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I have a question on renting an HDB. I signed letter of intent (not a TA) on 10th of this month to rent a house at 2000 for 2 years contract and paid good faith deposit to agent who gave it to owner. After 2 days, owner decided to have 1 year and rent 2050 and changed some other conditions in the house.

Now, i have refused to go ahead with the house within a week as its not matching my requirement. Owner is not paying back good faith deposit 500 back to me.

I have not signed a contract but its just LOI after that terms have been changed.

based on Temporary agreement, owner can not forefiet the token amount because now terms have been changed.

Can somebody guide, what action can i take on agent/owner if they dont repay SGD 500 to me back?
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Dear tenant,

You may wish to go after the salesperson who brokered this transaction first and see what can be done. You should have a copy of the original LOI signed with you for reference that you did not agree to the change in terms and conditions. If the servicing agent has made amendments without your knowledge, the servicing agent should be reported to the authorities. Go after the agent first and if it is a genuine case of landlord playing punk, you should seek the refund through the legal channel.

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