Landlord requests rent in cash

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MichaelF wrote: »

Is a private agreement/contract legitimate as long as he owns the flat?

I think you're, kind of, missing the point.

You have met a stranger - somebody you don't know.

What if everything this stranger has told you is lies? For example:

• He's lied about his name

• He's lied about his ownership of the flat

• He's lied about being able to rent the flat to you

• i.e. He has told you a bunch of lies, because he wants you to give him money

What checks have you done to make sure he's not telling lies?

Signing a piece of paper called an "Agreement" or a "Contract" won't turn lies into truth.

If you cannot prove to yourself, beyond reasonable doubt, that what the stranger has said is true, you shouldn't give the stranger any money.

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silvercar wrote: »

You could insist on paying by a legitimate means and see what he says.

There is nothing illegitimate about cash. There could be something illegitimate about a persons actions though.