need
of
replacement
and
makes
no
effort
to
replace
the
loose
tiles
of
the
building's
infinity
pool
which
has
cut
my
foot.
And
let's
not
forget
the
one
and
only
poorly
maintained
unisex
poolside
toilet.
While
The
Luxe
Art
Museum's
event
space
does
have
a
fair
turnover,
keep
in
mind,
weather
you
lease
the
venue
space
or
take
a
apartment
here,
your
lease
is
with
the
same
coniving
landlord.
Before
signing
on
that
dotted
line,
have
ALL
verbal
promisories
and
whatsapp's
with
the
landlord
documented
and
expect
the
refund
to
your
tenancy
deposit
to
be
deductable
wherever
possible.
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