Hello,
I would like to know about laws in Taiwan regarding eviction. I moved into a shared apartment last month, and there is a horrible roommate. (Currently, we are the only tenants, but there is one empty room). A few weeks after I moved in, his girlfriend moved into the apartment without asking me or the landlord. My contract states that if a tenant brings back a guest for 2 or more consecutive nights, and does not notify the landlord and the other tenants, and there is a complaint about the guest, the contract will be terminated immediately (with no deposit given). The girlfriend is very noisy, messy, and smelly, so I complained.
First, the landlord agreed to evict him, but said that according to Taiwan law, he needs to give him one month to find a new room. But after one month, he wouldn’t do it. After I told the landlord that the roommate’s behavior has not improved (I feel like this is totally pointless though because he violated the contract weeks ago, I shouldn’t have to provide more evidence) he agreed to evict him by April 19 (about 9 days later). Now, after talking to my landlord today, he still won’t evict him. He says that according to Taiwan law, he cannot evict someone unless they are able to find a new place to live. So, he kept telling me that his hands were tied, and I need to understand Taiwan law better.
I know Taiwan law is not the best, but is this really true? If so, tenants can just continuously say they can’t find any new room, and stay there until the end of their contract. It just doesn’t seem right, because he initially told me a tenant can be evicted if given 1 month to look for a new room, and then changed his story.
Even if my roommate cannot be evicted according to the law, since he hasn’t done anything illegal or damaged any property, what legal rights do I have, since my landlord broke his own contract? I have evidence that the girlfriend moved in, and screenshots of texts with the landlord saying he knows she moved in.
I will be moving out (the landlord has agreed to give me my deposit back) but I’m just really curious about the laws regarding eviction. And it might take me a while to find another room, so if there’s still a possibility he can get evicted, that would be best.
ETA: The landlord is a foreigner, but he has a Taiwanese manager who collects rent, shows people rooms, etc. The name on my contract is the manager, not the landlord.