On the eve of the listing of eggshell apartments, six departments including the National Development and Reform Commission of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued a document proposing measures such as “rental loan” income should not exceed 30% of the rental income of leasing companies, and rents and deposits should be included in bank supervision accounts.
The various measures undoubtedly put tremendous pressure on the eggshell apartment, leaving little time for the eggshell apartment.
Unsuccessful due to investigation, interview, and stalemate
Since 2020, eggshells have been repeatedly monitored and monitored. Before Gao Jing was investigated, the person in charge was interviewed by the Shenzhen Housing and Urban-rural Construction Bureau.
At the beginning of the year, many players in long-term rental apartments, including eggshell apartments, experienced large-scale rights protection.
On February 14, the Shenzhen Housing and Construction Bureau interviewed the person in charge of the eggshell apartment. Shenzhen Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau requires that eggshell apartments organize legal professionals to participate in the research and development of solutions in a timely manner, actively communicate and negotiate with the owners, and properly handle the issues in accordance with legal provisions and contractual agreements.
Under the pressure of supervision, the eggshell apartment issued a coordination plan within one week. There are three ways to return the rent of the landlord, that is, one month’s rent when the contract expires, one month’s rent in installments, and egg support. The shell is free for half a month. Eggshell Apartment also set up a special working group to assist some tenants who were rented by the owners to exchange rents.
At the same time, rights protection has also attracted the attention of relevant departments in Hangzhou. On February 13, the Hangzhou Municipal Housing Management Bureau stated that if a housing leasing company fails to reach an agreement with the landlord on the rent reduction, it shall not unilaterally stop paying the rent; when the two parties agree on the rent, the rent reduction and reduction of the landlord shall all benefit the tenant, and It is directly reflected in the rent payable by the tenant. Both of these requirements point directly to the eggshell apartment.
The supervision was launched, the coordination plan was launched, and it seemed that the response measures were quick, and finally the rights protection issue was not resolved. Until a few months after the plan was launched, tenants and landlords continued to defend their rights.
The investigation of Gao Jing is undoubtedly worse for the eggshell apartment. Cui Yan’s temporary succession is difficult to regain the confidence of the outside world in the eggshell apartment.
It is worth noting that on December 4, 2019, the legal representative of Eggshell (Hangzhou) Asset Management Co., Ltd., an eggshell apartment company, changed, and Cui Yan resigned as the company’s legal representative, executive director and general manager. Zhang Xue took over.
Four months after Cui Yan resigned, eggshell (Hangzhou) assets