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Lawyer Huang Huili’s legal mailbox (21) 1 I can’t pay the rent of 10,000 yuan a month because my business is too bad. I still have a 5-year lease. How should I negotiate with the landlord...

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Lawyer Huang Huili’s legal mailbox (21) 1. My business is too poor to pay the monthly rent of 10,000 yuan. I still have a 5-year lease. How can I negotiate with the landlord for a rent reduction? If the landlord cannot agree, how can I keep the house? Answer: You can collect some information such as your income in the past six months, explain the reasons for the decrease in income, such as the well-known economic depression, how many stores in nearby shopping malls have been closed, and request a change in the lease term, such as extending the lease in exchange for a lower monthly rent, or requesting a reduction in the monthly rent to 5,000 yuan a month plus 10% gross income, etc. The landlord will also do the math, and if he kicks you out and the economy is going to have a year-long vacancy rate, he will also consider it. In short, as long as a solution is proposed that is beneficial to both parties, the landlord should accept it. If he is very tough, then you have no choice but to file for bankruptcy. If you are a self-occupied couple, you can save the property of less than 150,000 yuan. In addition, if you are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, you can reject the lease as an enforceable contract (Executory Contract). The landlord can get damages, which are limited to limited termination damage. You can explain to the landlord that if you declare bankruptcy, the landlord will have to spend a lot of money to find new tenants, etc., which will be even more uneconomical. 2. My husband passed away recently without a will. He has a child. I am his second wife. He left some property. Do his children from his ex-wife have the right to divide the property? Answer: For those who die without leaving a will, according to ARS Section 14-2101, all property belongs to the current wife, but his children can receive 1/2 of his biological father’s sole and separate properties, and half of all his biological father’s marital property. Therefore, if there are stepchildren, a will must be in place to avoid disputes. As for if a person is not married and leaves no children, then in the absence of a will, the property will belong to his parents. If there is no denominator, it will belong to the brothers and sisters. If there are no brothers and sisters, it will belong to the great-grandparents. If there are no great-grandparents, it will belong to the aunts and uncles. If no heirs are found, it will be confiscated by the government.

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